Paradise & Super Paradise
The party beaches, a short boat ride east.
Mykonos · The south-coast beaches · Πλατύς Γιαλός, Ψαρού, Ορνός
The south coast, from Ornos to Psarou
Just south of Chora the coast folds into three sheltered bays that most visitors call home. Ornos is the family beach, a calm, sandy bay a short bus ride from town. Platis Gialos is a long sweep of sand lined with hotels and rows of sunbeds, and the harbour of the little boats that run east along the coast to Paraga, Paradise, Super Paradise, Agrari and Elia. In between, small Psarou is the island's most glamorous cove, home of Nammos and of yachts moored off the beach.
Sheltered southern bays of sunbeds, where the beach boats leave for Paradise
The story of Platis Gialos, Psarou & Ornos
The south coast is sheltered from the meltemi, the strong north wind of summer, and that is why it became the island's beach strip: when the north is whipped into whitecaps, these bays stay calm. The price of that shelter is company; in July and August almost every metre of sand is rented out in sunbeds.
Here is the honest part. Sunbeds on the smart beaches of Mykonos are famously expensive, but all Greek beaches are public: you are entitled to lay your own towel on any free stretch of sand, and every one of these bays has some.
Where to stay
Where you'll wake up in Platis Gialos, Psarou & Ornos
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Luxury resort
Myconian Ambassador
Platis Gialos · The south-coast beaches
A luxury hotel on the hillside above the bay of Platis Gialos, with a pool and a spa, a short walk down to the beach and the beach boats.
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Boutique hotel
Alissachni Mykonos
Psarou · The south-coast beaches
A boutique hotel on the hill between Psarou and Platis Gialos, close to both beaches and about 4 km from Chora.
Where to eat
Tables we love in Platis Gialos, Psarou & Ornos
Beach restaurant
Kostantis
Ornos · The south-coast beaches
A Mediterranean restaurant on Ornos beach, for a long lunch with your feet near the sand.
Greek restaurant
Avli tou Thodori
Platis Gialos · The south-coast beaches
'Thodoris' courtyard': a Greek restaurant on the beach at Platis Gialos.
Beach club & restaurant
Nammos
Psarou · The south-coast beaches
The most famous beach club in Greece, on the little bay of Psarou: a restaurant on the sand, cabanas with their own hot tubs and butlers, a dock for the yachts and a helipad for those who arrive that way. Come once to watch; bring someone else's credit card to stay.
Within an easy drive
Around Platis Gialos, Psarou & Ornos
Good to know
Before you go to Platis Gialos, Psarou & Ornos
Getting there
Buses from Fabrika, the southern bus station at the entrance to Chora, run to Ornos, Agios Ioannis, Platis Gialos, Psarou, Paraga and Paradise.
When to go
Mornings, before the sunbeds fill; late afternoon, when the day crowd heads for the sunset in town.
More of Mykonos
Villages you'll want to see next
Chora & the west coast
Chora (Mykonos Town)
A white maze said to have been built to confuse pirates, now confusing everyone after midnight
Chora & the west coast
Little Venice
Captains' houses built straight onto the sea, and the island's sunset ritual
Chora & the west coast
Kato Mili, the windmills
Venetian windmills on the 'Island of the Winds', the first thing you see from the boat
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