The only town in south-west Crete - and a small one at that - is Paleochora. Apparently there is a nudist section at the far end of the town's Sandy Beach but we never went there. Instead we followed the other hire cars very slowly down the rocky track to the beaches 4km to the east. We got a flat tyre on one trip but, no sooner had we got out to fix it, than 3 almost-naked Greek lads stopped and changed the tyre for us, refusing to accept any payment.
Follow the road at the end of Pebble Beach and take a branch off to the right after 1km. When you arrive at the three Anidri beaches, take the left fork marked Gialiskari Beach and park behind the friendly kantina that serves snack meals and cold drinks under the welcome shade of trees.
The nudist section of the beach is the furthest away from the car park, marked by a gap between the two sets of sunbeds. During the week, nudists
were about 60% of those on the beach; at the weekend it was reversed. Mostly nudist couples including two other male couples. You could continue walking naked along the E4 walking trail to the east and it seems likely there is
occasional cruising along there. However this particular beach is probably not a sensible destination for those of you hoping to meet new friends. A lovely place, with cliffs behind, comfortable coarse sand to lie on and clear blue water to swim in.
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I promised I would post some photos of nude beaches visited in Crete this month. If you're just looking for pictures of nude men on the beaches, stop now.
However if you're thinking of visiting Crete or you're interested in finding out about how nude beaches operate in parts of Europe, read on.
The first thing to stress is that nude beaches in Greece vary by time of week and time of year. Some may be taken over by 'textiles' at weekends and during the July/Aug peak season. Crete is so far south that you can visit the beach most days from April to October, so missing the summer peak may not be a problem.
The other point is that few European beaches are entirely nude. Nudists tend to co-exist with textiles on the same beach, either together or at different sides of the beach. The nude part of the beach is always the furthest away.
There is an excellent website with hundreds of pages on Greek nude beaches. Essential reading before you go, even if some of the information now seems out of date:
http://www.barefoot.info/greekgde.html
This article and photo were posted by atitlan from a message on his [ymna2] Yahoo group
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