Spithi (near Skala)
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Spithi has for many years boasted an unofficial but de facto naturist beach a short walk from the main Skala town, screened by rocks from the main beach. Earlier attempts to close it down seem to have been abandoned in favour of common sense. Unfortunately this naturist beach is no longer easily accessible from Skala, the only way round the headland to the beach is to swim but alternative routes are available. If you look on the Google Maps link, you will see that only the small bay close south of the rocky headland is labelled “Spithi Beach FKK” and south of that is the much larger Loutraki Paralia FKK but, so far as concerns The Captain, it is all one.
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2020: August: We stayed two weeks near Skala. Impossible to reach Spithi from Skala, tried to climb the rocks but still, at some point you need to swim. I did it once, but swam from Spithi to Skala. If you want to reach Spithi from Skala by car or on foot, you need to take the main south coast road from Skala, walk 15 minutes, and just before the Cemetery, on the left hand side, there are two signs for villa Margherita and Penelope House, take that road and at the entrance of Penelope´s turn right and continue to Margherita, after you pass Margherita, you can´t get lost, you carry on the track and will take you to the beach. The beach was quiet, sometimes the odd Greek textiles but they didn´t mind being surrounded by nudists.
July/August: Stayed three weeks very near Spithi and visited the beach numerous times. Very quiet given the circumstances, although I did meet a couple of other naturists. The beach varies in width as it seems to form a series of bays as you walk south. There is quite a bit of seaweed, but it was dried out and not a problem and easy to clear. The sea was wonderfully warm and shelves very gently such that it is possible to wade out a long way, it is also largely sandy once past a few rocks. It is possible to walk the entire length of the beach and round onto Mouda beach, only the last part would present a challenge if you were not so mobile, as you have to climb over rocks. The sea was much rougher on Mouda as that is around the headland and seems to get the prevailing wind. I did see the old sign about this not being a naturist beach, however the other couple of naturists I saw included a few greeks who confirmed this was accepted as naturist, I certainly didn’t have an issue and I walked the entire length a few times.
September: No-one else here. There is no way you could possibly stumble upon this beach by accident – you basically need the above instructions and even then it’s not totally obvious. I was worried one of the locals would have a go at me for trespassing on the way down. There is a sign saying that nudism is forbidden in several languages. If there’d been half a dozen other naturists on the beach it would have been OK but I can’t envisage this beach ever regaining the popularity it seemingly once had given the access difficulties and how much easier it is to get to Mouda.
2022 October: Spithi beach was still accessible via a narrow track at the end of a dirt road off the main Skala-Ratzakli road. There are no signposts other than at the very end of the dirt road, where motorists are warned that they are entering a dead end, without any facility for turning round. I found the “Footpath” app invaluable, but no doubt other navigational aids are available.
As you follow the narrow path through the tall canes, the sea is suddenly and excitingly revealed. The beach was clearly beautiful once, with green hills coming right down to the shore. Alas, it now seems unloved and unkempt. The shingle beach slopes steeply at the waterline; and even when the sea is relatively calm, there is a strong undertow which pulls the ground from under your feet.
In two visits I didn’t see anybody else on the beach and perhaps that’s understandable. Hard to find, a long way from the road, an unfriendly sea; and Mounda so close by.
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Tarmac parking on road N38° 04.194' E020° 47.367' allocation.constituted.vitamins
Parking at end of dirt track N38° 03.879' E020° 47.561' billiard.loops.sweetness
Alternative access point N38° 03.744' E20° 47.556' statins.slinging.arachnid
Dirt road to alternative from tarmac N38° 04.165' E020° 47.033' wags.amicable.eased
Parking for final walk to alternative N38° 03.778' E020° 47.480' registers.amply.parklands
Park on the road near the Revoil petrol station or outside the cemetery on the opposite side of the road, then take the dirt road south signed Villa Margarita to the informal parking area for those prepared to drive on dirt roads – if you walk the whole route it’s ~⅔ mile each way, with about 150’ of descent. From there, follow the path to and down the cliff to the beach. This access point is in the middle of the northernmost of three stretches of beach totalling a quarter of a mile, with easy rock scrambles between each. The main, middle, beach has an alternative access point which requires driving about ¾ mile of dirt road.
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2025 September: From a Barefooter:
High 20s, moderate breeze, no cloud. According to several online reports it is not possible to get from the Mouda headland to the southern beach (unless one is really adept at and equipped for rock scrambling). The northern end of the north beach is eroding rapidly and is also a turtle nesting area. There is no land access along the coast from the north. Total population during our visit (excluding us): 1 non-nudist, 3 nudists (two on the main beach, one on the northern).