Elia Beach
South coast, Mykonos · Greece
The gay beach of Mykonos today: a long sandy bay with a rainbow-flagged end and a nude cove over the rocks. Elia is where the island goes.
- Status
- Tolerated
- Crowd
- Gay beach
- Country
- Greece
- City
- Mykonos
- Water
- Sea
- Rank
- #4 gay beach
- Best time
- June to September
- Confidence
- High
Find it
37.4218° N, 25.4195° EThe gay end
Far right as you face the sea: past the rainbow flag, then over the rocks into the nude cove.
Crowd A nude beach the boys have made their own: a gay-majority crowd, a beach bar that knows it, and friends you have not met yet.
Getting there
Bus or boat from Mykonos Town (twenty minutes), or a scooter. Sunbeds at the gay end go early in August.
The rules
Tolerated. Not designated, but nude bathing has been the custom for years and is left alone. Rules and patrols can change, so read the signs when you arrive.
No photos of anyone, sunscreen everywhere, cover up the moment you leave the nude stretch, and go home with the light. It is a beach: sunbathe, swim, talk, flirt. Anything more belongs somewhere private.
Questions people ask
Is Elia Beach a gay beach?
Yes. The gay beach of Mykonos today: a long sandy bay with a rainbow-flagged end and a nude cove over the rocks. Elia is where the island goes. Far right as you face the sea: past the rainbow flag, then over the rocks into the nude cove.
Is it legal to be nude at Elia Beach?
Tolerated rather than designated. Not designated, but nude bathing has been the custom for years and is left alone. Rules and patrols can change, so read the signs when you arrive.
How do I get to Elia Beach?
Bus or boat from Mykonos Town (twenty minutes), or a scooter. Sunbeds at the gay end go early in August. Best time: June to September.
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Status says what the law and the locals allow; crowd says who is on the sand. Both come from gay-travel guides, the national naturist federations and members who were just there, scored on sources, recency, crowd, legal footing and safety. How we rank. Pins mark the beach; the gay end is described above. Last reviewed September 2026.