Apart from any beach where you can go without clothes, my favourite is Cala del Pilar on Menorca. This beach is on the north side of the island and to reach it you have to drive down a fairly rough track off the main road, park up then walk about 20 mins through woods (ideal for you naked ramblers) before reaching the lovely beach. The beach is frequented by locals not just tourists. My main memory of this beach was seeing a horse trotting down to the beach and into the sea with a very nice (naked) young lady riding bare-back. 😎
Similar beaches, approached through woods, are on Skiathos. Go to Koukounaries, but before going to the end (for Banana Beach which gets too crowded for my liking), take one of the tracks inland and go to the north coast. It was along time ago I went but I think they are called Mandraki and Elena beaches. (Help me somebody)
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Son bou is just wonderful
Did not go to Son Bou - isn't that near Sant Tomas? There is another beach to the west of that, something like Binigaus? (Memory for names must be going).
Cala en Turqueta (I think that name is correct) was supposed to be good but it took a long time to get to it and it was absolutely packed out - with textiles.
last time we went to menorca we tried son bou but there is a constant stream of textiles walking along the beach.
we found a beach on the way up cap de cavalleria, think its actually playa de cavalleria. any way as you drive up the only road up the cap de cavalleria on the north coast there is a large car park on the left apparently in the middle of nowhere. , just before the turning to the museum on the right. at the back right corner of the grass car park there is a well used path up over the ridge to a lovelly big beach. we went midweek in june and there were half a dozen couples on a mile long beach, its barely a five minute walk from the car park. the beach is mainly sand but there are stoney bits in the water, either pick your paddling spot carefully or wear some footwear in the water.
there were rudimentary toilets in the carpark but no other facilities.
a pleasent place to spend a peacfull day, i dont see there would be any problem going for a nude ramble in the surrounding scrubland either.
think ive just convinced myself to book a week in menorca this june 😀
we spent a wonderfull fortnight in Son bou at the end of May and loved Son Bou beach but I can see how it might put some people off as its a fairly narrow beach and very busy with textiles walking up and down all day, having said that the beach is also very very long with a large number of naturists, the golden sand is soft and clean, the sea is a gorgeous blue and for most day was calm and flat, although a couple of days the sea got quite rough, but the sun still shone and was very warm.
We are planning to go again as soon as the funds allow.
If we were meant to be naked we would have been born that way.
I know its an old thread but I've literally just booked a week at Son Bou! and then found this thread! 😎 😎 😎
If anybody has recent experience of Menorca please let me know. Thanks.
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Any more info on Menorca/Son Bou would be welcomed.
We are going in mid October. 😀
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Had a great time in Menorca in late May 09. Stayed in Santa Tomas so Binigaus and the far end of Son Bou beaches within easy reach. Binigaus seemed to be the locals naturist beach and I thought was a bit crowded. Son Bou is a very long beach with a very significant naturist section. The further you walk from Son Bou the more nude beach you will have to yourselves. Hope the weather is good for you, was warm but windy when we were there.
If you do go to Binigaus beach walk to the far end there are hidden mini beaches all along the side of the cliff . Small secluded areas if you want privacy . You can also walk from here around the top of the cliff to the next beach. It takes about 45 mins [ do take water ] no facilities when there. It is only accessible by walking or by boat. Its very secluded and good for swimming. Son Bou is great, enough beach to yourself if you wish and the sea for swimming is great. All the years we have been going had no problems on this beach, best to go down to the Santo Thomas end away from the crowded Son Bou end. We love Menorca great short haul holiday destination. Hope you enjoy.
4 more days to go.......yippeeeee.
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Very jealous, hope the weather is good enough for some trips to the beach.
Thanks guys for information as hoping to go to Son Bou, possibly next year, and have heard so many mixed reports about the beach. Guess you cant please everyone but sounds fine to me!!
Son Bou is a great beach, few naturist beaches are so good for swimming. It the poor jealous textiles want to look then let them, we've got nothing to be ashamed about - live and let live. Another great beach is Sa Mesquida ( http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?q=39.915812,4.285921&num=1&t=h&sll=39.745639,3.431682&sspn=0.448777,1.493278&hl=en&ie=UTF8&ll=39.915266,4.285204&spn=0.012245,0.01929&z=16) north of Mahon.