Further south after the big fallen rock is Megali Petra (big stone in Greek). You can go there following a path, 300m long before the last turn of Megali Petra road - not easy if you wear sandals.

2004: A Barefoot reporter who called here says it might be one of the best places he has ever visited. It's on the west side of the island. Follow the signs to the Kalamitsi village and then follow the sign "to the beach". After 4 kilometres of a very narrow road, park the car just one turn before the end of this road. You will see a dirt path on your left side. Walk down the path until you reach the beach after a 10 minutes walk. Be aware it's a difficult path especially during your return. Don't forget to bring water, food or anything else you might need, since there is nothing you will find on this beach except nature.

Reaching the beach will reward you. Crystal clear water, blue-green, fantastic scenery all around. The beach is divided in 3-4 segments by rocks, but you can reach every part of it walking. We saw more than 50 people there, all naturists and one free camper. Free camping there is not advised because of the path I mentioned above. A superb beach. My reporter rates it 100%.

2016 June: Going south, immediately after Megali Petra beach, there is a stretch of beach where nudity seems to rule yet and is 100%. Many people, couples and groups of friends.
September: See under Kathisma beach for problems in the road to Kalamitsi beach.

2018 July: Megali Petra is to a large extent nude and rewards you with bright turquoise colour water (at least as impressive as at Egremni).

2019 May: (see photos in Gallery) Megali Petra can be accessed by walking along the shore, through the rocks, from Kavalikefta beach or by a short track and narrow footpath from the road above 38°45'12.5"N 20°35'22.4"E, which is an easy and very pleasant short walk. A very scenic location backed by high, steep, tree covered slopes.Just one other m/f couple on the beach when we arrived. She was skinny dipping but he kept his trunks on. Later in the afternoon they left and then two textile m/f couples arrived. They were not at all bothered by us being naked.

The beach is white coarse sand and pebbles and slopes fairly gently to the waterline and beyond. There was no noticeable current and the sea is great for swimming. Wet shoes are not needed but as there are some small banks of pebbles where the waves break they do make getting out of the water a little easier. Even though it was partly cloudy, the sea was a beautiful turquoise colour and must be amazing on a sunny day. At either end of the beach there are a number of large rocks with sandy areas in-between. Great for a little privacy and for shelter from wind and sun.

I took a long, naked walk to and beyond the large rocks at the southern end of the beach and found a further completely empty stretch of the same coarse sand and pebbles and turquoise sea. There may be further beaches beyond that would be even more secluded and well worth exploring. June: In the beginning the beach was a 50:50 mix of clothed and nude bathers. Behind the big Rock nearly 100% nude. If you walk further south you can find a stretch of beach for your own.

2020 August, September and October: Megali Petra (great rock) is an amazing beach with the nudist part starting beyond the great rock. Like Milos, it is worth visit on and off season. It is mostly visited by couples and groups, so you will find no creepy gawkers, like in easier to access beaches in Lefkada. So you can take your clothes off and just relax.

2021 August: We visited this beach. The naturist part is after the rocks splitting the beach into two. Perfect place for naturism! As the path is a bit steeper than Pefkoulia, it doesn't attract that many people in the naturist part (which is also bigger than Pefkoulia). October: We had intended to park at the café at Kavalikefta Beach and walk back up to the footpath to Megali Petra beach, however the road had partly collapsed (see October 2021 report for Kavalikefta) so we parked further back up the hill. Adjacent to where the footpath starts 38°45'12.5"N 20°35'22.4"E some development seems to have begun so it is no longer possible to park in the small layby just there. Too early to tell exactly what but we do hope it doesn’t adversely impact access to Megali Petra or result in it being taken over by textiles.

Unfortunately it started to rain so we abandoned our visit before stripping off. Little seems to have changed though and there were only a few people on the beach so for the time being we are sure it remains naturist friendly.