Ftelia

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This article is about the beach, for the village see Ftelia (village).

Ftelia (Gr. Φτελιά) is a world-wide famous beach on the island of Mykonos. Its northern location has established the beach as a windsurfer's paradise, as it almost always quite windy. The beach is also well-known for the famous neolithic settlement found there that is believed to be the tomb of ancient Iliad war hero Ajax the Locrian. Ftelia is an isolated, very tranquil place during the busy Mykonos months and as it is not very crowded because it is quite windy and dusty.


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Municipal districts of the municipality and the island of Mykonos
Ano Mera (Settlements: Kalafati, Islets: Ktapodis | Tragonissi) | Mykonos (Settlements: Agios Ioannins Diakoftis | Agios Stefanos | Delos | Faros Armenistis | Klouva | Vaos | Ornos | Platys Gialos | Plintri | Psarrou | Tourlos, Islets: Delos | Kavouras | Krommydi | Marmaronissi | Rineia | Sfontyli)
Greece | South Aegean | Cyclades | Mykonos

Coordinates: 41°08′00″N 24°18′00″E / 41.1333333°N 24.3°E / 41.1333333; 24.3