South of Parikia, the beach at Parasporos has, it seems, been designated as a nudist beach. It was dirty, with litter widespread, and the water rough when we visited (however, the Sunseekers' Guide says it is suitable for bodysurfing). There is a taverna. The beach was, however, practically deserted. We stripped off and went for a swim. Whilst we were in the sea an elderly Greek couple, complete with enormous swimming costumes, settled themselves down immediately behind our beach mats, with the consequence that they got an eyeful of us as we emerged from the water. Staying put would have been uncomfortable for us and we had no wish to cause offence to local people so we dressed and settled for a beer in the taverna. (Rating: 20%).

1998 June: A report speaks of one visit during which there was a nudist couple and sufficient space to go nude likewise. On two other occasions, there was no nudism at all and not enough space to start a trend at a discreet distance from textiles.

More recent reports are fairly clear that whatever the designation the beach is not, in practice, nudist, and has not been since the establishment of the beach club.