This long, quiet and relaxing beach is found by taking the road from Anaxos to Skoutaros. About 2kms out of Anaxos you'll see Ambelia beach signposted down a long track. After a couple of kilometres, bear right (unsignposted), later turn right (signposted), later turn left (signposted). About 1km later you will arrive at the beach where it is necessary to turn the car and park along the road.

Ambelia (Αμπελια)

Ambelia (Αμπελια)

6:32 am, May 15, 2025

11°C

few clouds

Humidity: 73 %

Pressure: 1017 mb

Wind: 4 mph

Wind Gust: 3 mph

Clouds: 15%

Visibility: 10 km

Sunrise: 6:02 am

Sunset: 8:21 pm

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1999: A visitor talked of the beach boasting a freshwater pool, home to a population of turtles.

2001 July: A report describes Ambelia as "very quiet and relaxing" with no more than 10 naturists on the beach, and about the same number of textiles further along. My contributors found the best way to get there was to walk over the headland from Anaxos on the old mule track. It's a bit of a trek, but the views are said to be spectacular. The easiest route is to follow the path alongside Anaxos Gardens. Take the left fork at the gardens, turn right at the T junction, take the next left fork and follow the track across the open field and over the headland. This takes you straight to the naturist part of the beach. Access to the sea here is not ideal because of all the seaweed. The small taverna at the centre of the beach was serving reasonable food at reasonable prices this summer.

2003 August: A more recent Barefoot sunbather visited this beach three times, following the mule trail each time. The correspondent said that on the first day there was no-one nude, but on the subsequent two visits there were one or two nude couples, along with a number of textile sunbathers. The report concluded: "The beach is not very attractive, but is quiet and the snorkelling is good."

2011 September: A Barefooter couple concluded that this beach is no longer naturist. When they arrived there were only 2 other people on the beach, both textile. The couple went to the far (eastern) end and stripped off. As the morning progressed a steady stream of people who had walked the mule path trekked past, while the beach filled up with textiles from the western (taverna) end. By about noon, there must have been about 30-40 people on the beach and only one naturist (half the couple). The couple felt uncomfortable and left (about an hour after forking out €5 for a pair of sunbeds). There was no hostility, but it just didn't feel right.

2014 September: My wife and I visited this beach 4 times. The naturist (far) end rarely had more than 4 or 5 people on it and was all ours twice. I always went nude and my wife did so twice and topless the other days. There were a few other naturists about including one who went for a long walk up the mule path and over the hill, which I thought was pushing it a bit far! Several small groups of walkers did come along the beach but as we were at the back, they were not forced to walk up beside us and just ignored us. It's probably not the best place for anyone a bit nervous about being seen but for the rest it's OK. The views are pleasant but the beach is rather stony so take jelly shoes. The road from Petra has been improved recently but parking near the beach is limited.