There may be better
beaches on Mykonos, there may be quieter ones with better surf or sand, but
nowhere in the Eastern Mediterranean is there such a diverse mixture of peoples
as on Superparadise beach.
It makes for great people-watching. For that was one of the things which surprised me about Mykonos was the way that the sun melts away the inhibitions. Frenchman talks to Austrian, Swede talks to American, Croat talks to Englishman. The person lying on the towel next to you will watch your belongings while you take a dip in the sea and when you come back they will ask in a Teutonic accent "where are you from?" and engage in conversation. If you come here for a number of days you will see the same people and begin to make friends. After all, isn't that what a holiday is all about? People?
As discussed in the practicalities entry the famous beaches are a long way from Mykonos Town. Without your own transport the only way to get there is bus/boat. Some people hire a motorbike for the day or take a taxi there and back which works out about 12 euros. But the simplest and cheapest way to get there is bus to Platia Yialis and caique from there. Each beach is different and keep an eye on the times of the return trip. This should be posted on a chalkboard near to where thecaique is moored. The first boat returns to Platia Yialis about three thirty in the afternoon and after that it is every half hour until five o'clock.
It makes for great people-watching. For that was one of the things which surprised me about Mykonos was the way that the sun melts away the inhibitions. Frenchman talks to Austrian, Swede talks to American, Croat talks to Englishman. The person lying on the towel next to you will watch your belongings while you take a dip in the sea and when you come back they will ask in a Teutonic accent "where are you from?" and engage in conversation. If you come here for a number of days you will see the same people and begin to make friends. After all, isn't that what a holiday is all about? People?
As discussed in the practicalities entry the famous beaches are a long way from Mykonos Town. Without your own transport the only way to get there is bus/boat. Some people hire a motorbike for the day or take a taxi there and back which works out about 12 euros. But the simplest and cheapest way to get there is bus to Platia Yialis and caique from there. Each beach is different and keep an eye on the times of the return trip. This should be posted on a chalkboard near to where thecaique is moored. The first boat returns to Platia Yialis about three thirty in the afternoon and after that it is every half hour until five o'clock.
Don't take you shoes off before you jump from the caique as the sand in the surf is quite shelly and deep. It gets gentler and softer further up. The whole beach is covered in palm parasols and backed onto by a restaurant and car park. Nine-tenths of the beach is heterosexual and family orientated, if you want the gay end of the beach then head for the western section. You won't be able to miss it as booming Europop announces it as you approach. The sand has about 200 men/women spread around the rocks and slope that leads up to Cavo Paradiso. Here a rock staircase leads up to a cabana bar with swimming pool and restaurant. In summer this also doubles as a nightclub that pumps out dance music to the early hours.
When the sun got to hot I used to retire to Cavo Paradiso and have a 4 euro Coke with lots of ice. There is a wonderful vista of tables on the ledge framed by sea and mountains. The view of swimming pool, tables, and mountains is wonderfully photogenic and surreal. And exemplified Mykonos for me - a mixture of aesthetics and pleasure.
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