The frolicking is concentrated around the tavernas, cocktail bars and nightclubs of ‘Little Venice’ where people gather on bar terraces at sunset for an aperitif or mezedes washed down with ouzo.
By day the main beaches – Paradise Beach and the gay-friendly – and, in parts, nudist Super Paradise Beach – are packed and getting through the maze of Mykonos town is a jostle. If you want some quiet time to sweat out that hangover quieter spots include Kalafatis, good for surfing and diving; Ftelia, for windsurfers; and Ornos, with a coarse-sand beach that has been described as a slice of heaven.
