I talked to our apartment host and she cleared the naming chaos: Krinakia is the new official name (it's a lily growing on the dunes), Katsounaki is the old name still used by locals, and Alona is used on Google Maps for unknown reasons.

2012: Katsounaki beach at the northern end of Xerokambos was deserted and excellent for going nude, it is signposted as Krinakia from the Zakros road . The writer thought it the best beach in the area. On some maps it's also called Alona.

2014: Xerocampos was a real heaven for naturists - very few clothed people would show up! This Alona beach is a real paradise. I went there every day during one week and I witnessed people arriving walking (nude) from their (not so close) neighbouring villas. A very cool ambiance!

2018: Just a few people there. One naturist couple and another couple with the male naturist. Later 2 clothed (probably Greek) came who didn't seem to mind us. June disappointing textile takeover this morning, just one couple with nude male. We and another couple headed over to the rocks on the north side of the bay. October After parking on the more Northern part of the street, walk along the sea side, and then through a nice fine sand path to discover, after maybe 10 minutes walk, this fine sand beach with clear water. Today was a very mixed day: families, young and not-so-young couples, some female couples, some guys and one textile girl, who really didn't care at all about the naked people lying all around. If you like snorkelling, you will be able to find a lot of different fishes and shells. A small paradise….

2019: Alona was thriving. Over a period of the last two weeks of September, many weekdays and weekends there were between 15 and 20 couples on the beach, with often more than 75% naturist. Some walkers on the path between Xerocambos and Kato Zakros would stop off for a cooling skinny dip. It is also possible to walk naked along the beach and coastal track between Alona and Alatsolimni.

2020: Beach was very busy with 90% naturist. Included some families.

 2023: On a weekday the beach was quite busy, the parking lot was full, a few cars had to park on the side of the road. There were around 40-50 textiles all along the beach and 8-10 nudists on the left side facing the sea. A few older couples, a few younger couples with man nude, the woman topless, a gay couple and a family so you had them all. :-) Some textiles were among the nudists but no-one minded. The beach is stunning, probably the best in the Xerokampos area.