The beach at Chrysi Akti, also known as the Golden Beach, used to be well used for nudism. There was an area in the middle of the beach, just north of a taverna, where naturists gathered. It is a beautiful beach of sand and it is golden. We were sandblasted by the wind on our visit in the mid-1980s (also, our near neighbour on the beach was doing suspicious things with a telephoto lens which rather spoilt the visit). (Rating: 65%).

However, depressing reports from 1999 and 2000 suggest that nudism on this beach is now extinct. There is development all along the big golden beach and it is a major destination for tourists in general from all over the island. It is covered end to end with deck chairs and beach umbrellas and even toplessness seems rare. The Captain has not received any reports of nudism here now for some years.

However, the bus drops you off near the south end of the beach. If you go down to the beach and turn right, there's a coastal path going further south. It's about 1km to Boutari and Drios. There are some small pebble beaches along this stretch of path, where a Barefooter was able to spend some time nude (my reporter decided to cover up when some elderly Greek couples dropped by for an hour) the only other problem is the pebbles are hard on bare feet!

The Captain also hears that various little 'coves' north of the "Golden beach" towards Drios seem to used by a few naturists. Mostly a scramble down from the walk along the top of the beach, and some seemed quite nice little areas (this report dates from early September 2006).