This is said to be the only official naturist beach on Samos.

The beach is of pebbles and, providing you have something on your feet, getting in and out of the water isn't a problem. The beach, when our Barefooters visited in the first week of May 2006, was totally nude from just to the left of the snack bar, all the way to the right as you look at the sea. The snack bar served good sandwiches, hot and cold drinks and ice creams, this was also the man who hired the sunbeds at a cost of 6 euros per set per day. The toilets were clean and flushed (but watch out for lack of toilet paper) and the fresh water shower was very welcome. A good beach for couples, but not ideal for children because the water went deep quickly. If you like pebbles, it rates 95%.

A short distance along the road from the taverna on the bend there are several alternative routes to various tavernas on the beach.

The nudist section of the beach is about 75m long and 10m from water to beach top. It consists of large pebbles. Facilities include the aforementioned snack bar and there are also three tavernas to choose from (on the textile section). There are two beach cubicle toilets near to the snack bar. There are sun loungers and parasols for hire at 6 Euros for two people, and the luxury of two fresh water showers. Access to the water is very tricky and painful on bare feet. The combination of the pebbles and the surging waves makes leaving the water as difficult as entering it. On the days we were there, the waves were a few feet high and could cause panic in poor swimmers.

The background landscape was very beautiful. The very big disadvantage: dangerous rocks which can cut bare feet under the water instead of sand.

1999 September: A correspondent spent two weeks there and would say that it was 40/60% naturists, mostly German. and a "nice beach".

Some correspondents rave about this beach. One described Tsamadou as a lovely beach. The atmosphere, sea and beach itself is beautiful. From the taverna / bus stop there is a steep staircase down to the beach (but improved with paving during 1999). On the right hand side the beach is fully naturist, on the left hand side there are textiles.

2001 May: Two reports gave it a rating of 100%, which is truly exceptional. One report confirms that to the right of the staircase it is 100% nudist! The nudist character of the beach seems to be widely acknowledged, since the Swedish Travel Agent Apollo in their general information about Samos mentions Tsamadou as an option for those "who want to bathe naked". The beach is really great and there is some coarse sand here and there in addition to the pebbles. A report from August confirms the above description.

It is evidently quite cosmopolitan - with a large number of Germans and also people from Scandinavia, England and Holland too, and even some Greek people on both sides of the beach!

2002 May: A report says this is still a "marvellous" nudist beach.

2003: A Barefoot reporter who spent the summer in Samos says the beach is divided into 2 parts next to each other: The part on the right side as you approach the beach (a small cantina exactly at the entrance is considered the "border") was totally nudist for 50 metres along the beach. The part on the left was either for textiles or for topless women for 300 metres. From June up to the end of September there were sometimes more than 50 nudists. The textiles could approach the same number but most days, the ratio was 66%-33% or 80%-20% for the naturists especially in September. The age of them was exclusively 40-60, and they were mostly from Germany. The age of the textiles or topless women on the left side was younger.

Tsamadou was the only beach with a large number of sunbathers even at the end of September. The ratio those days was 80%-20% in favour of the naturists.

The nudist section of this beach was almost 100% nudist. The scenery at this part of Samos is spectacular and the approach to the beach is delightful. The character of the beach was relaxed with the majority of occupants being couples. The facilities at this beach were good and the atmosphere was laid back, but the poor access to the sea and the potential for danger of the sea limited its score to 75%.

This was a pebble beach; very crowded even in September. It is very long and while steeply shelved at the Kokhari end, this does not apply to the Southern end which is also generally free of the rather strong currents. Our correspondents' experience, two Octobers in succession, was that while the whole beach has a majority of textiles the Southern end had a majority of naturists (at least counting on the basis that a group is naturist if it has at least one unclothed person to signify a sympathetic attitude, and possibly even on a stricter basis). The beach is also fundamentally German, so you can assume a quite tolerant attitude to nudity in any case. Our correspondent gave this beach an 80% rating.

2005 September: And a report confirms that from the staircase and to the right it is 100% nudist. Mostly gays at the upper right side of the beach. A less promising report at the beginning of June a pair of Barefoot reporters were the only naked people there.

2007 June / July: Barefooters who visited said that the nudist section had expanded at least 20m to the left of the cantina. There were sunbeds across the whole beach. Very popular with Germans, but other nationalities present in good numbers too. There must have been more than 100 nude people there and there was a friendly atmosphere. A tiny cable-car provides food and drink service from the taverna at the top of the hill. The colour of the sea is wonderful, a sort of cream-blue. The left part of the beach is textile and the right one is nudist. People are very polite and you can enjoy all the privacy you want. The entry in/out of water can be tricky on most of the days. There are some large rocks (sometimes submerged) in the nudist section.

2010 September: We went this beach for just one day. It was 100% nudists. First of all we should say that this is the best organization we have ever seen. The sunbeds and an umbrella is now 8 Euro. There is a tavern which is located above the beach. But you can buy what you want from the beach because there is a cablecar for food and drinks between beach and tavern. The prices are reasonable. It was very crowded. There were maybe 80 nudists. Also this is the only beach that we could see lone women. (We guess this is an important criterion for safety and comfortable)…

After all these good comments; we have to say that we couldn't swim. There was a strong wind. The sea is very wavey. And the weather was nearly cold!

A note of warning: There are several cliffs underwater near the end of the beach (to the right) 10-15 m from shore. Cliffs in Greece are lava and sharp as a razor blade, so be very careful here.

2011 July: Our favourite beach. Both times we went the Eastern part (right if you face the sea) was full of nude people, about 75 people. If you take the most eastern entrance to the beach (with the steps from the parking area in the hair pin turn) it drops you off at the beach at the point where textile becomes nude. When we were there, the area with the blue umbrellas was totally nude. If you use the sunbeds, there is a charge, and you can order drinks or snacks from a guy who works for the taverna on top of the cliff. The drinks are transported down with a little cable lift. There is wonderful snorkeling around the rocks on the east side of the cliffs, and there are free fresh water showers. It’s a pebble beach and the colours are unbelievable. The trees are a crisp kind of green, and the sea has many shades of the deepest blue. I would rate it 100%. Another Barefooter had his first nude beach experience here in July and loved it! Great to start lost in a large group of well-tanned sunlovers. Freshwater showers on the beach are such a treat after a day in the sun and sea.

2017 August: This is the second beach driving the road from Kokkari to Avlakia. At the right side of the beach, from the tower of the beach guard, is the clothing-optional and almost 100% nude beach. You can hire a couple of sunbeds for €8 and Mister Tsamadou brings you everything you want. This beach is fantastic!

2018 July: A reporter said no changes. Only the average age of the visitors is getting higher, like on other beaches. Crowded beach. If you don’t want to rent a sunbed, there is just a small space for people at the end of the beach.