This little
beach has a traditional fish taverna and a restaurant,
both offering their own parking. Because of its location
and a bamboo fence this beach is protected from both
the north and the south winds. It has sun beds and
umbrellas available for rent on the right side of
the beach.
On the right there is
a small public parking area with a boat launch and
a gentle footpath connecting it with Platys
Gialos
Beach. To
the
left you can continue walking on a footpath to Paraga
Beach.
Agia Anna offers a few sun beds, umbrellas and rooms
for rent. You can see the beaches of Platys
Gialos and Psarou
from here. This is the only beach on the southern
side of Mykonos that is protected from the rare south
winds.
The traditional, tiny church across from the boat
launch is always open, where you are welcome to enter
and light a candle.
Agia Anna is a somewhat
hidden little beach but is just a few minutes walk
from Kalafatis Beach.
In the area surrounding the beach there
are restaurants, tarvernas, rooms to rent and a hotel.
It may seem like it is a private beach because it
is mostly occupied by guests of the hotel, but it
is a public beach.
This area of the island is a change of
pace from the cosmopolitan bustle of Mykonos Town.
Very traditionally Greek, this grouping of fish tavernas,
local fishermen's houses and fishing boats to the
left side of the beach, gives you a feeling of a village.
Watch the locals bring in their catch of the day or
sitting in the sun repairing their fishing nets. Enjoy
a meal in one of the tavernas and listen to the locals
swapping stories of the sea over ouzo. Facing the
north side of this small peninsula, watch the wind
surfers of Kalifatis
Beach. There is also a taverna and a pizza restaurant
on the corner before you arrive at Agia Anna Beach.
On both ends of the beach there are lots
of rocky areas to climb around on where you can discover
shells and sea life. There are two craggy rock hills
jutting out of the sea between Agia Anna and Kalafatis
beaches known as Divounia (these mounds are also known
as 'Aphrodite's tits'?).
Best reached by rental
car, motorbike, taxi or public bus. The bus originates
at the intersection near the old port behind the museum,
getting off at the bus stop just before you arrive
at Kalafatis Beach.
