
Halikounas (Χαλικούνας) aka Chalikounas, Lake Korission
Details
A beautiful wide, long, sandy, quiet beach on the strip of land between Lake Korission and the sea. There is enough space that you can pretty much do your own thing - a mixture of naked and clothed people, but no real "rules" and a nice feel to it.
If you drive all the way down towards the end of the beach (where the canal to Lake Korossion is), the beach is more or less 100% nude. Even on a busy August day only a few people / couples. There are lots of bushes and dunes which are perfect wind-breakers and give you a lot of privacy… :)
The water is shallow a long way out, which means it warms up nicely. Sometimes a bit polluted by seaweed.
No canteens down there so bring your own water, sunbed & umbrella along. There are two small beach bars with some sunbeds but, since the beach is so long, it's not busy or noisy at all. Hardly anyone on weekdays, not too busy on Sundays.
There are three tavernas along the road to Halikounas, about 5-15 minutes’ driving from the beach.
2012: Windy when we went – kitesurfing venue, doh! – but we found it very pleasant and relaxed. There were quite a lot of textiles walking the dog or just walking (on a Saturday in May), but everybody was chilled. We weren’t so charmed by the litter.
2013 May: Great beach, discreet naturists in the areas between the snack bars. Surf school not yet open for the season. Lots of space for everybody.
2014 October: I am delighted to report that Halikounas is still very much a beautiful nudist beach: went October 1st and there were five or six nudists between the snack bars. A lot of clothed people walked past and seemed to be cool with the nudists.
It was really pleasant we had an absolutely marvellous afternoon and plenty of room. It was great to swim naked in the sea and dry in warm sun 26°.
Really one with nature as nature intended. A couple of days later we returned and it was just as good as the first day! Can't wait to visit again next year.
2016 July: Indeed, mostly textiles, but very very long beach. So, we found a spot where another naturist couple was already installed, (way) beyond the kite club. We were disappointed to find the beach dominated by textiles (and not a single naturist) for a long stretch while walking down from the north-west end. In the end we gave up and drove to the nearby Issos Beach instead, which is altogether better.
2018 September: We went to this beach for the first time. Right at the very end there were around 20 naturists there, mostly couples. The beach is Windy and not as clean. Everyone left by 5pm.
Location
Towards the end of the dirt road there's a kitesurf club. Past that there's at least a kilometre of quiet, unspoiled beach used by naturists.
Halikounas beach borders the same lake as Issos beach, but to get there you have to take a different road around the other side of the lake.