I didn’t get to Super Paradise until May of 2005, and of course that was way too early in the travel season to encounter the legendary 24/7 party scene. It just wasn’t happening yet, and staff at the beach bar said I had arrived about three weeks too soon for the launch of the summer season. In fact, the beach was practically empty. Umbrellas and lounge chairs were still being installed on the sand, the regular shuttle boat service from Platis Gialos had just begun, the beach bar and self-serve restaurant were continuing to set up, and the sea was far too chilly for swimming. People were few and far between, but some were sunbathing au naturel.
All the same, it turned out to be a great afternoon for relaxing and catching some sun (and enjoying the scenery while having a drink at the Coco Beach Club on the hillside overlooking Super Paradise; I wrote about that in a post on August 16 2011). Most of the three dozen people at the beach — mainly adults aged 25-50, along with a few children — were simply chilling out, listening to the mellow music while gazing at the sea. Only a couple of hardy souls braved the cold water to take a swim, but lasted only a few minutes. Or even mere seconds, as was the case with an American college student who dashed into the sea on a dare from his friends, only to race back to his towel twice as fast, screaming that his legs felt frozen.
One of these trips I’ll get back to Super Paradise when it’s busier to see what the party scene is really like and take a swim in the gorgeous turquoise sea when the water is comfortably warm.
Below are some of my photos of Super Paradise beach.
Looking down on the beach from the nearby mountaintop
There is no bus service to Super Paradise, so there are only three ways to get there: by taxi, by rental vehicle, or by shuttle boat from Platis Gialos beach
Shuttle boats at Super Paradise beach on Mykonos
There were at most only two or three dozen people on the entire beach the day we went there
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Only about half of the rental sunbeds had been installed; few were occupied
For early May, the weather was perfect for sunbathing: sunny and warm …
… but the sea was icy cold, and the few people who tried to take a dip didn’t last in the water more than a few seconds
Looking across the sandy beach from one end to the other
During the summer months, the beach will be packed with partiers and sunseekers
A table for two at Coco Beach Club above Super Paradise beach
Buildings under construction on the hillside above the beach. There are limited options for accommodations at Super Paradise, so most people stay in rental rooms or hotels elsewhere on the island.
Overlooking Super Paradise Bay
I snapped this photo of the Mykonos coastline from the shuttle boat that took us to Super Paradise. Elia beach isn’t far away; you can see some of the hotels above Elia beach at the right side of the photo.
A house on the hillside above Super Paradise beach
Looking out to sea from a road on the hillside above Super Paradise beach
Looking down on Super Paradise Beach from a road on the mountain
One of the shuttle boats that transports visitors to various Mykonos beaches
The water looks gorgeous, but it was very cold — that’s why no-one is swimming
The rocky west side of the beach, below Coco Beach Club. When the water is warmer, people dive into the sea from the rocks
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A shuttle boat brings a few more sunseekers to the beach
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White villas on the hillside above the mouth of Super Paradise bay
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