The beach at Skala is made up of sand and shale but is quite pleasant. All of the other beaches are rock and pebbles.

My correspondent tells me that as he arrived at 10h30, 95% of the beach was nude, but in the afternoon (14h) it was only 50% I think. Some people seem to stay there for the night, using tents, and he is thinking of trying next time!

1998: A Report says that the walk to the beach takes about 20-25 minutes to reach from Skala. The last part of the walk is very scenic and overlooks the sea and is through an area of pine trees. The climb down to the beach is fairly daunting however, although we've been assured that it looks far harder than it is. It is possible to cheat by taking another path which drops down to the left of the beach, this gets you down to sea level in a far less dramatic style and enables you to do some fairly simple rock hopping round the corner to the beach. My correspondents opted for the latter route as neither was feeling very brave. Make sure that you take plenty of water as you are quite isolated on this part of the island and also, when swimming, take care that you wear sandals when getting into the water as there are areas where sea urchins can be found on either end of the beach. Although we didn't try snorkelling, others did as there are loads of beautiful fish in the water at this beach. The water is a bit colder here than the beach at Skala as the beach shelves more steeply. There also seems to be a set of large waves every 10-15 minutes which surprise some people - we didn't see what caused them, it wasn't the ferry boats anyway. There were a maximum of 15 people on the naturist beach on weekdays; this was hardly crowded and even the weekends were not much busier.

2000 May: A correspondent who visited agreed that the beach is a bit tricky to descend to but once past the top part quite easy. The beach is pebbly but the water is beautiful and clear. During May the water still has a 'bite' when first entering but for northern Europeans quite OK for swimming. When my correspondent was there the beach was quite busy but OK. Also in May the sun disappears behind the cliff at about 5pm and the beach clears. The difficult first 3 metres can be seen above the beaten path on the right hand side of the photo below.

Other Contributors who were there in May found the beach to be excellent. It is a hard climb down but once past the first bit of cliff it's OK. The beach was very quiet for the two weeks with only about 8 other couples and a few single women using it from about 10 in the morning until the sun disappears at 6. After 6 it is still warm and very quiet and secluded. If you have your own transport (eg a moped) you can drive into Skala for food and drink. It only takes about 5 mins. My correspondents took a small disposable BBQ with them, bought meat and veg from the supermarket and had a lovely nude evening on the beach on their last day there. Everyone they met was very friendly and they thoroughly recommend it.

However, another contributor and his wife spent 3 weeks in Agistri in September but found the naturist beach disappointing for three reasons:

1. Far too difficult to get down the cliffs to reach the beach.
2. Too many "hippy types" camping out on the beach - mostly Greek students.
3. Beach is mostly large pebbles and not comfortable to walk on or enter the water.

Luckily they found another spot not far away where they were able to go naked without any problems (but they do not report where exactly this is). Lovely island with wonderful food and they did have a lovely holiday!

2002: The beach has become even busier with campers this year since the island appeared on the Greek version of "Big Brother". But the water is still fantastic, and if you stay at the Agistri club you can be on the beach in 4-5 minutes.

2004: However another report from August said there were about 30 tents along the beach. This restricted space seriously and day visitors were squeezing into small pockets of space. Other reports confirmed this, and added that some on the beach were playing loud music. There was a high rate of textiles - around 60%. It was much better on the far side of the beach: you need to enter the sea for no more than 2-3 metres and behind the cliff there is a smaller beach (no more than 30 metres) where you will also enjoy the shade of a fig tree.

As the ferries arrive new waves of people come to the beach and it gradually fills up. Most new latecomers stay clothed, confirming reports that the beach is more textile in the afternoon. Very busy after 1pm - in fact hard to find towel space.

2011: Another report describes the beach as being "overtaken by textiles" (about 50/50)

2013: This is still a great nudist beach. Generally the place is respected and kept tidy by occupants and, yes, there are gawpers - mostly day trippers - but no more than many other beaches. Unusually, many nudists are Greek, not a problem just that Greeks are often a bit inhibited. A good place; hope nudists support it.

2015: I visited Halikiada beach in June on a Saturday and Wednesday. Saturday was busy with a mix of clothed and unclothed about 50/50, this at 1pm. The atmosphere was very relaxed and no-one seemed bothered by anyone else's situation. If only all beaches (I mean regular beaches) were like this. Wednesday was very different - almost entirely nude, at least 95% and reasonably busy but not crowded. A perfect example of how a nudist beach should be. It was also interesting to see groups of young women completely relaxed, naked and secure. Yes, there were a few tents and hippies but there was no intrusion and everyone had their own space. A very lovely beach.

2016: A contributor who visits this beach frequently reports that Halikiada is still his favorite beach. Better to be avoided during high season, but in spring (April-May) and early autumn (September-October) the atmosphere on this beach is uniquely friendly and open-minded. Nowhere else may sunbathers find such relaxed co-existence between barefooters and textile wearers, and nowhere else may one see so many textile wearers who decide to go barefoot after they realize that it's the … well, most natural thing to do on this beach. Halikiada became more international during the past couple of years, and on a busy day you may meet nude people from all around the world (Greeks, Brits, Germans, Russians, Italians, US citizens, Chileans, Colombians and even Japanese). It's also a safe place for solo-travelling women to have a nude sunbath without being harassed.

2019: the beach has become more famous, and is now frequented by many people even off-season. Unfortunately, the Instagram generation prefers to keep their clothes on and takes pictures of anything and anybody. My contributor reports that he felt uncomfortable, as people took photos and videos all the time: from the cliff, at the beach, and even using drones. Also, day visitors from Athens arrive around noon, yell and shout, play loud music, and leave their garbage behind. Some brave locals try to keep the respectful spirit of Halikiada going, but it seems a forlorn struggle.

2022 july. 10-12 tents on the beach but plenty of space. Clean and quiet. 50/50 % nude and textile. An easy way down is to go down on the opposite side of the steep path.