Livadaki beach in Folegandros

Livadaki is a small solitary nudist beach in a sheltered bay on the eastern part of Folegandros. The beach is made up of sand mixed with pebbles. There are some slippery rocks in the water, you almost have to crawl into the sea, or walk very careful. Unfortunately, almost no shade and no taverna.

The wonderful water at Livadaki beach.

Enthusiasts come early to seize the only shade that is available under a cliff. The surroundings are beautiful and the water is clear and clean. Offshore is a small island in a decent swimming distance.

At the far end of the beach is a small cave. You see the entrance to the cave in the picture above. Inside the cave is a strange rock formation that looks like a mother and her baby. Well, you can see many things in the rock formation. What do you see?

The mother and her baby in Livadaki Cave.

The easiest way to get to Livadaki is to go by beach boat from Karavostasi or from Angali beach. It is far from the nearest taverna, so bring food and water if you are going to stay long. If you want to get some exercise you can choose to hike instead. The path begins a few kilometres after Ano Meria. A sign points the way to the path. The walk is easy, you follow a well-worn donkey path and it takes about 40 minutes.

On the way to Livadaki beach.

The beach is behind the cliff in the middle of the picture.

The lighthouse you see on the way down was inaugurated in 1921 and is 11 meters high. It was manned until 1986 but is now completely automated.

The hike to Livadaki beach starts up by the houses.

Walking back from the beach and up to the road again is somewhat more difficult than the hike down to the beach, but do not take many minutes extra, expect 50 minutes on the way back. You will probably meet cute cows on the way up and down.

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