Psarou beach
Sandy cove turned launchpad for one of the world's most imitated beach club concepts.
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About this audio guide
This guide to Psarou beach on Mykonos opens by asking who would have called this stretch of sand a good investment back in the nineteen sixties, when it was little more than a curl of coast between two other beaches. It follows the fishing family who opened a small tavern right on the shore, selling the day's catch to the few visitors who arrived by boat, and traces what changed near the turn of the millennium when the tavern changed hands. You'll hear how a plate of grilled fish under a tin roof became the blueprint for a kind of beach experience the Mediterranean had not really seen before. Stand where the open water meets the row of cabanas to see both stories side by side.
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