The Pilion peninsula has a ridge of high mountains down its central spine. Khorefto (Chorefton, according to Google Maps) is on the Eastern greener side, and we suspect gets some mixed weather outside of the main season. The whole area is criss-crossed by old cobbled donkey paths, kalderimia, along which my correspondents enjoyed several wonderful walks. The sea, like everywhere in Greece, was crystal clear - a snorkeller's paradise. Even in August there were only a handful of foreigners; Khorefto is a small Greek village where the Greeks go on holiday. The Pilion being such a gem, make sure you visit it before the package tour rush!

A Barefoot reporter's visit in August coincided with the start of the start of the apple picking: the Pilion is the main apple-growing area of Greece. Each day more apple crates were piled up along the edges of the road. Zagora, 20 minutes back up the mountain from Khorefto, is the main town for the area and apple-growing capital of Greece. Zagora boasts a bank, a good selection of shops, and a wonderful old town square lined with bars and tavernas. All shaded by huge 100-year-old pine trees, under which the old men sit gossiping and smoking. My reporter rated it 90%; sounds wonderful.

Khorefto

Khorefto

5:09 am, May 16, 2025

17°C

overcast clouds

Humidity: 84 %

Pressure: 1008 mb

Wind: 8 mph

Wind Gust: 9 mph

Clouds: 100%

Visibility: 10 km

Sunrise: 6:12 am

Sunset: 8:35 pm

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Khorefto, four hours north of Athens, offers two beaches. The main village beach has a few shops, several tavernas, rooms to rent, and a campsite with good facilities. Over the headland to the north (5 mins) the northern beach is clothes optional and home to the free campers. Even in August Khorefto was quiet and relaxed. This beach was large, much less crowded than Studland and perhaps about 50% nude.

The village was lively but not crowded and the Tavernas always had room - even for a family of five. My correspondents particularly recommend the Milotis Eridhos Taverna run by the Apple Growers Co-Operative, it was right on the beach and offered a wide range of good quality traditional Greece dishes, many freshly cooked that morning. In true Greek style, the waiter would take you over to the kitchen to show you what was on the menu that night.

This is the beach in front of the village. All bathers were dressed (July 2016); so go to the next beach, Parisaina.

Parisaina

The beach after Khorefto village to the left facing the sea is Parisaina and now is occupied by campers. Campers are fully dressed - very few women topless. At July 2016 we visited twice this beach. A midweek day and a Sunday. Midweek was the first time there. After our arrival we sat at the middle of the beach. We decided to stay in swimsuits, my wife topless. After seeing 2-3 nudist couples and other 2-3 nude men (about 5% of the bathers) at the end of the beach, we stayed in the same place totally nude many hours. Next Sunday the situation was different. There were more that 150 campers and bathers. This time we sat near the only one nudist couple we met and we decided to stay au naturel. All over the beach were no more than 10 nudists, the couple of two young girls above, two single women and 3-4 single men but this young nude couple left the beach. A young girl lying on the beach 2 metres next to us - in her full bikini - didn't stop staring at my genitals behind her dark sunglasses laughing. So I wore my swimsuit for a long walk across the beach because I felt uncomfortable nude. The same time my woman felt very relaxed although she was the only woman who walked fully naked in front of groups of dressed men and she didn't care when stayed with open legs for the sun. She likes very much Parisaina beach and her advice is to go there. My advice is to go there because the beach is clean and huge, but Melani beach is a better choice.

2021. Parisaina is still suitable for nudism. Especially the northern end where there was a strong mix of nude and textile. No one seemed worried. However if you head up the path at the north end of th beach you will soon come to Tourkopigi Beach (sometimes Analipsi). Here the bathers were all nude couples and campers. Very relaxed atmosphere. You should be warned that beach gets very wavy so check the forecast.

Another Barefoot reporter, who visited in June 2007, was not very successful in finding beaches suitable for nudism on the east side. Mylopotamos, Plaka at Aghios Ioannis were both textiles only, and at Damouchari (Ntamouchari) the main beach was textiles only; my reporters got naked only on the cliff that separates the two beaches.