Aghios Ioannis
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Barefooters who visited in June 2004 report that this beach is about 2 km from Lefkas Town on the northern tip of the west coast. Whilst not as dramatic or beautiful as the other west coast beaches its access is easier and quicker. The beach is popular with windsurfers and kite surfers and the breeze does pick up during the afternoon. This is centred on the southern part of the beach.
My reporters spent a couple of afternoons at the northern end (beyond the windmills) on a quiet stretch. The other occupants were all nude. This was midweek, at the weekend the beach was full of locals and 100% textile. In summary, worth a visit for a couple of hours if you are too lazy to go further (or walking from Levkas town) and it's midweek. The water was clean, the beach a mix of sand and shingle. It rated 80%.
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2010 September: A bit of a surprise package as very easy to get to if based on the East side of the island (in our case Nidri). Go past the windmills and find your own almost deserted spot. The breeze makes it extremely comfortable. Don't be put off by the detritus in the car park, just park and wander over the small dunes to your own beach. Water is just a tad colder but who cares.
2019 April: We drove the entire length of the road adjacent to the dunes but all the tracks leading through the dunes to the beach had barriers or no entry signs. Not sure if these tracks lead to the car park referred to in the 2010 report, or if these access restrictions are permanent, but it seems off-road parking may now be limited. We were able to park in a layby just south of Orlof’s Windmill
Unfortunately overcast and windy when we visited at the end of the month, hence beach empty and too chilly to strip off. Looks a promising location though. There is a beach bar/taverna at Orlof’s Windmill (the only one with arms for sails)
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NaturistTim
My wife and I visited in June 2025 and loved this largely empty beach. There are no facilities on the beach, but it is largely sandy and you can have all the room you need. The entrance to the part of the beach we visited is somewhat north of the windmills and has informal parking for about 6 cars on the roadside. What3words location: contacts.pyramids.repute. There were a maximum of 6 other naturists on this part of the beach, some single males, but also couples. We found this part of the beach ideal for simple sunbathing. There is generally a westerly (on shore) breeze which makes it a very pleasant experience.
On a related note, about 2 minutes drive further north and just around the corner at the start of Gyra beach is a Cantina on the beach, textile, simple, but super friendly, serving food and drink at good prices. Well worth visiting before/after sunbathing.