Londoners know the score. Summer isn’t summer until their bursting bags are packed for the annual pilgrimage to the mainland. Soaring temperatures, tantalising food and the chicest of crowds ensure a spellbinding escape from London’s often-dismal grey skies. Cue Mykonos. Picking up pace as one of Europe’s hottest destinations, the dazzling Greek isle has ramped up its groove further by form of the sensational Ftelia Beach Club.
The venue is courtesy of Paris-based Fabrizio Casiraghi – the famed designer behind Verbier’s Experimental Chalet, who has decided to turn his dab hand to warmer climes. Located on Mykonos’ Northern shores, Ftelia Beach Club incorporates a unique club terrace and restaurant with direct access and views across the spectacular Ftelia bay.
Perhaps the most-beguiling feature of Ftelia Beach Club is its unique amphitheatre formation that invites guests to gaze across each other in a round. Choose to continue down to the shore for insane panoramic views or remain in this archetypal social European gathering style.
Grab a burnt-orange cushion against the sand-hued steps with a signature cocktail in hand to revel in people-watching galore. And, hey, who’s complaining when the clientele looks so good.
A restaurant takes prime position above. Serving sophisticated Greek cuisine where the speciality is locally caught seafood, the dining experience is superb. Think fresh lobster, sea urchin, grilled lobster and taramosalata paired with Santorini wines.
And when enough is enough, laze the day away at Ftelia Beach Club’s s uber-chic sixties armchairs, courtesy of famed designer Gae Aulenti, beneath the palm-strewn umbrellas. If not, get your party jacket on by Ftelia Beach Club’s awesome schedule of resident DJs, musicians and acts.
As a place that quite simply offers it all, welcome to paradise!
Ftelia Beach, Mikonos 846 00, Greece
fteliabeachclub.com
Photography by Romain Laprade
