Super Paradise Mykonos

holiday report

Super Paradise beach Mykonos

A lack of large hotels and a non-existent bus service has made SUPER PARADISE beach a tad more exclusive than its brasher neighbour Paradise Beach.
Super Paradise may be super to some, but don't expect a quiet time here. Disco is blasted across the sands from mega speakers and beach parties rock well into the night.
Its relative isolation has made Super Paradise a favourite for gays and full nudity is tolerated despite the large crowds that have now grown up.
The beach lies on the south coast just east of Paradise Beach and is set in a beautiful deep cove surrounded by rock cliffs. You need a car or taxi to get here or their are regular taxi boats from Platis Yialos.
Access to Super Paradise off the main road is down some very steep tracks but there is plenty of parking at the tavernas.
The sand at Super Paradise is soft, with pebbles, and the water shallow for good swimming. Sunbeds form serried ranks along the shore and there are showers, a mini markets, souvenir shops, tavernas and several howlingly noisy beach bars pumping out daily decibels, sometimes all night.
Steep cliffs on each side of Super Paradise add interest and the hills behind, not to say a long bamboo fence give protection when the northerly meltemi blows.
The surrounding hills are dotted with apartments and villas but a large hotel development has yet to make its mark.
Gays drift to the western end of Super Paradise beach where there are rocks and a pool bar. The party atmosphere picks up in the late afternoon and bars wind up the music.
Super Paradise beach parties have a reputation for being the best in Greece, if you enjoy that sort of thing, and attract many Greeks as well as foreigners.