Popular Beach In Mykonos

In accordance with its location in the archipelago, of course one of the biggest attractions of Mykonos Island lies in its beaches, which have bright blue water and provide a sensation of relaxation for visitors who have the opportunity to visit this area. In total there are about 25 beaches in Mykonos, all of which are beautifully arranged and eye-catching. However, in this discussion, we will only present a few of them.

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Paradise

The most popular beach in Mykonos. Located 4 km south of the capital, from where the bus leaves for the beach every 20 minutes, the fare is 1.40 euros. The lounge chairs here have superior comfort (rent – 6 euros each), plenty of bars and restaurants.

However, it is not the fine sand and clear water that are the main advantages of this beach. Paradise is the ultimate hangout for Mykonos.

DJs play here from late afternoon to early morning. Some beaches are reserved for nudists, it is not forbidden to sunbathe topless on the main beach.

Super Heaven

The beach 6 km from Mykonos town is a little smaller than its counterpart, but the essence is the same – it’s a disco place until the morning. True, it is here that there are unofficial resting places for people of non-traditional sexual orientation, and there are nudists too. The easiest way to reach this beach is by boat for 6 euros from the bays of Ornos and Platis Yialos. The price for a pair of sun loungers with an umbrella is quite high – 12-15 euros per day.
The bus departs from the city bus station, the fare is 1.70 euros.

Elijah

Elijah Beach is arguably not only the longest, but also the most beautiful beach on the island of Mykonos. There is a very good base here when entering the water. In general, Elijah has coarse yellow sand, but in some places there is large gravel, especially at the water’s edge. Buses always run here, although very rarely. The ticket price is about 2 euros. Buses leave from the station in the old port area.

Elijah is a very clean yet lively beach (although Paradise is even more touristy). Nearby you can find parking and restaurants. To enter, two sun loungers and an umbrella you have to pay 25 euros. Guests can enjoy light meals at the beach restaurant. There is a service of picking up food and drinks from the establishment. The food is varied and delicious. The sea and sand are very clean.

At Elia’s furthest end is a nudist area where gays and swimmers come to sunbathe. Snacks, water and alcohol are of course too expensive, but this is due to a lack of competition. All in all – nice beach not crowded.

Psarou

Near the town of Platis Yialos, 4 km from Chora, there is the island’s only beach, where sunbeds must be reserved for the day in advance through your hotel.

If you don’t do this, you will have to line up for people who want to relax in this fashionable place.

Diving is very popular. A set of sun loungers, umbrellas and beach towels for rent costs 25 euros.

Panorama

Sandy beach for those who want silence even in Mykonos.

It is located 6 km from the capital on the north coast of the island.

You can reach it only by taxi or rental car, but due to its privacy, the beach is almost always half empty, with only a few bars and taverns.

In addition to those listed, there are about a dozen more beautiful beaches on Mykonos – from those that are completely wild and hidden from prying eyes to those that are popular and crowded with people.

In them, as in the streets and in the clubs of this city, you can meet very different, unusual and unusual people of different nationalities and preferences. They are the ones who create the unique taste and atmosphere of this island.

Agios Sostis

Quite a secluded beach, far from the main Mykonos tourist route. Unlike the big beaches, Agios Sostis isn’t crammed with the trestle beds of coastal cafes and bars, and there’s no stand alone on the beach. There are no sun loungers, umbrellas or restaurants (there is only one tavern, but not the beach itself, but a little higher).

An excellent place to rest for the “savage”. One of the best northern beaches on the island, which will make you feel completely at one with nature. The sea is calm despite the wind. It takes about fifteen minutes to go from the city.

Patis Gialos

One of the most magnificent beaches in Mykonos. There is an impression that couples who are used to luxury like to relax here. There are quite a number of cafes and restaurants here. The Greek island of Mykonos attracts many tourists because it is a great vacation spot. If you have the strength to get up before dawn, you can swim in the warm sea alone.

Fine yellow sand, clear water, shops and bars nearby – what more do you need? Everyone here breathes comfortably. At Platis Yialos, Wi-Fi is available in the sun loungers area, you can bring food-to-go.

Nice wide sandy path, going gently into the water. The only drawback is that there is no free zone, so those arriving with their own towels are placed in front of the first row of sunbeds. By the way, sun beds are paid for about 6-7 euros. Boats depart from here to other beaches in the southern part of the island. On the downside, there are lots of black leather dealers here selling fake Rolex and Louis Vuitton leather bags.

Once in Mykonos, be sure to try a local dish: Mykonos-style dry pork, prepared here according to an old recipe, draining the back of the sirloin with spices. Mykonos sausage is also prepared according to a similar recipe.
Local cheese – fried goat “saganaki” and goat or lamb with pepper – “kopanisti” – made by hand and only in Cyclades.
Mushrooms stuffed with vegetables and feta cheese at a local tavern deserve attention.

A delicious dinner for two with wine will cost you 50-55 euros here, but you can keep it at 35 if you don’t order seafood, which is more expensive here than meat, as, indeed, everywhere in Greece .

And of course, the incomparable Mykonos dessert: almond cake with powdered sugar “amygdalota” or sweet almond drink “sumada”.
To enjoy dessert, Greeks usually go to their favorite pastry shop.

Mykonos Club

After 12 p.m., the parties in the capital gained momentum and continued into the morning. Many gay clubs are concentrated in the square near the taxi stop: Ramrod, Argo Bar, Pierros Cafe, Babylon, Coffee Cat. Here you can watch lively drag shows with quality costumes and attractive appearances.

The nightlife bar tries to keep up with the club, inviting famous DJs and Hollywood celebrities.
Some are very popular. Right on Paradise Beach is the Cavo Paradiso club, which is one of the 10 most popular discos in the world. The club is located on the edge of a cliff in the open air. It hosts some of the most popular techno parties with stunning night ocean views.

Club Remezzo deserves the title of an elite institution, where celebrities and VIPs often come to spend their time in disguise.
One of the biggest is the nightclub Space Mykonos Xperience, which focuses less on the environment but on attracting popular DJs and top dancers. For this reason, there are almost never empty seats – young people dance tirelessly until the morning.

Prices at this place are above average. Drinks and cocktails are expensive – Long Island, Mojito and others – from 11 to 18-22 euros, but it can be noted that they are made of high quality, not sparing of the alcoholic component, 100 grams.

Constant competition forces nightclubs to turn on their lights every night, coming up with more and more new ways to attract visitors.

Sunset at Fanari Lighthouse. The lighthouse stands on a rock and offers beautiful sea views from here. This magical place is located 6 km from Mykonos. It can only be reached by taxi or rental car.

Kedai Fokos- an authentic and somewhat hermit place on the bay of the same name on a wild beach. Here you’ll find fish you’ve just caught, and seasoned tourists compliment the traditional island dishes (for example, Mykonos ham) that the tavern chefs bring out. Dinner with wine will cost about 80 euros for two.

Horse tours along the island’s most beautiful spots and deserted beaches. Cost – from 65 euros per person.

Best Hotel in Mykonos

Mykonos is the most expensive holiday in Greece and one of the most expensive in Europe. And if the usual two-star hotels here are often little more than “two-star”, then many 5* hotels are always “more”: more upscale, more stylish, over priced.

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5 Star Mykonos Hotels

• Grecotel Mykonos Blu Exclusive Resort

• Myconian Ambassador Hotel

• Mykonian Kingdom

• Hotel Myconian K & Spa Thalassa

All of these hotels are located on the outskirts of the island’s capital city – Mykonos town on the island’s south coast, which is considered the best for a beach holiday. To summarize, with an unconditionally excellent location, stylish interiors from famous designers and the highest level of service, hotels of the “highest” category in Mykonos have general parameters:

1. Room area from 20 sq. m. and can reach up to 150 sq. m.(with its own pool, for example);
2. Free transfer from the airport and back in a luxury car or a comfortable bus;
3. Most rooms have a jacuzzi in the bathroom or on the veranda;
4. The hotel has its own beach, the sea is usually within walking distance;
5. Services such as the provision of safes, wi-fi, free mini-bars for guests;
6. Hotels in this category operate on a “breakfast only” or “half-meal” system (as an option – “half-meal a la carte”);
7. The hotel structure includes an international spa center and thalassa center;
8. No Russian tourists in these hotels, exceptions just confirm the rules.

The cost of accommodation in these hotels can not always be found on popular online booking sites, because, as a rule, there are no free rooms already six months before the start of the season. However, the order of prices is approximately as follows: for a family of two, a week in a luxury hotel will cost from 140 thousand rubles for the simplest accommodation.

Royal Mykonian 5*+ hotel review: “Everything is at the highest level. Room cleaned twice a day, then towels changed. The choice of food for breakfast is very much, everything is fresh and tasty. There is a free bus from the hotel into town every half hour, very convenient. During my stay from Russia, I was alone there, mostly rich Italians and Greeks rested in hotels ”. (Polina, Moscow)

4 & 3 Star Mykonos Hotels

The slightly lower-end hotels in Mykonos are always almost as cool, they just have slightly simpler rooms, less extra services and they are located not on the beach, but a little further away.

• Mykonos Ammo

This boutique hotel is located on the shores of Ornos Bay, 3 km from the island’s capital. Some rooms have direct access to the beach. Of the hotel’s undoubted advantages:

1. Balcony with beautiful view in all rooms;
2. Free wifi;
3. Transfer to and from the airport.

The hotel is very small, only 42 rooms, quiet and comfortable, with a beautiful area and a small pool. It is not recommended for families with children to relax here, as there are only paid nannies on request from the service for toddlers. A family of two can spend a week in this hotel in the summer for an amount from 100 to 200 thousand rubles.

• Kouros

This new hotel is literally a five minute drive from Mykonos airport, built in the traditional island style: small white buildings with flat roofs and blue shutters.

Their interiors are also designed in the same restrained chic style.

Kouros offers guest-only suites and apartments.

In the room:

1. Kitchen and living room;
2. Balcony overlooking the sea;
3. Free service all the time.

You can also use the local gym. There is no infrastructure for children. The sandy beach is one kilometer from the hotel. A week of living for two in Kouros starts from 120 thousand rubles and can go up, depending on the room, up to 250 thousand.

Reviews of hotel Kouros: “Cozy hotel with pleasant interior. The staff is very polite. We only took breakfast, amazed at the choice, even a delicious salad was served. Transfers from the airport and back are free, they can even take you downtown for a “thank you”. (Ilya, St. Petersburg)

• Poseidon Hotel

Several tourists from different countries wrote in their reviews that this hotel deserves 5 stars. Located almost in the center of Mykonos city, which is very convenient for lovers of night and nightlife, but there is one drawback – the two beautiful beaches are both far away, the beach near the hotel is not the best on the island. Further – only pros:

1. Spacious rooms;
2. Free transfers;
3. Free wifi;
4. Delicious food;
5. High level service, friendly staff.

Accommodation in August in this small cozy hotel will cost the couple about 80 thousand rubles per week.

Reviews of Poseidon Hotel – Suite: “Nice hotel with a very strategic location. Staff, food, cleaning – everything for five plus plus. I recommend renting a scooter from the hotel to get to the beautiful Paradise Beach, it only costs 10 euros per day. (Andrey, Pskov).

2 Star Mykonos Hotels

• Adonis

This hotel has been welcoming guests in any season since 1970, a few kilometers from the capital city.

For the optimal ratio of quality and price, it is preferred by tourists, including Russians. Adonis 2* is a traditional island hotel in every way: small in size, with spacious rooms, built in Mykonos signature white and blue colours.

Despite being a small “two star”, this hotel ranks very high in online booking services. For a week of staying in Adonis 2 *, a married couple will have to pay from 65 thousand rubles.

Adonis hotel review 2*: “Very comfortable atmosphere in the hotel, almost like family. Every guest is treated as the only one here. Located almost in the city center, but the noise and music is not heard at night. Next to the hotel there is a bus stop, you can go anywhere.” (Alisa, Nefteyugansk).