Monodendri (Lone Tree)
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Lipsi's jewel and one of my contributor's favourite Greek beaches. It's a 40-45 minute walk from the village; one of the island's two taxis will take you as far as the road goes but refuses to go along the track. It'll take you about halfway. The climb up out of the village is the worst part, after that it is an easy walk through largely agricultural land.
The beach itself comprises a pebble spit connecting the "lone tree" rock to the island, several flat sloping rocks and assorted other coves. The water here is crystal clear with a predominantly rocky bottom so perfect for snorkelling. It's a small beach so it can be crowded out but in our 2 weeks here in Aug 2002 it was busy only once and on several days we had the entire area to ourselves. Not all visitors to the beach bared all. But those that didn't (they were there for the snorkelling) were no problem.
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Monodendri consists of 3 beaches. The northerly and best known is a short shingle beach with the single tree on a small headland on the northern side and some shade on the southern end under a small cliff later in the day. Barefoot reporters had the place to themselves for the whole day. On their next visit in August they were joined by a nudist couple but later by about 10 textiles. They left after being stared at from a short distance by the man in one family group.
The central beach is in a small cove but has large cobbles. On my reporters' first visit there were two nude couples. On the second visit it was empty with a lot of litter.
The southerly beach is stony and about 30m long. On my correspondents' first visit there were about eight people on it both nude and textile. On the second visit there was a nude family but later in the day it was empty.
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Linley
Late September 2025 – When I visited I was the only person on the beach but it was quite windy day. Both the beaches facing North and South had quite large stones, making it not the most comfy of beaches. On the North facing beach there was also quite a lot of seaweed being washed up. As it was windy, I wanted to find some shelter and found a small cove beyond the southern end of the main beach which was great. As mentioned in the main narrative, the water water was crystal clear and great for snorkeling.