The bay of Aghia Anna, once a famous nudist beach, is no longer nudist.

The beach backed by hotels, and the unnoticed track at the back of the beach is now a tarred road with a regular

bus service. However, all is not lost: go round the point at the south end of the beach: the section immediately

around the point (bus-stop "Paradiso") is nudist (this is the northern end of Plaka). Getting off the bus head towards

the little chapel that is to the left of the bay. Drop down over the hill to Plaka which must surely be one of the best

beaches in the Cyclades. The section surrounded by rocks immediately under the chapel is usually predominantly

nudist (although proportions can drop in high season). The beach is clothes-optional immediately to the south but

becomes more and more textile as you pass in front of the Paradiso taverna

Immediately north of Aghia Anna, nudists gather towards the north end of the beach. In June 2000 the northern

end of the beach was about 60-70 percent naturist. The beach was very clean, but a slippery shelf exists in the

water extending roughly ten feet out. Very diverse gender and age group present. The beach extends about 300

meters to the west from the last houses. In July 2001 the first 100 meters were textile, then mixed (50%), while the

last 100 meters were textile . The central part (about 25% of the total, less than 100 metres) was without such

installations and was mixed (textiles and nudists), with people close each other not less than 10 metres. The water is

very clean and warm, the beach is large and clean, and nudists had no problems.

Kastraki , south of Mikri Vigla (i.e. just south of Plaka) had nude bathers on the beaches on either side of the solitary beach

restaurant as well as on the sand immediately below the restaurant although Kastraki was mainly textile. South of Kastraki

before Pyrgaki there are some mainly naturist beaches, below a cliff on which sits what looks like a deserted prison or an

abandoned part-built hotel. Lovely water, shelving quite steeply and rocks between the bays.

Near Pyrgaki, nudists are present in the rocky coves stretching towards Panagia Gialous: walk round the

headland (no clear path) or climb over the pass on the track starting just to the right of the "Psili Ammos" taverna

(not to be confused with the village of Psili Ammos): those with cars can take a better but longer road branching off

before the taverna: after going over the pass, take the track leading towards the sea and choose your cove.

Beautiful small beach south of Mikra Vigla. Need a car to access. Not so much a beach as almost a series of coves.

Need to scramble down a small cliff to access beach but well worth it. Take adequate supplies of e.g. water as quite

some distance from taverna etc. Top of cliff quite well wooded with lots of wild thyme growing. Good snorkelling.