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Several shingle beaches on the Paphos side of Petra tou Romeo. We have never tried these but friends claim to have used them out of the high season. The Captain would welcome further reports and confirmation of the location.
To the West of Petra
Although the beach is a very deserted and long one, there are two disadvantages. Swimming is dangerous and nature trails offer view to the beach. However, there are some spots offering privacy even in the middle of the summer. The first one is an extra small beach between two tall rocks that offer total privacy (34°40'2.82"N, 32°36'59.13"E). You have to walk a little bit in the sea in order to access the place. The second place (34°40'15.17"N, 32°36'26.60"E) is accessed either from the sea (walking) or from the coast. The last takes longer. Prefer to park at the picnic site. Then follow the steps to the beach and walk towards the East. A dark rock seems to be the end of the beach, but you can easily walk in the sea and pass to the other side, unless there are extremely wild waves.
At the same area nudists have been also seen at the spot 34°40'47.38"N, 32°35'45.37"E (September-October 2016). The sea is extremely dangerous, but sunbathing on the big pebbles is pleasant.
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2018
April: April: From Grid Ref: 34°40’47.38″N, 32°35’45.37″E we walked the beach north east for about 300m. It is true that in this area there is some privacy from the nature trails. However, getting down to the beach is not easy and the large pebbles are extremely difficult to walk on let alone to sunbathe on.
This bit of coast is exposed, it was windy when we visited and the sea very rough. Several large plumes of sediments were clearly visible being drawn away from the shore and a considerable distance out to sea. This seems likely evidence of strong rip tides and left us in no doubt whatsoever that this stretch of coast is extremely dangerous for swimming.
Travelling the B6 road from which the beach is visible for most of the way to Petra tou Romeo it all seemed much the same, just busier (textiles) the closer we got.
Yes, there are places along this bit of coast where the beach is hidden from the road and the nature trails and where it would be possible to be nude. However we just couldn’t see that it would be a pleasant experience and didn’t stop!