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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.

 

Super Paradise beach on Mykonos

Looking down on the beach from the nearby mountaintop

 

Super Paradise beach on Mykonos

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

 

Super Paradise beach on Mykonos

Shuttle boats at Super Paradise beach on Mykonos

 

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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Super Paradise beach on Mykonos

Only about half of the rental sunbeds had been installed; few were occupied

 

Super Paradise beach on Mykonos

For early May, the weather was perfect for sunbathing: sunny and warm …

 

Super Paradise beach on Mykonos

… 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

 

Super Paradise beach on Mykonos

Looking across the sandy beach from one end to the other

 

Super Paradise beach on Mykonos

During the summer months, the beach will be packed with partiers and sunseekers

 

Coco beach club at Super Paradise beach

A table for two at Coco Beach Club above Super Paradise beach 

 

Construction at Super Paradise beach on Mykonos

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.

 

Super Paradise Bay on Mykonos

Overlooking Super Paradise Bay

 

Super Paradise Bay on Mykonos

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 at Super Paradise beach on Mykonos

A house on the hillside above Super Paradise beach

 

seaview from the hillside above Super Paradise beach

Looking out to sea from a road on the hillside above Super Paradise beach

 

Super Paradise Beach Mykonos

Looking down on Super Paradise Beach from a road on the mountain

 

Super Paradise Beach Mykonos

One of the shuttle boats that transports visitors to various Mykonos beaches

 

Super Paradise Beach Mykonos

The water looks gorgeous, but it was very cold — that’s why no-one is swimming

 

Super Paradise Beach Mykonos

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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Super Paradise beach Mykonos

A shuttle boat brings a few more sunseekers to the beach

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Super Paradise bay on Mykonos

White villas on the hillside above the mouth of Super Paradise bay

 

 

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