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This is the main nudist beach on the island. Nudism appears to be officially accepted as the signs here say "Camping is not allowed" whereas on some other beaches they say "Nudism and Camping is not allowed". The proportion of nudists varied a lot from day to day. This is partly due to the beach being more sheltered from the wind than the nearby Agali beach, which is textile. It is sandy, there is a taverna and trees at the back to provide shade. It can get quite busy.

The Captain finally made it here in June 2005. There is now a bus service from the Chora to Agali, so the arduous trek to and from the main road can be avoided. From Agali, the path over the cliffs to the right facing the sea takes up to 25 minutes to walk. It's quite scenic but the view of earlier correspondents, that it might in places be a bit much for the timid, is certainly correct.

A nice beach overlooked by a chapel and a limited taverna (sells drinks and expensive fish, also snacks such as Greek salads). The beach is mostly gravel; some shade at the back under the trees. The seabed is mixed - some rock shelf, some smaller stones - but beautifully clear water. 50% of those present were nude during our visit in early June 2005. Overall a nice beach if you don't mind the journey, have your own supplies or can afford the fish.

This beach may be a focal point for all tourists in high season and its nature then could easily change.


2004: it was no longer necessary to negotiate the cliff-top path: there was a frequent boat service from Angali to Aghios Nikolaos and other beaches (except when there is a southerly wind). When the Captain visited in 2005 there was no sign of this.

A previous contributor described the beach thus: Fantastic waters, great fish, lovely and funny people, no electricity, no cars, a dream place at nights with a full moon. At nights everybody become one around a fireplace singing and drinking.

2006 August: A Barefooter found the beach disappointing. It did feature naturists, but they seemed to be in a minority on that day. Textiles were about 90%. Also, the beach was far too crowded. Finding somewhere to place one's towel seemed a real struggle. However, naturism here seems to be guaranteed, so if you are willing to put up with the crowds, you should be OK. The Captain suspects that this is the usual high season problem that we find in so many Greek Islands. Another Barefoot reporter who visited in September says there were only 50% naturists at Ag Nikolaos.

2007 August: Barefooters who visited the island for the day found Ag Nikolaos crowded, 97% textile and a real mess: it seemed all people on the isle were there. Absolutely not recommended in August.

2010 June: It is sheltered, with some trees for the shade, nice white pebbles, a few rocks to snorkel around, crystal waters, a small bar/tavern nearby. It has a relaxed and quiet atmosphere. Mixed crowd, the nudist side is (even if not exclusively) on the far right.

2013 July: possibility of nudism on the far right of the beach but, at the time we were there, only 5% were nude. Nice beach, very clear water but we wouldn't recommend it from 15th of July till the end of August.

2014 Late August: Spent four wonderful mornings with my wife at Ag Nikolaos with no issues whatsoever. Crystal-clear waters and good snorkelling. The key is to get to the beach early. If you stay in Ano Meria there is an excellent donkey track which gets you to the beach in 40 mins walk. Alternatively drive to Agali and walk 25 mins. The boats from Agali start arriving at 11am so get there at 9.30am and you will be sharing the beach with only a handful of people. Position yourself on the far right, near the rocks and as the morning develops other nude couples, singles and topless bathers will start to join you. It is by no means exclusively a nudist beach but the other sunbathers accept that it is mixed. If the sea is calm and you are a very strong swimmer there is another cove around from the left of the beach just beyond where the boats land below the church, you will have it to yourself although there will be people walking above you going to Agali. Around Aug 15th (Greek public holiday) the island was more crowded but as the week wore on there were less and less people.
I stayed in Folegandros from 20 - 26 August: Agios Nikolaos is too crowded after 11 am due to taxi boats, few nude people in the far right as described above. Although plenty of textile people, there is still a minority that resists and don't have trouble to be among a crowd of textile people.

2015 August: Spent a wonderful day on Agios Nikolaos beach, we were 10 nudist guys and girls and the number increased in the afternoon. There were many non-nudist tourists under the tree but it was a nice mix of people. The best nudist part of the beach is on the right.
September: The same goes for this beach as for most others on the island except those which are in easy reach from the road: arrive early (before 11 am) and you have the beach for yourself (see above). What made Agios Nikolaos special for us (straight couple) is the relaxed mix of nudes and textiles as well as gay and straight, families, singles, couples, etc and THE TAVERN: the lower one is a must - take a drink or two, the food is fresh and tasty and the view out over the sea marvellous.

2016 July: Great beach with mixed people. Nudists were located at the far right side, facing the sea, usually 15-20 nude/topless people every day but surely the minority. Despite that, the ambience was very relaxed and all groups co-existed with no problem whatsoever.

2017 July: Spent a great day at this beach. Walked in from Agali - path navigable, but hard work on a hot day. We caught the boat out, back to Agali for Euro 2.50 each. Quite a few nudists on the beach and under shade trees. Concentrated on the side furthest away from where the path arrives. Lots of textiles - nudists definitely in minority, but plenty of topless women as well, and absolutely no hassles. Didn't try the tavernas - both still operating.

2019 June: Took the boat from Agali still €2.50 each way. Sandy and pebbly beach with pebbles and large flat rock in the water. Some shade from the tamarisks at the back. Two tavernas still operating. The one on the beach is friendly and laid back but we didn’t try the other. Nudists tended to head to the right half of the beach away from the tavernas but as the beach filled up it didn’t seem to matter, about 40% naked most of the rest topless. Comfortable and easygoing. Great snorkelling around the rocky promontory. There were probably 100 people on the beach, which felt fairly busy. We were told in August there can be up to a thousand.

2021 June: Boat from Agali still €2.50 each way. Path over the cliffs still easy if you can stand the heat. Both tavernas are still there. On our first day, we arrived around noon - just as the only other two nudists left. However, although there were plenty of textiles all over, the far side from the boat dock (right looking toward the sea) was still perfectly OK for nudism and people did not pay any attention to us.

September: Great 2 days on this beach. Crowded naturist part on the end of the beach. Some textile couples don’t obey this silent rule and just sit close in between naturists. Not pleasant especially for first timers. Textile women all over the beach are mainly topless.

 

2022 September: The boat from Agali seemed to run most days (although were a couple of random days it didnt - too windy perhaps). Path over the cliffs still easy if you can stand the heat. Both tavernas are still there.
Mixture of textiles and nudists with most nudists on the right hand side of the beach facing the sea (furthest from the Taverna). No one batted an eyelid. Felt perfectly comfortable here.

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