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An apparently well-tolerated bay with two beaches: a good paved road leads to the first directly from the island’s capital Vathi (from waterfront follow sign for Archaeological museum near old-looking church with prominent belltower, turn first left and then follow signs). This has a pebble beach with a few boats drawn up on it, nothing special, nudity not the norm but apparently tolerated. A short climb over the headland path at the right (not mountaineering, but some climbing up and down rocks) leads to a very nice pebble crescent beach which was comfortable for naturism (3 or 4 people there typically, 50% naked) during the first two weeks of September 2003. Greek visitors as well as foreign, clothing-optional rather than 100% nude, very relaxed feeling to the place. No facilities on this second beach, possibly something on the first one but not in September.
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2007: Barefooters who visited in September found this beach “all rather sedate” and not right for nudism when they were there.
2019: on two visits in mid September the second beach was mainly nudists. Twenty metres after clambering down from the short path, someone has written on a post ‘Nudism’. We noticed any textiles did not go beyond the notice. Lovely beach for swimming and snorkelling.
We hired a motorboat in Vathy (no licence need for less powerful boats) and spent the day boating nude round the area, stopping in coves and bays. Best day of our holiday.
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2025 September: From a Barefooter
A useful leaflet about the island gives brief details of five beaches on the Southern part of Ithaca. Regarding Sarakiniko, it says:
We visited on Sep 14th when the weather was clear, temperature in the low thirties, light breeze. There were about a dozen people on the first beach, initially half a dozen on the second – more arrived during the morning. There was no nudity anywhere, although two women did go top-free. Also, as at Myrtos, people sometimes spent time unobtrusively naked when drying off after a dip before getting dressed. Both beaches were coarse limestone gravel and small pebbles, easy to walk on. It shelves fairly steeply in the sea, so one is in swimming depth fairly quickly.