Beaches of indescribable beauty in the #Cyclades

What’s your idea of the perfect #beach? Green-blue water and white sand? Beach bars and water sports? Framed by rocks for snorkelling and scuba diving? A secret #Aegean cove accessible only on foot or by boat? No matter what your ideal is, you’ll find it in the Cyclades.

First stop: #Mykonos with its extra golden sand, turquoise water and 5-star facilities. #Paradise, #Super_Paradise, #Psarou and #Elia, all rank in the top 10 beaches worldwide.

Next comes volcanic #Milos, with the biggest range of colours and rock formations, such as at #Sarakiniko and #Kleftiko, and #Santorini’s black and red beaches like #Kamari, #Perissa and #Perivolo that reveal the wild beauty of the Cyclades.

Small #Serifos is ringed with beaches, while rugged #Amorgos can claim the ‘Big Blue’ at Agia Anna beach, where Luc Besson shot his seminal movie about testing the limits of man.

#Andros’ ‘secret’ sandy beaches, like #Ahla and #Grias_to_Pidima, win rave reviews for being extra photogenic, as does #Tinos for the round boulders at #Livada and the enormous dune at Pachia Ammos (Fat Sand).

For getting away from it all, both tiny #Polyaigos, between #Kimolos and Milos, and the Lesser Cyclades, near #Naxos, offer unexplored destinations of raw beauty, for those who come by yacht.

Ferry schedules and routes in Cyclades: www.CycladesTickets.com