Megali Ammos Beach View Map
When you have only a few hours to spend on Mykonos and want to go to a beach this is the closest beach to the town center, only about a 15 minute walk. You can find a small traditional Greek taverna located just a few footsteps from the waters edge. This beach is a good place to hunt shells and stones or just take a walk along a stretch of sand. Sometimes you can even see a local Greek fishing for octopus or gathering sea urchins. If you are in town for business and find yourself with a small afternoon break, join the tourists for a quick swim in the sea or a few hours of sun.
During war times this beach was used to bring in black market essential goods from other islands via caique - boat and therefore stories of pirates evolved. One of the stories is about the ghost of a pirate named Kapetanaki (little captain) whose spirit was haunting the beach. The story was made up in order to keep people off the beach at night so that the goods could be unloaded from the caiques.
The name Megali Ammos means big sand'. This name originated because before the road was built the sand extended back as far as the base of the hill sides. The beach is on the northwest side of Mykonos, therefore is disturbed by the north wind.