How far is nude section from main beach and town?
Is it easy to get there, how many people go and is it a safe place to lounge and take in the rays?
thanks
Walk down to the beach via the main road to the jetty, turn right and walk along 2-3 hundred yards and thats (as I remember from 2008) the most popular nude part. Though if you turn left facing the sea and walk the other way around the headland, with maybe a minute knee deep in water you have another area which is more secluded (again as I remember in 2008) All very safe, no frowns from people. Just happy carefree folk with or without clothes.
Thanks
i am 50 so hope the age range is including my age
Hi, Smilingtoday - in Arillas age is not an issue anywhere! (I should know, I'm older than you!!)
I've not used the nude beach (yet!) but many friends have and all enjoy it very much. I am sure you will do too!
Janis x
Age means nothing in Arillas. Its all ages for everthing, except minors for Mythos of course :-) I'm sure you will have a fab time.
smilingtoday....
Access to the naturist areas can vary with the weather, you may have to wade through the sea, but it is all flat. I have been to many naturist beaches that are much tougher to get to, at the bottom of a cliff or with miles to walk to etc.
Arillas isn't a "naturist destination" as such, and has so much to offer textiles and naturists alike. But you can be a peaceful and happy naturist there. Jen and me do... ten times so far. Number 11 coming up in July
Phil
Pleaese remember it is not am offical one and it is only because of the generosity of the local residents that nude bathing is allowed.
Mirtiotissa beach in Corfu is classed as one of the best in Europe and as far as I know is the only beach that it is legal to strip off in Corfu. We havent been because we just love to stay in Arillas for the short time we are there and have never really had any unwanted attention. Viv
Hi there
I walked the length of the beach today. Only 3 people on it although the weather was certainly mid 20's and hot sun.
The beach so far this year is quite wide from the jetty past the Sea Breeze and maybe 400 meters further on. All really lovely. Indeed perhaps the best I have ever seen it.
On the Marina side the beach is not disimilar to last year. In front of the Splish Splash the road has erroded. However once past this things get better. Threre is a pebbly patch just before the traditional wading point. No wading this time. The beach then opens up to around the size of the other side of the Jetty! So you who enjoy bronzed botty are utterly spoiled this year. The beach this end could do with a tidy and a bonfire right now but it too looks better than I have seen it.
Hi there
I walked the length of the beach today. Only 3 people on it although the weather was certainly mid 20's and hot sun.
The beach so far this year is quite wide from the jetty past the Sea Breeze and maybe 400 meters further on. All really lovely. Indeed perhaps the best I have ever seen it.
On the Marina side the beach is not disimilar to last year. In front of the Splish Splash the road has erroded. However once past this things get better. Threre is a pebbly patch just before the traditional wading point. No wading this time. The beach then opens up to around the size of the other side of the Jetty! So you who enjoy bronzed botty are utterly spoiled this year. The beach this end could do with a tidy and a bonfire right now but it too looks better than I have seen it.
Brilliant sounds great! Thanks for keeping us in the picture, really appreciate it!
Wonderful news! Thanks for letting us know.....
lynn xx
Looking forward to sun on my body
hope it shines when i am there in 4 weeks
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smilingtoday
oh the sun will shine............yammas
Thanks for the update, the beach sounds absolutely glorious. The only downside is now I'm depressed. I'm not there.
Phil
Me too Phil, so looking forward to a walk alone the beach.
Well im right pleased for you lot, the one thing we wanted this year was not to have to wade. Still never mind we are looking forward to al the lovely reports and picture's. Lets have loads. Love Viv
well, yesterday you would have been paddling through quite a bit of water to get to the nude end of the beach. sorry.....
Someone here here seems to like the North beach
And you still had to wade through some shallow water
hi, does anyone know if there are other nude beaches in the area? Sidari, San Stefano....maybe, thanks
People use the far end of San Stefano beach too. I don't know if it's officially a nude beach, but it's quite popular.
thanks - do you know if there is a bus from sidari to arillas? paul
not sure Paul but i will be there in two weeks 24-31st may
The only one to Arillas from Sidari is the return from Corfu Town via Sidari at about 4 or 5 pm. I can't remember the exact time, but it's about then. Someone will doubtless put up the exact answer. If you are in Sidari, you can get a bus to Arillas then, but not one back.
There are more from Sidari to San Stefanos, but you would have to make your way to Arillas from there. A long walk.... Or simply stay in San Stef. If it's a naturist beach you want, Maggie has answered your question. In our "walking days" Jen and me have used the very unofficial North end of San Stef. Turn right as you face the sea and walk till you see others....
Hope this helps
Phil
thanks guys let me know if you find buses... phil, you say a walk how long?
Flat and about 1/2 mile I think
Phil
There is information about the beach here
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http://www.capnbarefoot.info/ionian:corfu
cheers mate, paul
hiya cazgaz! i know that is not you on the photo!
we arrive in arillas in just over 3 weeks!!! and just nannot wait!
peterh ..hava a fab time ...yammas
peterh, can not be trusted, he is just rubbing it in that he and his lovely wife will be in Arillas before me and his daughter Carolyn. My big fear is the pair of them will drink the place dry :-) And yes it is us in the picture, you took it!
A couple of years ago there was a path down to the nude beach ,it lead down from the path that goes across the top of the cliffs that over look the beach ,it was a bit over grown but we managed it once.
My inlaws were there last week and said that alot of the path had fallen away down onto the beach.Weather was really bad with torrential rain for most of the week.
Last year the wade was quite deep via the beach but 3 years ago the tide went out far enough that you didn't have to wade at all,always seems strange how the beach at Arillas changes so much and in 5 weeks we'll be there to see for ourselves...Cannot wait!!
The beauty of Arillas. Like a woman, ever changing, ever inviting, sometimes difficult.
Phil
Hi Mikk J. We have been visiting Arillas since 1995 and in all those years we only noticed a difference last year. Who knows why this is? is it North winds? Is it global warming? all i know is that as long as there is a patch of sand that I can call my own each year I am happy! :-)
Quote from: Jo Wissett on May 29, 2010, 11:40:06 PM
We have been visiting Arillas since 1995 all i know is that as long as there is a patch of sand that I can call my own each year I am happy! :-)
Good on yer Jo... :)
Being more serious, it is lovely to see young families enjoying the beach around the jetty, even little Spiros Kourkoulos learning to swim. (Did you just throw him in Dimitris?)
How many acres of sand do we need to enjoy the summer? Many hoilday resorts only offer acres of concrete or rocks. I have seen Arillas beach almost non-existent, but mostly like now, it has plenty of space for everyone. Naturists who don't want to climb down cliff faces, or walk miles can be open and honest in Arillas. I really don't understand why it isn't over-run by naturist holidaymakers.
As for climbing down from the cliffs, no way. Walk along from Kaloudis, er yes. It might just still be possible for my Jen.
Phil
I agree with you Phil, and hope many families embrace the sands and the summer. I`m sure Terry will come up with a cartoon! p.s. and some food :) Hope Jen has a not too difficult time.
Lindy luvver, she is a trooper. She hurts, but never lets it get in the way of things. Well almost never, but when we are there, and she can get into the pools and the sea, she blossoms. The pictures of us in Arillas all show it. Are you going to be there this year?
As for our Terry, he needs no encouragement. He can create a party by walking in the room..... Have you seen the clear-up operations after his stay at Horizon??? Bodies of those who died laughing at his antics!
I will pay for this one day, just watch....
love
Phil
We are just back from two lovely weeks in Arillas, access to the beach was a little difficult the first week as we had some storms, but last week it was easy, and the beach was really quite busy for May. I have been visting Arilas twice a year in May and September since 1997, and although the access can change if the sea gets a bit rough, when the weather is fine it is has always been fairly easy to get to the beach, albeit sometimes you may need rubber shoes to help you walk over stones in the sea but not always. Over the years we have met some lovely people who we see year after year, and some of you may know me as I like to make stone towers! which have been photographed by many people over the years.
I hope to get back again this year but may have to wait till first week in October, I hope all you lucky people visiting this summer will have a truly wonerful time.love to those who lnow me and those I have yet to meet xx
What a fabulous advertisement for Arillas kcarol. Beautifully written and heartfelt. You convinced me, but then, I don't need any convincing. So glad you had yet another great experience of our Arillas. Stone towers? How have Jen and me missed them? Please elaborate. Can't wait....
Phil
Hello Phil,
Regretfully, I do not think I have met you and Jen, but maybe one day. When I go on the beach I collect the lovely flat stones and build walls and towers around my patch. I spend hours walking up and down the beach to select the perfect stone to add to my wall, and I also make little mosiacs. While collecting the stones I get to chat to many lovely people who politely appear interested what I am doing! If you are in Arilas at the moment I am sure you will still see the remains of one of my creations about half way along the naturist beach. Usually I dismantle the stones before I leave, but this year some very nice German ladies wanted to 'move in' to my spot when I left so I left it to them to do when they had finished. When not on the beach I walk regularly to Afionis , through the old village out on the headland to look back and admire the lovely view of Arillas and San Steohanos cliffs. I will then go and enjoy freshly squeezed orange juice with Costos at Porto Timoni and take in the stunning veiw over Agios Georgios. In May the wild flowers are so vivid and fragrant which adds to the overall beauty of the area and I cannot think of anywhere that I would rather be. Roll on October!
I think I've often used your spot in June, Carol.......I've often seen those stone towers. I've also used the track as well....not too bad coming down, but going up, I did need a helping hand.....!!!!
QuoteIn May the wild flowers are so vivid and fragrant which adds to the overall beauty of the area
We still have May to experience, but they are fragrant at other times and the beauty speaks to us both every time. Rhodes is burnt brown and hot all year. But Corfu is truly the Emerald Isle and green and fragrant all year long.
I'll go and get back in my corner now...
Phil
Just back too guys. had a great week on the Beach
Just back too guys. Had a great week on the Beach and got my all over tan. Chatted to a few and saw the pile of stone sculptures.
Easy wade most days and pleasant sea to swim in. i hope to be back.
D
Going to Corfu 1 week on Monday(tomorrow)! We was hoping to visit Myrtiotissa but have read reports most of the sand has been washed away! We are staying at A. Georgios North,so hoping to hire a car for a few days and get naked on Arillas beach now. Has anyone been to Issos beach near the lake of Korrison and done any nude sun-bathing? Cheers Dave & Sue
Hi Dave & Sue,
We went quite a while ago, the beach by the sea was all sun beds and such but plenty of Dunes to get an all over tan, looks a bit like futerventra if you know what I mean. A lovely place then dont know how commercial it is now. Viv
Hi Viv,
Hope it will be ok as previous people have been at naturist end of beach.We normally go nude in Lanzarote so this will be our 1st time naked in Greece. Cheers Dave & Sue
Quote from: kcarol on May 31, 2010, 01:15:24 AM
We are just back from two lovely weeks in Arillas, access to the beach was a little difficult the first week as we had some storms, but last week it was easy, and the beach was really quite busy for May. I have been visting Arilas twice a year in May and September since 1997, and although the access can change if the sea gets a bit rough, when the weather is fine it is has always been fairly easy to get to the beach, albeit sometimes you may need rubber shoes to help you walk over stones in the sea but not always. Over the years we have met some lovely people who we see year after year, and some of you may know me as I like to make stone towers! which have been photographed by many people over the years.
I hope to get back again this year but may have to wait till first week in October, I hope all you lucky people visiting this summer will have a truly wonerful time.love to those who lnow me and those I have yet to meet xx
Karen
Glad you had a good 2weeks we are due on the beach in 17 sleeps so we have missed you again. The stone pyramids were the giveaway. Encouraging that the beach is bigger this year. Hope you havent used all the sun. Yammas
Allan & Sal
Hello Alan, How nice to hear from you, glad you had a lovely time as well, did Sue and Trevor go with you? Sorry we missed you, I am glad to know the stone towers survived! I tried to do the same on the beaches in North Norfolk but somehow it does not work the same! can't think why.....
Love to you and Sal
Karen
Hi Karen
7 sleeps to go and it is getting hotter. Sue and Trev are off to Croatia checking out nude beaches there for a change they will be missed.
Take Care
Allan & Sal
I hope you have a great time, I am sure you will meet some lovely people there although I know Sue and Trevor will be missed. It will be nice to hear what they think of Croatia, although for me nothing can compare will Arillas! My brother is in San Stephanos at the moment and he says it is fantastic! I'm jealous......
Enjoy yourselves, take care
Karen xx
Hi
I just got back today... I have news that the SOUTH beach is now home to nudists as well as the North... right down at the end, just about as far as you can go.
Did I get some funny looks walking down there semi-fully-clothed-up!
But people are using the path to get to North beach.
We have been to the south end a few times when we couldn't get up north for the sea.
Have met a few people sun worshipping in the nude. We have always gone doen as far as we can and never felt as if we were intruding on the visiters that like to keep their swimmers on. Viv
Yep can confirm nudee at south end too - as we stay up that end for the last two years we have sun worshiped nude that end but walked as far as is possible before sand runs out and never been bothered by anyone - will be there again September beach willing xx
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Hi Tracy, I hope the beach will be looking good in September as we will be in Arillas as well. Viv
good news for you Viv that you well enought to make Arillas - when in September you planning?
I can confirm the south beach is fantastic this year...especially the far end.....
Hi, 27th September - 8th October. really excited cant believe its not even a year since we were last there, it seems soooo long ago.
Good to hear about the beach lets hope it stays tell the end of the season. Love Viv
Viv - you've been through such a lot this year and have been so very patient - of course the beach will stay good for you! The south end was pretty decent in May - I think it's the north that's been suffering the most.
You and Pete WILL get there and you WILL enjoy the beach !!
Lots of love (and we'll see you there!!)
Janis and Barry x x x
Hi Viv
Just back from 2 weeks in Arillas and I can also confirm that the south beach was easy to access, and most days there were never more than about 8 or 10 people at the "far end".
By contrast, access to the north beach was very difficult and after one day there we abandoned it in favour of the south beach which is the first time we have ever used this part of the beach but quite enjoyed it.
Steve
Cheers Steve. Love Viv