Some interesting thoughts and a good read I found on the net:
**Gavdos: The European island known for nudity**
By Demetrios Ioannou, 11th December 2023
Marooned in the Mediterranean, this tiny Greek island has been a bohemian destination since the 1960s. But can its anything-goes culture survive?
I spent my last day on the Greek island of Gavdos at Sarakiniko, its largest and most popular beach. But when I arrived, a new wooden sign dug deep in the golden sand warned me: nudity was now prohibited.
Situated in the middle of the Libyan Sea 79km south of Crete, Gavdos is the southernmost point in Europe and, until recently, one of the only places in Greece where you were free to swim nude and sunbathe naked. According to a 1983 Greek law that was never revised, nudism in Greece is only officially allowed at nudist resorts, and while unofficial nude beaches can be found elsewhere in Greece, nowhere else in the country is there a stronger clothing-optional culture than here, where authorities have traditionally looked the other way.
"The freedom Gavdos offers, you can't find it anywhere else," said Vasilis Tzounaras, the former owner of Gavdos FM, the island's only radio station, who moved to the island about 20 years ago from Crete. "[I'll] probably stay here for the rest of my life. I never thought I'd see something like this on the island," he said, referring to the recent ban on nudity.
In July 2023, the mayor's office posted the signs at Sarakiniko, sparking controversy and protests among locals and tourists, most of whom live on or visit Gavdos because of its historical anything-goes attitude. However, speaking to a local news outlet, Gavdos' mayor, Lilian Stefanaki, said that only tourists were objecting to the ban. "The local residents have wanted this for years," she said, "to have at least one beach where a family can swim without the possibility of nudists around."...
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