About 1 mile from Koufonissi village is Charakopou camping site and 4 beaches (Charakopou, Fanos, Platia Punta and Pori). Past reports suggested that within the next mile they increased from 20% to 50% nudist; however a report of a visit in June 2000 remarked on no nudists on the first three beaches and 20-50% on Platia Punta (and locals seemed relaxed most of the time). Platia Punta was also the best beach when the Meltemi blows.

The camping site has been closed since 2008 at least. In 2009 free campers were squatting in it but in 2011 all entrances had been walled up. Free camping isn't usually seen on the island and I understand the police move any campers. 2012: I camped under a pine (?) tree just inland from where the many coves are. No-one ever walks through there at all.

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The Captain understands that whilst the signs for beaches at Charakopou and Fanos include pictograms indicating no nudism, those at Platia Punta and Pori do not. This, together with the fact that in 2001, unlike the previous year, there was no police activity (according to my contributor), is surely an indication that nudism is now tolerated on these beaches. Platia Punta was Clothing Optional - there were more textiles than nudists - but it was being used regularly by a number of nudists (May 2003). It was clearly the main nudist beach.

I wrote the paragraph above. The signs haven't been there for years, nor has there been any police activity.

The Captain visited in June 2004 and was unable to find any "no nudism" pictograms (apart from anything else I was fascinated to see what one looked like).