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My contributor spent four days in Loutro in April 2000. One day they walked the 45 minute walk westwards to Marmara Beach. This is a beautiful little beach of fine pebbles surrounded by marble cliffs situated where the Aradena Gorge reaches the sea. When they got there, there was just one other person there, nude, so they took the chance and stripped off. In the following hours more and more people came, among them many families with children.
Many kept their swimsuits on at first, but as the day wore on more and more people stripped off, and in the early afternoon the beach must have been almost 50% nude. The presence of many children made the atmosphere very innocent and pleasant, despite the fact that some of the textiles obviously disliked the nudity.
The swimming is great, there was a nice breeze coming down from the gorge, and there is a taverna on the cliff to the western side of the beach. All in all a very pleasant beach experience!
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2001 June: A report speaks of the possibility of hiring kayaks in Loutro and kayaking to Marmara or even Sweetwater Bay. My contributor says kayaking naked through the clear blue water is a religious experience!
This is a very small beach. The entire coast south of the beach consists of a series of rock coves and caves. They seem to be accessible only from the water. The water was warmer here, and swimming was OK with rocks to look at.
Some guide books list this as a naturist beach, however there is now a taverna sitting above the beach accompanied by spray painted "no nudism" signs. The signs are also painted on the adjoining rock cove/cave. One couple was in this adjoining cove and were nude. The boat from Loutro showed up, and a half dozen people scrambled up the rocks (above the beach) presumably to strip.
2002: A less encouraging report from summer suggests, however, that naturists were being asked by taverna man to move to the nearby rocks when he took money for the umbrellas. The rocks were full of naked people.
2007: A Barefoot reporter was disappointed by this beach and the signs saying "no nudism". It is a small beach and, he thought, not worth visiting compared with some other lovely beaches mentioned in the Guide. Other reports would be welcome.
2016 May: The beach at Marmara was very crowded with textiles and overlooked by the café. There is really no possibility of nude sunbathing or swimming here. Similarly at Finix there has been so much development that there are no un-overlooked sections of beach. Sweetwater is the best bet.
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