On the other hand, you might want to experience Mykonos at its most vibrant and cosmopolitan. In which case Elia Beach on the south coast is a great pick.
It’s the longest beach on the island and is the choice of gay tourists to Mykonos.
Ringed by arid slopes, Elia is a bay with golden sand at its center and shingles beneath the low cliffs to the east. Naturists also flock to Elia, and even though this beach is one of the most popular on the island it never feels overcrowded as there’s plenty of room for everyone. You can hire a jet ski from the jetty at the center of the beach or hike up the barren slopes past white Cycladic houses to see the bay in all its splendor from above.
