1999 July: My Barefooters stayed at Kalamaki towards the Laganas side of the town. The beach runs for 3 km from Kalamaki to Laganas. Either end of the beach near the two towns the beach is very busy with not too much ‘topless’ sunbathing. However if you walk towards the middle of the beach there are a lot fewer people, and those that are there tend to just walk along the sea edge. The beach is about 30 m wide but is backed by dunes. Although even the ‘Thomsons’ information sheet in the hotel identified the centre of the beach as ‘naturist’ my correspondents saw no-one fully naked. However they felt quite at ease going into the dunes, and were undisturbed except for the very occasional pony trekker (3 times in two weeks), and baring all. The sand is very hot and seemed to deter any of the walkers from venturing into the dunes. The downside was having to slip on ‘bottoms’ when wanting to go for a swim, although once into the water these could be removed for a ‘freer!’ swim as there were very few other swimmers in the water at this part of the beach.

The Captain thinks this all sounds a bit furtive for real pleasure, but hopefully if more and more naturists go there it will become more and more readily accepted. Unfortunately, more recent reports talk about “tourist industry”, airport, hotels, crowds, tavernas, pubs, etc, etc. And a recent report pointed out that Kalamaki beach runs into Laganas beach and at the mid-point between the two beaches you might be able to disrobe, however the constant walking parade between the two resorts, and the need to stay within three metres of the sea made this a very uncomfortable exercise. No other fellow naturists were seen.

2001 June: Barefooters report that they went to the left-hand side of the main beach where it was was a clothes-optional beach. There were about 6 to 10 couples plus the odd single man there every day – all nationalities. No problems from textiles or voyeurs. There is a more secluded bay round the small headland to the left which can be reached by track behind Cava D’Oro tavern but this looked like it was mainly although not exclusively male.

2003 October: A Barefooter Report says that both Kalamaki and Laganas beaches were packed with holidaymakers, but walking between the two for about a mile and the beach was empty except for tourists walking from one to the other. Only one other couple dared to bare, but if you go into the sand dunes for 25 yards nobody comes near. My contributors found themselves a little sun-trap between some dwarf pine and spent a couple of pleasant afternoons there, never seeing a soul.

2007: A Barefoot reporter tells me that in August he found Kalamaki beach divided by rocks that come out to the sea. [This will be well East of the Google Map spot selected above.] The second beach, on the left hand side, easily accessible by swimming or by following a path, is used by naturists – he rated it 90%.

2012: even in the middle of September there were far too many people walking along from Laganas to Kalimaki to even consider going nude, although this was probably made worse by the beach at Laganas being covered in seaweed after the storm of 14/15th September. Did not even see any naturists in the dunes. Overall it was well [worth] the extra effort to walk further on to Crystal/Vrontonera beach.

2015 September: The left side of the beach reported in 2001 with optional-clothes was constantly used by 2 to 20 naked people of all ages. The secluded beach that is very nice and big is accessible from that described road and also by crossing through the water some 25 metres further left. It is a large beautiful nude beach. In 14 days I have seen no police nor any other problems in either of the two places and I believe it is the most accessible and reliable place for sunbathing in Zakynthos.