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Located just over the hill south of Aghios Nikitas village, this beach is, together with Egremni, absolutely the best nudist beach on Lefkas (though it must be said many reports say exactly this about different Lefkas beaches). The sand is excellent although composed of fairly sizeable grains, and there is sand also on the sea bed. The setting is beautiful and the beach is large. My contributors estimated that about 75-80% were nude, mainly at the northern end. If you are not sure where to lay down, try one of the ends. At the southern end it is possible to get shade in some caves.
Apart from the taxi-boat from Aghios Nikitas, the only other way to the beach from land is by way of a footpath over the hill from Aghios Nikitas. The path begins on a stairway just to the right of a restaurant called "Milos Restaurant" and is highly recommended for its beautiful views (see photo on the left).
Nudity is very acceptable (the Taxi boat drops you away from the nudists to be discreet). The beach is well known & accepted by locals and the busiest time is from 2pm onwards, although this is an overstatement because you are at least 50 feet from the next people.
The beach can also be reached by 2 taxi boats, the "Express Milos" taking only 3 mins from Aghios Nikitas (cost 3 Euro return). The second (slower) boat carries on to visit the north end of Kathisma Beach. There are no umbrellas and no taverna, so be sure to have enough food and water. A new road, on which work commenced in 2000, stops at the top of a hill where a new cellphone antenna was erected. This road does not lead to the beach. The Captain understands there are still no plans for a road down to the beach (July 2018).
Most people nude although a few textiles around the northern end but didn't appear to be an issue for anyone. My contributor did not feel he could give it anything but 100%!
2017 August: Milos is confirmed as nudists-friendly beach down to its southern part. There are no signs (official nor natural) which separate clothed and nude part. Even if nudists tend to concentrate to the southern area (facing the sea, just walk to your left) not being as wide as Pefkoulia helps the integration between the clothed and nude communities… which is always good.
Since 2016 the small beach at the south end became smaller and everyone sunbathing there should mind the falling rocks and rolling stones, heritage of the
August: Milos is confirmed as nudists-friendly beach down to its southern part.
There are no signs (official nor natural) which separate clothed and nude part. Even if nudists tend to concentrate to the southern area (facing the sea, just walk to your left) not being as wide as Pefkoulia helps the integration between the clothed and nude communities… which is always good.
Since 2016 the small beach at the south end became smaller and everyone sunbathing there should mind the falling rocks and rolling stones, heritage of the 2015 earthquake.
2018 August: Milos remains one of the best beaches in the world for nudism. If you come by car/bus you will need to walk (from the main road) down the pedestrian street of Agios Nikitas village (easy and pleasant walk, maximum 10 minutes from the main road). When you get to the Agios Nikitas beach, this is where you take the taxi-boat to the nearby Milos beach in less than 5 minutes (plus waiting time). When the boat operates, it's quite frequent throughout the day. However, it's often that the boat doesn't operate. So instead of waiting, if you don't see the boat there, ask at the restaurant/taverna Nikitas, located as you head away from Aghios Nikitas beach back towards the main road, just a few metres from the beach on your right (the people there seem to be the ones who run the boat).
If the boat is not in operation (or if you prefer hiking), walk a bit further and follow the instructions in the main text here to take the path which will get you uphill and eventually down to Milos beach (about 20 minutes walk/hike). It's a beautiful and clear yet slightly rough path. Not the easiest one, but even small children go on this path and some even with flip-flops (however we wouldn't recommend flip flops).
When you reach the beach from land, the nudist part is on your left (if by boat, then on your right). Usually there aren't too many people on the beach and the ones who are on the southern part are almost exclusively nude. We noticed that someone would walk by a few times per day carrying a fridge bag and offering drinks, donuts, local pies/pastries. No facilities like sunbeds, umbrellas, etc. Almost no natural shade, so you might want to carry an umbrella or similar. The building works described in the main text above are complete without compromising the nude character of the beach; these are now luxurious villas/studios very far away from the beach, mainly because they are so high up (hundreds of private steps to get to them). Water quality is excellent and the colour feels exotic; almost as unreal as in Egremni, Megali Petra and elsewhere on the west coast of the island.
2019 May: In our opinion Milos Beach is one of the best nudist beaches in Lefkas. It is fairly easy to access although the pedestrianised main street in Agios Nikitas makes it necessary to park a little further away. There were few spaces left close to the end of the main street but parking wasn’t a problem. We parked near the cemetery from where a good paved footpath cuts through to the main street See on Google Maps. The footpath and steps from the main street over the headland to Milos are as described above. It is a bit of a climb but not too arduous.
On the way up there are lovely views back over Agios Nikitos beach across to Pefkoulia. And on the way down inviting views over the white beach and turquoise sea at Milos.
There were around ten people on the beach, mainly at the textile northern end. There was just one single male naturist in the centre of the beach and us but the low naturist proportion may have been because it was cloudy and a bit cool. The beach is mostly very small pebbles which are comfortable to sit on and the central area is backed by some small sand dunes.
We went beyond the rock outcrop to the more secluded southern end of the beach. There was one textile couple and a single male there but they were not at all bothered by us and we enjoyed a skinny dip. The same small pebbles continue beneath the waterline with the sea bed shelving moderately. Getting in and out of the water wasn’t too difficult in bare feet although wet shoes may be preferred. All in all a very lovely beach and confirmed as still naturist-friendly. June: Very nice and scenic beach, also the hike is worth it as it offers perfect views. Sadly on our visit only about 10-15 nudists at the leftmost part of the beach. Nevertheless Milos is a must when visiting Lefkada.
2020: We started from Agios Nikitas and visited this beach by boat in August and through the trail in September. After trying both, I recommend going through the trail and leaving by boat, since the ascent when leaving is hard. The beach is simply amazing, especially if you are lucky enough to be there on a calm day without wind (usually in June or September). Both times we had no trouble going nude. We went to southern half of the beach where everyone was nude and spent the entire day there.
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