Vythisma beach in Alonissos

Vythisma is south of Chora. It is the "official" nudist beach of Alonissos. The reason that the beach is popular with nudists is due to the fact that it is a bit remote and tricky to get to. The long, and quite wild, beach is located in a bay between Marpounta and Megalos Mourtias beaches.

Pine trees grow almost all the way down to the beach, the surroundings are very beautiful and the water is extremely inviting. The beach, which is composed of small pebbles, may be termed as so-so, but nudists like it a lot. If you like skinny-dipping, Vythisma is perfect.

Vythisma beach suits those who want to live like Robinson Crusoe.

Vythisma beach in the other direction.

To get here, drive towards Marpounta, before you arrive at Marpounta you turn right on a dirt road. Soon you'll reach a small parking lot, park there and look for the path that leads down to the water, take a deep breath and begin your walk to the deep blue sea. There are no facilities whatsoever, so bring your own food and drinks.

The path down to the beach is steep and not for those with bad knees.

Vythisma beach early one morning in June. Skopelos in the background.

It is said that a monk seal lives somewhere on the beach. At least that's what our British neighbours said when we stayed at Casa Nina in Patitiri one year. They had seen a lonely, old monk seal several times at Vythisma beach. We trusted them, mostly because the British man looked like, and talked like, David Attenborough. So we made our way to the beach and started scouting for monk seals. But we dit not see the seal.

In search of the monk seal on Vythisma beach.