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On the north coast 15km east of Chania, Kera lies between the small resorts of Kalives and Almirida. Originally just a chapel ("Kera" is Greek for "Our Lady"), there is now a loose collection of villas and holiday apartments - but it is still very quiet. Kera has a beach - stony at the west end, sandy at the east - which is never crowded, but which is too overlooked and frequented for naturist use. However, between Kera and Kalives is a small cove which is not visible either from the coast road or from other beaches, and which gets a moderate use by local naturists.
The beach is a very narrow strip of stones. There is a low north-facing cliff, with some trees at its top, so there's shade if you want it. The stones continue only a few feet into the sea, after which you will be walking on sand. The view is superb, with small off-shore islands (OK, giant rocks), Akrotiri a couple of miles away across the bay, lovely coastline off to your right and the rocky headland to your left which hides Kalives. GPS waypoints in WGS-84: Access point N35 26' 57" E24 11' 00" Naturist beach N35 27' 02" E24 10' 57".
Definitely scenic and peaceful, but lack of sand combined with rocks and undergrowth in the water were distinct negative points
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2002: A contributor confirms the suitability of this beach, although there were only 3 nude people there at the time of my contributor’s visit.
2004: On arrival, around 4.00, there were about 10 to 12 persons, all to the left of the access point, and all clothed. No sign of, or hope of, a nudist visit. We settled down on our own to the right to the access point. Almost immediately another couple (who looked Greek) appeared, went into the “mini beach” and stripped off, so we did as well. Most of the others soon left (not because of us, as we were partly out of sight), and one of the remaining men did then go nude.