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OTHER ISLAND GROUPS
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| Kalymnos
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NUDE BEACHES
Paradise Beach
37.0063, 26.9239 
| This beach is actually located on the island of Telendos, which is considered part of Kalymnos even though they are disconnected land masses. Telendos has a very limited area of development and is mostly a day-trip destination from Kalymnos. After a boat ride of about a kilometer from Kalymnos, a walk of about 20 minutes brings you to Paradise Beach, the only established nude beach of Kalymnos/Telendos collectively. (Don't confuse this beach with two other Paradise Beaches listed elsewhere— the well-known one in Mykonos or a lesser-known one in Thasos.) |
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| Kos
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NUDE BEACHES
Polemi Beach
36.7671, 27.0324
| This beach is also known as Exotic Beach. You can drive all the way there and be relaxing naked in a lounge chair beneath a thatched beach umbrella within about a minute of closing your car door. You can also take a naked stroll along the mostly deserted eastern extension of the beach. |
Tropical Beach
36.7650, 27.1222
| This beach in Kardamena is convenient to a number of large resort hotels, but the accepted naturist area is quite small. If require more room to roam, Polemi Beach (see the previous listing) is 12 kilometers away by car. |
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| Rhodes
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NUDE BEACHES
Faliraki Beach
36.3292, 28.2117
| The only beach on Rhodes where nudity is well established is in the resort town of Faliraki, which has a reputation for being a lively party town. The nude beach is located in a cove just a few kilometers south of the center of Faliraki and does not seem to have a proper name. Locals just call it the "Nudist Beach." In a hypothetical list of Greece's best nude beaches, many would include Faliraki—which is one of the most well-attended nude beaches in Greece—among the top few. However, visitors also seem to have more polarized and conflicting opinions of this beach than any other nude beach in Greece, with reports of gawkers and other overt bad behavior among the complaints.
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| Corfu
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NUDE BEACHES
Mirtiotissa Beach
39.5956, 19.7986
| Although Corfu has a number of beaches where sporadic nudity occurs, beautiful Mirtiotissa Beach is the choice of nudists by a long shot. Highly regarded as one of the very best nude beaches in Greece, it is one of those iconic places that visitors fall in love with and come back to. |
Almyros Beach
39.8159, 19.8408
| Almyros Beach is located at the northernmost point of Corfu and draws a few bare bathers, although it lacks the notoriety (and crowds) of much-loved Mirtiotissa Beach (see the previous listing). If a certain ex-governor of a certain U.S. state were to build a residence near this beach, she could say "I can see Albania from my house." |
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| Kefalonia
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NATURIST RETREATS
Aloni Villas
38.0766, 20.7700
E, F, G
Ratzakli
Vassaliki Naturist Club
38.1051, 20.5586
E, D*, F*, Gk*, I*
Kleismata
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| Zakynthos
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NATURIST RETREATS
Naturist Panorama Hotel
37.7158, 20.9859
E, D, F, G, I
Vassilikos
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NORTH & EAST AEGEAN
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| Chios
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NUDE BEACHES
Mavra Volia Beach
38.1821, 26.0269
| This unusual beach in the village of Emporeios consists of a chain of narrow coves covered in smooth black pebbles. The beach is long enough that there is always ample space for nudists and textiles to coexist. |
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| Lesbos
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NUDE BEACHES
Eftalou Beach
39.3822, 26.2226
| This beach on the north coast of Lesbos near Mithymna is a chain of pebbly coves separated by rocky outcroppings that can easily be skirted. The more distant coves are occupied by nudists. |
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| Samos
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NUDE BEACHES
Tsamadou Beach
37.7854, 26.8745
| While most of this popular and beautiful beach is textile, nudists congregate at one extreme of the beach, where nudity is acceptable even during peak season when the beach is packed. This is the most popular gathering place for nudists in Samos. |
Tsabou Beach
37.8025, 26.8570
| The large main cove this beach is entirely textile, but just around a headland at one end is a very tiny cove that is customarily nudists. Tsabou Beach is less than three kilometers away from similarly named Tsamadou (see the previous listing), and Tsabou draws just a trickle of nudists compared to Tsamadou. |
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| Thasos
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NUDE BEACHES
Paradise Beach
40.6485, 24.7682
| This exceptionally beautiful beach consists of a main sandy cove and an adjacent area that is a long shelf of smooth rock. There is some nudity on the main part of the beach during the off season, but otherwise the main cove is textile. However, nudity is always acceptable along the rock shelf, which has its own distinct charms despite a lack of sand. Paradise Beach is located on the east side of Thasos, an island of the far north Aegean that is just seven kilometers offshore from mainland Greece. The area of the mainland closest to the island is the far northeastern arm of Greece that borders Bulgaria and extends toward Turkey. (The Paradise Beach of Thasos should not be confused two other Paradise Beaches listed elsewhere— the well-known one in Mykonos or the rather obscure one in Kalymnos.) |
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| Agistri
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NUDE BEACHES
Halikiada Beach
37.7008, 23.3729
| This small beach, attended mostly by nudists, is secluded yet within a one-kilometer walk from the ferry dock of Agistri, an island located in the Saronic Gulf, which is the body of water on the west side of Athens. With careful timing, it is possible to visit Agistri and its nude beach as a day trip from Athens, relying solely on public transit. |
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| Skiathos
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NUDE BEACHES
Banana Beach
39.1465, 23.3927
| The island of Skiathos is less than five kilometers offshore from the mainland region known as Thessaly, which lies on Greece's eastern coast between Athens and Thessaloniki. At the western end of Skiathos, Banana Beach is arguably Greece's favorite nude beach, with a loyal following of visitors who return again and again. There are actually two side-by-side beaches separated by an outcropping. The larger main beach is informally known as "Big Banana," while the smaller one is "Little Banana." Big Banana has some nudity, mainly during the off season, but is mostly textile, especially during peak season. At Little Banana, bare bathers always predominate. |
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| Skopelos
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NUDE BEACHES
Velanio Beach
39.0858, 23.7538
| Velanio Beach is located around a headland from Stafylos Beach, which is the most popular textile beach of Skopelos. The beach is rarely crowded, even during peak season, and there is an isolated and rugged stretch of coastline at one end of the beach that can be explored in the nude. If you've seen the 2008 film Mamma Mia!, you should have some idea of the beauty of Skopelos. Most of Mamma Mia! was filmed on Skopelos, mainly at Kastini Beach, which is about 15 kilometers west of Velanio.
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