Also on the peninsula is Petani beach on the west coast, about 20 minutes' drive from the ferry at Lixouri. Look out for the sign to Petania in Greek.

A very winding, steep road down to this beach which has a lovely setting with a backdrop of mountains. At the bottom of the road, turn right and park by the boats. A short walk North (turn right) takes you to a very quiet, pebbly beach with large boulders and rocks providing good privacy. Good for swimming and snorkelling.

Petani

Petani

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2001: The beach was mainly a mix of fine stones and pebbles although my contributors were able to find a sandy area towards the rear of the beach for more comfortable lazing. There were a few naturists situated at the southern end of this beach (turn left on reaching the beach). We were sufficiently away from the sunbeds and textiles to feel comfortable here. The sea here was very clear and calm but fairly quickly shelving. Jelly shoes recommended.

2004 July: A report says this is a really lovely beach: much nicer than Myrtos, although in a similar setting. Cross the ferry from Argostoli to Lixouri (€3.60 car, €1.20 passenger…get up to the top deck of the ferry - marvellous views across the Bay of Argostoli!) Turn left on arriving at the beach, walk about 150 yards past the sun loungers, and there are a reasonably large number of naturists with a few textiles scattered in between. Absolutely lovely! The weather at the time helped: glorious sun, warm sea - 95% - would be more if not for the narrow, winding roads.

2006: Barefooters who visited did not find it as idyllic as earlier reporters; although very scenic the beach is stony with little sand. My reporters established themselves in a small stony cove at the northern end and went nude.

2007 August: Others found it too crowded to be nude.

2008 June: Other Barefooters who visited Petani confirm that naturism is practised on the left side of the beach when facing the sea (confirmed in June 2010). They say snorkelling brilliant, but they advise getting there early as textiles use this area too and first there decides the order of the day. The beach has some shade most of the day due to the cliff behind. Take jelly shoes or similar as pebble beach.

2017

September: The road to Petani is paved and we didn’t find the drive too difficult. We just managed to squeeze into a space near the boats but parking is limited and probably difficult in July/August.

Two rocky outcrops divide Petani into three sections with an overall length of ½ mile (0.8km).

Beyond the left hand (south west) outcrop there is a small, very secluded cove See on Google maps. It is probably only accessible by boat … It may be possible to swim or wade there but the sea was rough so we didn’t attempt to reach it!

The large main beach is managed, has a blue flag and was 100% textile when we visited! There are a couple of tavernas at the centre of this section. As described above, if you walk to the left you can be far enough from the sunbeds for nudism to be possible. That said, no-one was naked when we visited! In fact no-one at all! That was probably for several reasons; at that end the sand gives way to increasingly large, uncomfortable pebbles; during the afternoon it was in deep shade; more exposed to wind and waves on the day we visited.

Wooden slipways on which stand several small fishing boats and the second rocky outcrop separate the right hand (north east) section of Petani.

The right hand (north east) section of beach is sand and pebbles with scattered large rocks providing some privacy. Nudity seemed to be well accepted there, particularly the further you go towards the end of the beach See on Google maps. When we visited there were two other naturist couples (m/f & m/m) as well as several topless sunbathers. The only thing that detracted from that part of the beach was the seaweed drifting in the water, which reduced clarity, and on the beach where it seemed to stick to everything!

2018 We went to Petani (mid-July) and at the extreme right there still is possibility to swim naked. We were the only couple doing so, but nobody (even textile crowd coming to take pictures at the rocks) minded.