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There are many places where social nudity is practised for recreation in

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. The following list includes

nude beach A nude beach, sometimes called a clothing-optional or free beach, is a beach where users are at liberty to be nudity, nude. Nude beaches usually have mixed bathing. Such beaches are usually on public lands, and any member of the public is allow ...

es (also known as clothing-optional beaches or free beaches) and some

naturist resort A naturist resort or nudist resort is an establishment that provides accommodation (or at least camping space) and other amenities for guests in a context where they are invited to practise naturism – that is, a lifestyle of non-sexual socia ...

Austria

Naturism is popular in

Austria Austria, , bar, Östareich officially the Republic of Austria, is a country in the southern part of Central Europe, lying in the Eastern Alps. It is a federation of nine states, one of which is the capital, Vienna, the most populous ...

, with social nudity places typically indicated by FKK signs. Designated locations include camping spots, beaches, and hotels. *

Keutschacher See Keutschacher See ( sl, Hodiško jezero) is a lake of Carinthia, Austria. It is sixth-largest in Carinthia, with an area of . It has a Neolithic stilt settlement, discovered by Ferdinand von Hochstetter in 1864. Geography The lake is located ...

Carinthia Carinthia (german: Kärnten ; sl, Koroška ) is the southernmost States of Austria, Austrian state, in the Eastern Alps, and is noted for its mountains and lakes. The main language is German language, German. Its regional dialects belong to t ...

* Tigringer See * Pleschinger See * Weikerlsee *

Fuschlsee Lake Fuschl (german: Fuschlsee) is a lake in the Salzkammergut, Austria, located in the state of Salzburg. Its area is approximately and its maximum depth is 66 metres. See also *Fuschl am See Fuschl am See is an Austrian municipality in the d ...

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the following beaches can be found *

Donauinsel The Donauinsel (Danube Island) is a long, narrow artificial island in central Vienna, Austria, lying between the Danube river and the parallel excavated channel ''Neue Donau'' ("New Danube"). The island is in length, but is only wide. The Ne ...

(an

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in the

Danube The Danube ( ; ) is a river that was once a long-standing frontier of the Roman Empire and today connects 10 European countries, running through their territories or being a border. Originating in Germany, the Danube flows southeast for , pa ...

quite close to the city centre) * Gänsehäufel *

Lobau The Lobau () is a Vienna floodplain on the northern side of the Danube in Donaustadt and partly in Großenzersdorf, Lower Austria. It has been part of the Danube-Auen National Park since 1996 and has been a protected area since 1978. It is used ...

Belgium

Public saunas in Belgium are always mixed gender and nudity is the norm when using these. Topfree sunbathing is tolerated on all beaches. * Athena Hélios in

Meerbeek Meerbeek is a village in the Belgian province of Flemish Brabant and is the part of the municipality of Kortenberg, along with Everberg, Erps-Kwerps and Kortenberg. The village borders the villages of Veltem-Beisem (Herent), Bertem Bertem () i ...

* Athena Le Perron naturist camping site in

Waimes Waimes (; german: Weismes, ; wa, Waime) is a municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Liège, Belgium. On January 1, 2006, Waimes had a total population of 6,728. The total area is 96.93 km2 which gives a population density of 6 ...

* Bockstaelhoeve in Zegelsem *

Bredene Bredene (; vls, Brèinienge) is a municipality located in the Belgian province of West Flanders. The municipality only comprises the town of Bredene proper. On 1 January 2006, Bredene had a total population of 15,118. The total area is 13.08 ...

was the first official nude beach in Belgium. * Since 2021,

Lombardsijde Lombardsijde, also Lombartzyde, is a district in the Belgian municipality of Middelkerke in West Flanders province, in northwestern Belgium near Nieuwpoort. Fighting occurred in and around Lombardsijde during World War I World War I (28 ...

is the official second nude beach in the country. * Natuur Puur in

Herselt Herselt () is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Antwerp. The municipality comprises the towns of Herselt proper, , , and . In 2021, Herselt had a total population of 14,649. The total area is 52.32 km2. Born in Herselt * ...

* 't Vennebos Natuurleven in Langdorp-Aarschot * Naturistencamping Grensland

Bulgaria

Unlike the former

East Germany East Germany, officially the German Democratic Republic (GDR; german: Deutsche Demokratische Republik, , DDR, ), was a country that existed from its creation on 7 October 1949 until its dissolution on 3 October 1990. In these years the state ...

, but like many other countries that were part of the

Communist bloc The Eastern Bloc, also known as the Communist Bloc and the Soviet Bloc, was the group of socialist states of Central and Eastern Europe, East Asia, Southeast Asia, Africa, and Latin America under the influence of the Soviet Union that existed du ...

Bulgaria's nudists were kept cordoned off behind tall fences. There are however a number beaches on the

Bulgarian Black Sea Coast The Bulgarian Black Sea Coast (), also known as the Bulgarian Riviera, covers the entire eastern bound of Bulgaria stretching from the Romanian Black Sea resorts in the north to European Turkey in the south, along 378 km of coast ...

where nudism is practised; there are no official nude beaches. People always enter naked in public baths, but those are separate for men and women. *

Primorsko Primorsko ( bg, Приморско ) is a town and seaside resort in southeastern Bulgaria, capital of homonymous municipality, part of Burgas Province. A well-known resort on the Bulgarian Black Sea Coast, it is located 52 km south of Burgas ...

Sunny Beach Slanchev Bryag ( bg, Слънчев бряг , en, Sunny Beach) is a seaside resort on the Black Sea coast of Bulgaria, north of Burgas. Created in 1958 as a weekend getaway for Bulgarian families, Sunny Beach has become the largest tourist an ...

Sozopol Sozopol ( bg, Созопол , el, Σωζόπολη, translit=Sozopoli) is an ancient seaside town located 35 km south of Burgas on the southern Bulgarian Black Sea Coast. Today it is one of the major seaside resorts in the country, known for the ...

Irakli Irakli, Irakly ( ka, ირაკლი), or Erekle ( ka, ერეკლე) is a Georgian version of the Greek name Heracles, and is a popular masculine name in Georgia. Notable people with these names include: Erekle *Erekle I, Prince of Mukhra ...

Silistar Silistar ( bg, Силистар) is a protected area in the Tsarevo Municipality, Burgas Province, Bulgaria. It includes a river of the same name and a beach. Camping is allowed there. Geography It is located about between the villages of Si ...

Ahtopol Ahtopol ( bg, Ахтопол , ) is a town and seaside resort on the southern Bulgarian Black Sea Coast. Geography Location It is located on a headland in the southeastern part of Burgas Province and is close to the border with European Turk ...

* Camping Delfin * Baltata * Panorama * Galata * Fichoza * Tsarski * Alepu * Arkutino * Ropotamo Mouth * Perla * Dolphin Beach * Lipite * Listi *

Sinemorets Sinemorets ( bg, Синеморец; also ''Sinemorec'', ''Sinemoretz'', "place on the blue sea") is a village and seaside resort on the Black Sea coast of Bulgaria. Etymology The current name dates back to 1934; prior to that, the village was k ...

Crimea

Koktebel Koktebel ( uk, Коктебéль, russian: Коктебéль, crh, Köktöbel, formerly known as ''Planerskoye'', russian: Планерское) is an urban-type settlement and one of the most popular resort townlets in South-Eastern Crimea. K ...

, formerly known as Planerskoye, located in south-eastern

Crimea Crimea, crh, Къырым, Qırım, grc, Κιμμερία / Ταυρική, translit=Kimmería / Taurikḗ ( ) is a peninsula in Ukraine, on the northern coast of the Black Sea, that has been occupied by Russia since 2014. It has a pop ...

. * Lisya buhta, a remote place in south-east Crimea, popular with nudists, ravers and

Rastafari Rastafari, sometimes called Rastafarianism, is a religion that developed in Jamaica during the 1930s. It is classified as both a new religious movement and a social movement by scholars of religion. There is no central authority in control of ...

in the summer.

Croatia

Zečevo Island off the Soline Peninsula (Hvar)

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has a well developed naturist culture with camp sites and hotels specifically catering for naturists. Naturism has been popular in Croatia ever since the future

King Edward VIII Edward VIII (Edward Albert Christian George Andrew Patrick David; 23 June 1894 – 28 May 1972), later known as the Duke of Windsor, was King of the United Kingdom and the Dominions of the British Empire and Emperor of India from 20 January 1 ...

and his then-mistress,

Wallis Simpson Wallis, Duchess of Windsor (born Bessie Wallis Warfield, later Simpson; June 19, 1896 – April 24, 1986), was an American socialite and wife of the former King Edward VIII. Their intention to marry and her status as a divorcée caused ...

, were allowed to swim nude at one of

Rab Rab �âːb( dlm, Arba, la, Arba, it, Arbe, german: Arbey) is an island in the northern Dalmatia region in Croatia, located just off the northern Croatian coast in the Adriatic Sea. The island is long, has an area of and 9,328 inhabitants (2 ...

's beaches in 1936. Toplessness is permitted on most beaches.

Istria peninsula

On the

Istria Istria ( ; Croatian language, Croatian and Slovene language, Slovene: ; ist, Eîstria; Istro-Romanian language, Istro-Romanian, Italian language, Italian and Venetian language, Venetian: ; formerly in Latin and in Ancient Greek) is the larges ...

peninsula the following nude beaches and resorts can be found: * Naturist Park Koversada, located at near

Vrsar Vrsar ( vec, Orsera) is a small seaside town and a municipality in Istria, Croatia located 9 kilometers south of Poreč. The historical center is located on top of a hill, including the St. Martin parish church and the 40-meter high bell tower. I ...

is the biggest and one of the first naturist resorts in Europe. * Camping ''Valalta'', located at near

Rovinj Rovinj (; it, Rovigno; Istriot: or ; grc, Ρυγίνιον, Rygínion; la, Ruginium) is a city in Croatia situated on the north Adriatic Sea with a population of 14,294 (2011). Located on the western coast of the Istrian peninsula, it is a po ...

. * Naturist Resort Solaris, located at near

Poreč Poreč (; it, Parenzo; la, Parens or ; grc, Πάρενθος, Párenthos) is a town and municipality on the western coast of the Istrian peninsula, in Istria County, west Croatia. Its major landmark is the 6th-century Euphrasian Basilica, whic ...

. * Kamp Kažela,

Medulin Medulin ( it, Medolino) is a municipality in the southern part of the Istrian peninsula in Croatia. At the 2011 census the municipality had a population of 6,481, while the settlement proper had 2,777 inhabitants. Medulin is built around a harbour ...

* Camp Punta Eva-Polari,

* Camping Zelena Laguna,

* Kamp Ulika, Červar * Camp Kanegra,

Crveni Vrh Crveni Vrh (ital. Monterosso or Monte Rosso) is a coastal resort village on Savudrija peninsula in Umag municipality in Istria County, Croatia. It is located on Gulf of Piran with views towards Slovenian towns Portorož and Piran. Crveni Vrh real e ...

Kvarner gulf

In the

Kvarner The Kvarner Gulf (, or , la, Sinus Flanaticus or ), sometimes also Kvarner Bay, is a bay in the northern Adriatic Sea, located between the Istrian peninsula and the northern Croatian Littoral mainland. The bay is a part of Croatia's internal ...

gulf the following nude beaches and resorts can be found: * On

Cres Cres (; dlm, Crepsa, vec, Cherso, it, Cherso, la, Crepsa, Greek language, Greek: Χέρσος, ''Chersos'') is an Adriatic island in Croatia. It is one of the northern islands in the Kvarner Gulf and can be reached via ferry from Rijeka, ...

island there are two beaches with naturist hotels and camping, one is ''Kovačine'' near the town of

, and the other is Baldarin near Punta Križa, located at . * On

Krk Krk (; it, Veglia; ruo, Krk; dlm, label= Vegliot Dalmatian, Vikla; la, Curicta; grc-gre, Κύρικον, Kyrikon) is a Croatian island in the northern Adriatic Sea, located near Rijeka in the Bay of Kvarner and part of Primorje-Gorski Kota ...

island there are a number of naturist beaches and at least two naturist camping resorts, namely Camping Konobe and Naturist Camp Bunculuka Camping Konobe is located at and Naturist Camp Bunculuka is located at . Camping Politin, now known as Camping Krk was a naturist resort but is now a textile only campsite * Losinj island, Mali Lošinj, FKK beaches like ''Sunčana Uvala'' located around . * Camping Strasko,

Novalja Novalja () is a town in the north of the island of Pag in the Croatian part of Adriatic Sea. In recent times, Novalja has become famous because of the Zrće Beach. History The earliest settlers on the island were an Illyrian tribe that came to ...

Dalmatia

Dalmatia Dalmatia (; hr, Dalmacija ; it, Dalmazia; see #Name, names in other languages) is one of the four historical region, historical regions of Croatia, alongside Croatia proper, Slavonia, and Istria. Dalmatia is a narrow belt of the east shore of ...

gulf the following nude beaches and resorts can be found: * Kašjuni beach,

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. *

Nugal Beach Nugal Beach is an all nude beach on the Makarska riviera in Croatia, between the towns of Makarska and Tučepi Tučepi () is a small town and municipality in the Split-Dalmatia County of Croatia. It is located on the Adriatic coast of Dalmatia ...

, between

Makarska Makarska (; it, Macarsca, ; german: Macharscha) is a town on the Adriatic coastline of Croatia, about southeast of Split (city), Split and northwest of Dubrovnik, in the Split-Dalmatia County. Makarska is a prominent regional tourist center, ...

and

Tučepi Tučepi () is a small town and municipality in the Split-Dalmatia County of Croatia. It is located on the Adriatic coast of Dalmatia known as Makarska riviera, about 5 km southeast of Makarska, population 1,763 (2001). It is a popular touris ...

. * Sv. Petar beach, central

town. *

Lokrum Lokrum (, it, Lacroma) is an island in the Adriatic Sea from the city of Dubrovnik, Croatia. It stretches from northwest to southeast and receives regular ferry service from the Old City port. Austrian archduke (and short-lived Emperor of M ...

island (beach),

Dubrovnik Dubrovnik (), historically known as Ragusa (; see notes on naming), is a city on the Adriatic Sea in the region of Dalmatia, in the southeastern semi-exclave of Croatia. It is one of the most prominent tourist destinations in the Mediterran ...

. * Camp Sovinje,

Tkon Tkon is a municipality in Croatia in the Zadar County. According to the 2011 census, there are 763 inhabitants, 98% which are Croats. It is located on the island of Pašman and is connected by ferry to the mainland town of Biograd na Moru. Hist ...

* Jerolim,

Paklinski Islands The Pakleni () or sometimes referred as Paklinski () islands are located off the southwest coast of the island of Hvar, Croatia, opposite the entrance to the Hvar (city) harbour. Usual local name is Škoji, which means ''Islands''. The name is ...

, Island of

Hvar Hvar (; Chakavian: ''Hvor'' or ''For'', el, Φάρος, Pharos, la, Pharia, it, Lesina) is a Croatian island in the Adriatic Sea, located off the Dalmatian coast, lying between the islands of Brač, Vis and Korčula. Approximately long, wi ...

* Glavica Beach and Camp Nudist, Vrboska, Island of

* Zecevo Beach, Island Zečevo Vrboska, Island of

* Kamp Mlaska,

Sućuraj Sućuraj (known as ''San Giorgio'' in Italian) is a smallest town on the island of Hvar in the Croatian part of the Adriatic Sea, 3 NM (5 km) from the Dalmatian coast and 77 km from the town of Hvar. Sućuraj has about 400 residents, wi ...

, Island of

* Mekićevica Beach,

(150 m west of Robinson restaurant). * Robinson beach,

. Toplessness is common, and naturism begins 50 metres south of the restaurant. *

Zlatni Rat The Zlatni Rat, often referred to as the Golden Cape or Golden Horn (translated from the local Chakavian dialect), is a spit of land located about west from the harbour town of Bol on the southern coast of the Croatian island of Brač, in the r ...

(Bol, island of Brac). Toplessness is common on the whole spit. Naturism is common on the north-western portion of the beach (on the west side, away from the tip of the spit) and there is a small naturist beach to the west, beyond the rocks. There are additional naturist beaches further west, which can be reached from the promenade via steep paths.

Cyprus

There are no legal nudist beaches in

Cyprus Cyprus ; tr, Kıbrıs (), officially the Republic of Cyprus,, , lit: Republic of Cyprus is an island country located south of the Anatolian Peninsula in the eastern Mediterranean Sea. Its continental position is disputed; while it is geo ...

. A number of beaches, including the beach at

Avdimou Avdimou ( el, Αυδήμου, tr, Evdim or ''Düzkaya'') is a small village on the south coast of Cyprus, lying partly within the British Overseas Territory of Akrotiri and Dhekelia. Up to 1974 it was inhabited by a majority of Turkish-Cypriots, ...

, have signs warning that nudism is not permitted. A community leader of

Pissouri Pissouri is a village located in Limassol’s district, Cyprus (thirty kilometres westwards of Limassol’s centre), between Limassol and Paphos. Pissouri’s administrative area is the third biggest in Limassol District. The main settlement of P ...

said that for decades there has been an "unspoken understanding" whereby nudism would be tolerated at an area away from the main beach at Pissouri, but not on the beach of Pissouri Bay. According to the community leader, nudists may visit the area which is on the eastern side of the bay, beyond the cliffs, as it offers some privacy. *

Paphos Paphos ( el, Πάφος ; tr, Baf) is a coastal city in southwest Cyprus and the capital of Paphos District. In classical antiquity, two locations were called Paphos: Old Paphos, today known as Kouklia, and New Paphos. The current city of Pap ...

Akamas Akamas (Greek: , tr, Akama), is a promontory and cape at the northwest extremity of Cyprus with an area of 230 square kilometres. Ptolemy described it as a thickly wooded headland, divided into two by summits mountain rangerising towards the ...

- Lara Beach is the turtle beach, a sandy beach with warm water. Nudists are found there mostly during the winter as the weather is pleasant all year around. * Ammoui Beach, Lara Beach is located in the Akamas Peninsula in the

Paphos District Paphos District ( el, Επαρχία Πάφου, tr, Baf kazası) is one of the six districts of Cyprus and it is situated in the western part of Cyprus. Its main town and Capital (political), capital is Paphos. The entire district is controlle ...

of Cyprus. It is a very long sandy beach and is very quiet for its size. Nudists stay at the far end near the white cliffs.

Czechia

Topfree is tolerated at all places. Public nudity is not illegal in the

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, but it may be regulated by local authorities. * There are about one hundred officially recognized naturist localities.

Denmark

Since 1976 it is permissible to be nude at any beach in

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. There are more than of coastline to choose from. A large number of clothing-optional beaches exist throughout the country. The beach at the village of Husby in the

Holstebro Municipality Holstebro Municipality is a municipality (Danish, '' kommune'') in Region Midtjylland on the Jutland peninsula in west Denmark. The municipality covers an area of , and has a population of 57,411 (1 April 2014). Its mayor is H. C. Østerby, a mem ...

is being promoted as a FKK beach. Naturist swims are held in the Blovstrød (

Allerød Municipality Allerød Kommune is a municipality (Danish, '' kommune'') on the island of Zealand (''Sjælland'') in eastern Denmark. The municipality covers an area of 67 km2, and has a population of 25,867 (1 January 2022). Its mayor is Karsten Längeric ...

) indoor swimming pool on Friday evenings in Autumn.

Estonia

Estonian naturist beaches used to be overseen by the NGO Estnat (which closed in 2012). No tickets are necessary. *

Tallinn Tallinn () is the most populous and capital city of Estonia. Situated on a bay in north Estonia, on the shore of the Gulf of Finland of the Baltic Sea, Tallinn has a population of 437,811 (as of 2022) and administratively lies in the Harju ' ...

has an unofficial, but tolerated naturist beach. It is situated about 3 km north-west of the ferry port, at the very northern end of the textile beach. The nude beach is near (west of) the textile beach at Pikakari beach. A few minutes walk through the forest, around *

Tartu Tartu is the second largest city in Estonia after the Northern European country's political and financial capital, Tallinn. Tartu has a population of 91,407 (as of 2021). It is southeast of Tallinn and 245 kilometres (152 miles) northeast of ...

has an unofficial naturist lawn beach which is situated right next the city one at the end of Ranna tee (on the other side of the

Emajõgi Emajõgi (; meaning ''"Mother River"'') is a river in Estonia which flows from Lake Võrtsjärv through Tartu County into Lake Peipsi, crossing the city of Tartu for 10 km. It has a length of 100 km. The Emajõgi is sometimes called t ...

river from

Supilinn Supilinn (Estonian for ''"Soup Town"'') is a neighbourhood of Tartu, Estonia. It is located just north of the city centre, on the right bank of Emajõgi River. Supilinn has a population of 1,863 (as of 31 December 2013). With an area of it is ...

pond). *

Pärnu Pärnu () is the fourth largest city in Estonia. Situated in southwest Estonia, Pärnu is located south of the Estonian capital, Tallinn, and west of Estonia's second largest city, Tartu. The city sits off the coast of Pärnu Bay, an inlet o ...

has an unofficial but tolerated woman's and men's beach between the official beach and

Pärnu river Pärnu () is the fourth largest city in Estonia. Situated in southwest Estonia, Pärnu is located south of the Estonian capital, Tallinn, and west of Estonia's second largest city, Tartu. The city sits off the coast of Pärnu Bay, an inlet o ...

. *

Narva-Jõesuu Narva-Jõesuu (; russian: Усть-Нарва, ''Ust'-Narva'', Нарва-Йыэсуу, Усть-Нарова) is a town in Ida-Viru County, in northeastern Estonia. Geography It is located on the country's northern Baltic coast of the Gul ...

nude beach – the only official nude beach in Estonia. Located near Narva-Jõesuu town, 2 km SW from the town border. *

Saaremaa Saaremaa is the largest island in Estonia, measuring . The main island of Saare County, it is located in the Baltic Sea, south of Hiiumaa island and west of Muhu island, and belongs to the West Estonian Archipelago. The capital of the island i ...

has unofficial nude beach at Järve. Nudists use beach area near "Järve turismitalu" road sign.

Finland

Helsinki Helsinki ( or ; ; sv, Helsingfors, ) is the Capital city, capital, primate city, primate, and List of cities and towns in Finland, most populous city of Finland. Located on the shore of the Gulf of Finland, it is the seat of the region of U ...

: **

Pihlajasaari Pihlajasaari (Rönnskär in Swedish) is an island in Helsinki, the capital of Finland. Pihlajasaari actually consists of two separate islands connected with a bridge. The islands can only be reached by boat, and in summer there is a privately o ...

: Has a unisex nudist beach, consisting almost entirely of rocky

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s, with no

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. Not very suitable for swimming. **

Seurasaari Seurasaari ( sv, Fölisön) is an island and a district in Helsinki, Finland, known mostly as the location of the Seurasaari Open-Air Museum, which consists of old, mainly wooden buildings transplanted from elsewhere in Finland and placed in the de ...

: Separate nudist beaches for men and women. No unisex nudist area. **

Yrjönkatu Swimming Hall The Yrjönkatu Swimming Hall is the first and oldest public indoor swimming hall in Finland. It was inaugurated on 4 June 1928, and it took a long time until a second indoor pool was opened in Finland. The pool is located in the Kamppi area of H ...

: a swimming hall in a historic architecture. Gender separated by day of week. *A small section of the

Yyteri Yyteri (; sv, Ytterö) is a district and a beach in the city of Pori, Finland. It is located about from the centre, bordering the Baltic Sea. The distance from Helsinki to Yyteri is about and it takes more than three hours to get there by car ...

beach near

Pori ) , website www.pori.fi Pori (; sv, Björneborg ) is a city and municipality on the west coast of Finland. The city is located some from the Gulf of Bothnia, on the estuary of the Kokemäki River, west of Tampere, north of Turku and north-w ...

is designated as a unisex nudist beach. A flat beach covered in sand and much more suitable for swimming than Pihlajasaari. Yyteri nudist beach is closed starting summer 2021. * The Tulliranta beach near

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has a designated nudist section.

France

* There are many naturist resorts on the Atlantic coast, for example

CHM Montalivet CHM Montalivet (CHM for "Centre Hélio-Marin", "center of sun and sea"), also known as CHM Monta, is the world's first naturist holiday resort located south of Montalivet, in Vendays-Montalivet, France. CHM Montalivet opened in 1950, and the In ...

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and La Jenny. * The

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seaside town of

Cap d'Agde Cap d'Agde () is a seaside resort on France's Mediterranean coast. It is located in the commune of Agde, in the Hérault department within the region of Occitanie. Cap d'Agde was planned by architect Jean Le Couteur as part of one of the large ...

has a large naturist village with sandy beach, several swimming pools, but also nude shopping. * Leucate Naturist Villages, and a long beach is one of the best places on Mediterranean to practise naturism * Aphrodite Village, Oasis Village, Village camping Ulysse, Eden Plage, are open 300 days per year. *

Île du Levant Île du Levant (), sometimes referred to as Le Levant, is a French island in the Mediterranean off the coast of the Riviera, near Toulon. It is one of the four that constitute the Îles d'Hyères. Part of the island is occupied by the naturist ...

, an island in the

Mediterranean Sea The Mediterranean Sea is a sea connected to the Atlantic Ocean, surrounded by the Mediterranean Basin and almost completely enclosed by land: on the north by Western and Southern Europe and Anatolia, on the south by North Africa, and on the ea ...

has a nudist town, Héliopolis, and a nudist beach known as Plage des Grottes. * Plage de Pampelonne in

Ramatuelle Ramatuelle (; Provençal: ''Ramatuela'') is a commune in the Var department of the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in Southeastern France. In 2016, it had a population of 2,077. History Ramatuelle lies near St-Tropez, Sainte-Maxime and Gassi ...

near

Saint-Tropez , INSEE = 83119 , postal code = 83990 , image coat of arms = Blason ville fr Saint-Tropez-A (Var).svg , image flag=Flag of Saint-Tropez.svg Saint-Tropez (; oc, Sant Tropetz, ; ) is a commune in the Var department and the region of Provence-Al ...

* Plage du Layet near Cavalaire. * There are beaches on many rivers, some well known, some informal:

Cèze The Cèze (; oc, Céser) is a karstic French river, a right tributary of the Rhône. It runs through the departments of Lozère and Gard in the Occitanie region. It is long, and its basin area is . Its source is in the Cévennes mountains, ...

Ardèche Ardèche (; oc, Ardecha; frp, Ardecha) is a department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of Southeastern France. It is named after the river Ardèche and had a population of 328,278 as of 2019.Truyère The Truyère () is a river in south-western France, right tributary of the Lot. Its source is in the south-western Massif Central, north of Mende. It flows generally west through the following ''départements'' and towns: * Lozère: Le Malzieu ...

Topfreedom Topfreedom is a cultural and political movement seeking changes in laws to allow women to be topless in public places where men are permitted to be barechested, as a form of gender equality. Specifically, the movement seeks the repeal or overtur ...

is tolerated (and common) on almost all beaches

Alsace

Naturist venues in

Alsace Alsace (, ; ; Low Alemannic German/ gsw-FR, Elsàss ; german: Elsass ; la, Alsatia) is a cultural region and a territorial collectivity in eastern France, on the west bank of the upper Rhine next to Germany and Switzerland. In 2020, it had ...

. * Association Naturiste de Sauvegarde et d’Animation du Blauelsand (ANSAB) * Centre Gymnique d’Alsace * Les Naturistes d’Alsace * Club du Soleil

Mulhouse Mulhouse (; Alsatian language, Alsatian: or , ; ; meaning ''Mill (grinding), mill house'') is a city of the Haut-Rhin Departments of France, department, in the Grand Est Regions of France, region, eastern France, close to the France–Switzerl ...

* Gravière du Blauelsand

Aquitaine

Naturist venues in

Aquitaine Aquitaine ( , , ; oc, Aquitània ; eu, Akitania; Poitevin-Saintongeais: ''Aguiéne''), archaic Guyenne or Guienne ( oc, Guiana), is a historical region of southwestern France and a former administrative region of the country. Since 1 January ...

. * Arnaoutchot Arna Natu-Resort and Spa in

Vielle-Saint-Girons Vielle-Saint-Girons is a commune in the Landes department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France. Population See also *Communes of the Landes department The following is a list of the 327 communes of the Landes department of France. ...

* Association Naturiste d’Euronat et du Sud-Ouest (ANESO) * Bouhebent Naturisme * Camping naturiste Le Coteau de l’Herm in

Dordogne Dordogne ( , or ; ; oc, Dordonha ) is a large rural department in Southwestern France, with its prefecture in Périgueux. Located in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region roughly half-way between the Loire Valley and the Pyrenees, it is named af ...

* Camping Naturiste Le Couderc in

* Centre naturiste Terme d'Astor in

* Château Guiton * Club du Soleil Bordeaux Côte d’Argent * Club du Soleil Dordogne Périgord * Club Hendaye Nature et Soleil du Pays Basque (CHENASO) * Centre Hélio-Marin de Montalivet * Club Loisirs Naturiste du Centre Hélio-Marin de Montalivet * Montalivet * Club Naturiste des Pays de l’Adour / Les Coges * Domaine naturiste de Chaudeau in

Saint-Géraud-de-Corps Saint-Géraud-de-Corps is a commune in the Dordogne department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France. Population See also *Communes of the Dordogne department The following is a list of the 503 communes of the Dordogne department of ...

* Euronat * FEN Le Coteau de l'Herm in Rouffignac-Saint-Cernin * Hossegor * La Jenny in

Le Porge Le Porge (; oc, Lo Pòrge) is a commune in the Gironde department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in south-western France. Population See also *Communes of the Gironde department The following is a list of the 535 Communes of France, communes of the G ...

* La Lagune * Laborde in

Monflanquin Monflanquin (; Languedocien: ''Montflanquin'') is a commune in the Lot-et-Garonne department in south-western France. Built in 1256 as a military bastide town on a strategic north-south route, it changed hands several times during the Hundred Y ...

* Laulurie en Périgord * Le Marcassin de Saint-Aubin * Les Naturistes amis de la Côte Aquitaine (NACA) * Métro * Ondres * Saint-Nicolas * Seignosse * Terme d’Astor * Thermes de Salies-de-Béarn

Auvergne

* Cantal Soleil Nature (Cansonat) * Ferme du Feyt * Domaine de la Taillade * Les Fourneaux * Club du Soleil de Clermont-Ferrand / La Serre de Portelas * Nature et Amitié d’Ébreuil * Amicale Des Naturistes Montluçonnais

Montluçon Montluçon (; oc, Montleçon ) is a commune in central France on the river Cher. It is the largest commune in the Allier department, although the department's prefecture is located in the smaller town of Moulins. Its inhabitants are known as ...

* Centre Aqualudique De La Loue

* La Chambre d’Alice

Basse-Normandie

* Nature et Soleil de Normandie * Plages Soleil et Naturisme * Saint-Germain naturisme * Club du Soleil Normandie-Maine * Pointe d’Agon * La Pointe du Banc

Bretagne

* Club du Soleil des Côtes-d’Armor * Les Chevrets * Garden Gym * Plage de Kerler * Piscine Foch * Plage de Kéranouat * Pallieter * Mez An Aod ou Beg Leguer * Le Lourtouais * Association Naturiste Finistérienne (Anf) * Association des Randonneurs Naturistes de Bretagne (ARNB) * Association naturiste et sportive de la Côte d’Émeraude (ANSCE) * Club du Soleil de Rennes * Club naturiste de Bretagne Sud / La Pinède * Club naturiste morbihanais / Camping Les Bruyères d’Arvor * Erdeven-Kerminihy

Bourgogne

* Camping Borvo * Club du Soleil de Dijon * Domaine de la Gagère * Le Gîte des Chênes * L’Eau vive * Champagne Manoir * Club du Soleil de Chalon-sur-Saône * Club du Soleil de Mâcon-Laizé / La Breur * Stade nautique d’Auxerre

Centre-Val de Loire

* Club du Soleil Berry Nivernais * Club des Amis du Châtaignier * Aurore Plage Nature * La Petite Brenne * Club Soleil et Loisirs de l’Indre * Le Moulin de la Ronde * Club des Amis de La Petite Brenne * Club du Soleil de Touraine * Club du Soleil du Loir-et-Cher * Association Joie et Santé / Les Bogues * Piscine municipale d’Argenton-sur -Creuse * Centre Aquatique

Champagne-Ardenne

* Gymno Club De La Cressonnière Ardennaise (Gcca) * Club du Soleil de Troyes * Simplicité et Joie in

Troyes Troyes () is a commune and the capital of the department of Aube in the Grand Est region of north-central France. It is located on the Seine river about south-east of Paris. Troyes is situated within the Champagne wine region and is near to ...

Corsica

Corsica is the fifth most popular naturist destination in France. * Riva Bella spa Thalasso Village Naturiste in Aleria - Corse * Camping Village Vacances Bagheera in Bravone - Corse * Village La Chiappa * U’Furu * Club Corsicana * Corsica Natura * Les Eucalyptus * Riva Bella Nature Thalasso & Spa Resort * Club Aqua Nature de Balagne C/O Jean-Jacques Santoni * Domaine de Bagheera

Franche-Comté

* Club Naturiste de Besançon * Club du Soleil de Dole * Chalain Nature * Club du Soleil de Belfort-Montbéliard * Lac de Chalain

Haute-Normandie

* Association Naturiste du Département de l’Eure * Club du Soleil de la Porte Océane * Camping Club de France (siège national) * Club naturiste du Bois Mareuil * Club des Naturistes Rouennais / La Chênaie * Association Familiale des Naturistes Valériquais * Piscine municipale République * L’Escamet

Île-de-France

* Air et Soleil * Association des Jeunes Naturistes de France (AJNF) * Association des Naturistes de Paris * Association pour le Naturisme en Liberté (APNEL) * Centre Nautique Roger Le Gall * Club du Soleil de l’Essonne / Les Bois de Valence * Club du Soleil de Versailles * Club du Soleil France * Club du Soleil Montagne * Club du Soleil Nature * Club gymnique de France (CGF) * Fédération Française de Camping Caravaning (FFCC) * Héliomonde, leisure naturist village in Ile-de-France. * Imaginat * Les Hespérides * Nautena (Nautisme et Naturisme) in

Paris Paris () is the capital and most populous city of France, with an estimated population of 2,165,423 residents in 2019 in an area of more than 105 km² (41 sq mi), making it the 30th most densely populated city in the world in 2020. S ...

, France

Languedoc-Roussillon

The following are nudist venues in the

Languedoc-Roussillon Languedoc-Roussillon (; oc, Lengadòc-Rosselhon ; ca, Llenguadoc-Rosselló) is a former administrative region of France. On 1 January 2016, it joined with the region of Midi-Pyrénées to become Occitania. It comprised five departments, and ...

region.

Limousin

* Creuse Nature Naturisme in Boussac - Limousin * Lac de Vassivière * Le Mas d’Ayen * Domaine des Monts de Bussy in

Eymoutiers Eymoutiers () is a Communes of France, commune in the Haute-Vienne Departments of France, department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine Regions of France, region in western France. Inhabitants are known as ''Pelauds'' in French. History The foundation of ...

- Limousin * Natco (Naturistes Corréziens) * Creuse Nature * Domaine Naturiste Le Fayard * Camping Aimée Porcher * Club du Soleil de Limoges / Bos-Redon * Piscine Saint-Lazare * Les Saules * Camping Lous Suais

Lorraine

* Union Gymnique de Lorraine * Club du Soleil de Nancy * Club naturiste de la Meuse * Lorraine Nature de Thionville * Club du Soleil des Vosges * Piscine Ronde Thermale * Piscine Olympique Roger Goujon

Midi-Pyrénées

* Camping de la Lèze * Camping Hélio Nature L'Églantière in Castelnau-Magnoac * Camping Naturiste Deveze in Gaudonville * Camping Naturiste Les Aillos in

Caraman Caraman may refer to: __NOTOC__ Places * Caraman, Haute-Garonne, a commune in the Haute-Garonne department, France * Saint-Félix-de-Caraman, the old name of Saint-Félix-Lauragais, a commune in the Haute-Garonne department, France People * Alexand ...

- Midi-pyrénées * Centre Naturiste Le Fiscalou

Puycelsi Puycelsi (, before 2011: ''Puycelci''; oc, Puègcèlsi)Décret n° 2011-311
22 Marc ...

- Midi-pyrénées * Club du Soleil de Valeilles * Club naturiste en Albigeois / La Couliche * Domaine de Lalbrade in Lugagnac - Midi-pyrénées * Domaine de Sarraute * Le Champ de Guiral * Le Clos Barrat * Le Fiscalou * Les Aillos * Les Grands Chênes * Les Manoques * Millefleurs

Nord-Pas-de-Calais

* Plein Air Relax Club (PARC) * Centre Gymnique du Nord * Éden Avesnois / Centre Aquadétente * Club Originelle * Natura International * Association Gymnique Amicale du Boulonnais à la Somme (AGABS) * Élan Naturiste de la Côte d’Opale et sa Région (ENCOR) * Camping du Pont Charlet * Piscine municipale d’Halluin * Plage Nature

Pays de la Loire

* Aquabaule * Association Bol d’Air Naturiste (ABOLD’NAT) * Association naturiste de la Côte d’Amour (ANCA) / Le Clos Marot * Association naturiste vendéenne * Choiseau * Club gymnique de l’Ouest (CGO) / La Chataigneraie d’Armor * La Petite Vallée * La Pointe d’Arcay * La Terrière * Le Colombier * Le Petit Pont * Les Conches * Les Jaunais * Les Lays * Les Salins * Les Saulaies * Loisirs Vacances Naturisme (LVN) * Mayenne Nature * NatAnjou * Naturistes Sarthois *

Olonne-sur-Mer Olonne-sur-Mer (, literally ''Olonne on Sea'') is a former commune in the Vendée department in the Pays de la Loire region in western France. On 1 January 2019, it was merged into the commune Les Sables-d'Olonne.Boyardville Boyardville () is a district in the city of Saint-Georges-d'Oléron on the eastern part of Oléron Island (''Île d'Oléron'') in Charente-Maritime, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France. The community has a small beach resort, fishing port, and marina, and i ...

) * Nautilis centre nautique

Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur

Rhône-Alpes

* Domaine Le Pont d'Adèle * Club du Soleil de Valence * Loisirs et Soleil de Saint Etienne / Le Dorier * Val Drôme Soleil * Club du Soleil de Roanne * Piscine Tournesol Valence le Haut * Club du Soleil Savoie Nature * Club du Soleil Alpes Léman * Club du Soleil du Mont Blanc * Domaine du Grand Bois * Gymno Club Rhodanien * Club du Soleil de Saint-Étienne / La Robertanne * La Plage des Templiers in Bourg-Saint-Andréol - Rhône-alpes * Club du Soleil de Lyon in

Lyon Lyon,, ; Occitan: ''Lion'', hist. ''Lionés'' also spelled in English as Lyons, is the third-largest city and second-largest metropolitan area of France. It is located at the confluence of the rivers Rhône and Saône, to the northwest of t ...

* Le Chanozois 15 km of

Bourg-en-Bresse Bourg-en-Bresse (; frp, Bôrg) is the Prefectures in France, prefecture of the Ain Departments of France, department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Regions of France, region in Eastern France. Located northeast of Lyon, it is the capital of the ...

* Club Du Soleil Les Hérissons Sergy * Club Naturiste des Gorges de l’Ardèche (Cnga) * Domaine du Pont d’Adèle * Club du Soleil du Nord Isère * Les Amis d’Alpes et Solei * Club du Soleil de Grenoble / Le Courtialet * La Plage des Templiers * Piscine Bellevue * Lac de Laffrey * Plage de la Mama * La Pinède

Overseas departments

Caribbean

= Guadeloupe in the Antilles

= * Résidence Éden Nat * Club Caribbean Nature * Club Orient * Résidence Naturelle * Location Naturiste Saint-Francois Guadeloupe * Anse Tarare (Beach)

= Martinique in the Antilles

= * Beach Anse Trabaud * La Plage des Salines * Plage Naturiste de Fond Moustique * Croisière naturiste sur mothaline

Germany

FKK-Gelande Sudstrand Strandimpressionen (2200637243)

Public nudity is not illegal in

Germany Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany is situated betwe ...

but may be regulated by local authorities mostly because of safety and health issues, not morality. Apart from urban areas and public baths (some of which offer nude swimming days), nude bathing is common in Germany: unofficial clothing optional areas exist at most lakes and rivers and other sites, such as abandoned sand and rock quarries. Many designated ''

Freikörperkultur The Freikörperkultur (FKK) is a social and health culture that originated in the German Empire; its beginnings were historically part of the ''Lebensreform'' social movement in the late 19th century. The ''Freikörperkultur'', which translates ...

'' (FKK – Free Body Culture) areas exist at the seaside, at lakes and in baths, especially in the former

, where nudism remains more widespread than in the west. Many unregulated clothing optional (FKK) free beaches are available along the

Nordsee NORDSEE is a German fast-food restaurant chain specialising in seafood. In addition to selling raw and smoked seafood, the company also sells a wide variety of meals and products prepared from seafood such as Fischbrötchen (fish sandwiches) ...

and Baltic seashores,

Rügen Rügen (; la, Rugia, ) is Germany's largest island. It is located off the Pomeranian coast in the Baltic Sea and belongs to the state of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania. The "gateway" to Rügen island is the Hanseatic city of Stralsund, where ...

and other islands. The attitude is: all beaches are nude beaches until somebody complains. Families especially like to spend their leisure time in naturist areas;

sauna A sauna (, ), or sudatory, is a small room or building designed as a place to experience dry or wet heat sessions, or an establishment with one or more of these facilities. The steam and high heat make the bathers perspire. A thermometer in a ...

bathing is generally practised in the nude. The list of social nudity places in Germany includes: * The Schönfeldwiese in the

Englischer Garten The ''Englischer Garten'' (, ''English Garden'') is a large public park in the centre of Munich, Bavaria, stretching from the city centre to the northeastern city limits. It was created in 1789 by Sir Benjamin Thompson (1753–1814), later Count ...

Munich Munich ( ; german: München ; bar, Minga ) is the capital and most populous city of the States of Germany, German state of Bavaria. With a population of 1,558,395 inhabitants as of 31 July 2020, it is the List of cities in Germany by popu ...

as well as the southern part of

Feldmochinger See Dreiseenplatte is the name of three lakes in Feldmoching-Hasenbergl in the northern part of Munich, Germany. The lakes are: Lerchenauer See, Fasaneriesee and Feldmochinger See. Photos Lerchenauer_See_mit_Blick_nach_Südwesten.jpg, Lerchenauer ...

, in the northwestern suburb, the peninsula in Lake Feringasee in the northeast and the :de:Flaucher at the river

Isar The Isar is a river in Tyrol, Austria, and Bavaria, Germany, which is not navigable for watercraft above raft size. Its source is in the Karwendel range of the Alps in Tyrol; it enters Germany near Mittenwald and flows through Bad Tölz, Munic ...

south of the city center of Munich. * The Tiergarten,

Berlin Berlin ( , ) is the capital and largest city of Germany by both area and population. Its 3.7 million inhabitants make it the European Union's most populous city, according to population within city limits. One of Germany's sixteen constitue ...

Strandbad Wannsee The Strandbad Wannsee is an open-air lido on the eastern shore of Großer Wannsee lake, a large bay of the Havel river in Berlin, Germany. Opened in 1907, it is one of the largest inland lidos in Europe, with a beach that is long and wide, replen ...

Großer Wannsee The Großer Wannsee (, "Greater Wannsee", "See" means lake) is a bight of the Havel river near the locality of Wannsee and Nikolassee (in the borough of Steglitz-Zehlendorf), a south-western suburb of the German capital Berlin not far from Potsdam ...

Wannsee Wannsee () is a locality in the southwestern Berlin borough of Steglitz-Zehlendorf, Germany. It is the westernmost locality of Berlin. In the quarter there are two lakes, the larger ''Großer Wannsee'' (Greater Wannsee, "See" means lake) and the ...

, Berlin *

Travemünde Travemünde () is a borough of Lübeck, Germany, located at the mouth of the river Trave in Bay of Lübeck, Lübeck Bay. It began life as a fortress built by Henry the Lion, Duke of Saxony, in the 12th century to guard the mouth of the Trave, an ...

Sylt Sylt (; da, Sild; Sylt North Frisian, Söl'ring North Frisian: ) is an island in northern Germany, part of Nordfriesland district, Schleswig-Holstein, and well known for the distinctive shape of its shoreline. It belongs to the North Frisian ...

Grömitz Grömitz () is a municipality in the district of Ostholstein, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It is situated on the Bay of Lübeck, approx. 35 km northeast of Lübeck, and 23 km east of Eutin. Grömitz is a settlement on the Baltic Sea. ...

Borkum Borkum ( nds, Borkum, Börkum) is an island and a municipality in the Leer District in Lower Saxony, northwestern Germany. It is situated east of Rottumeroog and west of Juist. Geography Borkum is bordered to the west by the Westerems strait ...

Norderney Norderney ( nds, Nördernee) is one of the seven populated East Frisian Islands off the North Sea coast of Germany. The island is , having a total area of about and is therefore Germany's ninth-largest island. Norderney's population amounts ...

Lake Senftenberg Lake Senftenberg (german: Senftenberger See, formerly called ''Speicherbecken Niemtsch''—Niemtsch reservoir, hsb, Złykomorowski jězor, dsb, Złykomorowski jazor) is an artificial lake in Landkreis Oberspreewald-Lausitz, Brandenburg, Germany ...

Oberspreewald-Lausitz Oberspreewald-Lausitz ( dsb, Wokrejs Górne Błota-Łužyca, hsb, Wokrjes Hornje Błóta-Łužica) is a ''Kreis'' (district) in the southern part of Brandenburg, Germany. Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise) Dahme-Spreewald, Spree- ...

Brandenburg Brandenburg (; nds, Brannenborg; dsb, Bramborska ) is a states of Germany, state in the northeast of Germany bordering the states of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Lower Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt, and Saxony, as well as the country of Poland. With an ar ...

Baden-Baden Baden-Baden () is a spa town in the states of Germany, state of Baden-Württemberg, south-western Germany, at the north-western border of the Black Forest mountain range on the small river Oos (river), Oos, ten kilometres (six miles) east of the ...

is a city located near the French border. This city has many natural

mineral spring Mineral springs are naturally occurring springs that produces hard water, water that contains dissolved minerals. Salts, sulfur compounds, and gases are among the substances that can be dissolved in the spring water during its passage underg ...

s and numerous clothes free bath houses are located there. *

Zeesen Zeesen is a village south of Königs Wusterhausen in Germany Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the most populous ...

Greece

Naturism is practised widely in the

Greek Islands Greece has many islands, with estimates ranging from somewhere around 1,200 to 6,000, depending on the minimum size to take into account. The number of inhabited islands is variously cited as between 166 and 227. The largest Greek island by a ...

although, strictly speaking, legal only in a relatively few designated locations but almost on all islands there are unofficial nudist beaches.

Topfree Topfreedom is a cultural and political movement seeking changes in laws to allow women to be topless in public places where men are permitted to be barechested, as a form of gender equality. Specifically, the movement seeks the repeal or overturn ...

is tolerated on almost all beaches.

Crete

Beaches and resorts in

Crete Crete ( el, Κρήτη, translit=, Modern: , Ancient: ) is the largest and most populous of the Greek islands, the 88th largest island in the world and the fifth largest island in the Mediterranean Sea, after Sicily, Sardinia, Cyprus, and ...

include: * Filaki beach, the only official nudist beach near the Vritomartis naturist resort. * Glyka Nera (Sweet water beach) between Chora Sfakion and Loutro. * Diskos near Lentos. * Plakias, the south-eastern part of the beach is used by naturists. * North of Matala there is a very long nude beach; the southern end of the beach is used by clothed people. *

Sougia Sougia ( el, Σούγια) is a community and a small village in Chania regional unit on the island of Crete, Greece. It is part of the municipal unit of East Selino (''Anatoliko Selino''). It is located on the south coast of the island, 70 ...

, the eastern part of the beach is for nude bathing.

Other areas

* Vlychada beach on

Santorini Santorini ( el, Σαντορίνη, ), officially Thira (Greek: Θήρα ) and classical Greek Thera (English pronunciation ), is an island in the southern Aegean Sea, about 200 km (120 mi) southeast from the Greek mainland. It is the ...

; the southern part of the beach is used by naturists. * Velanio beach on

Skopelos Skopelos ( el, Σκόπελος, ) is a Greek island in the western Aegean Sea. Skopelos is one of several islands which comprise the Northern Sporades island group, which lies east of the Pelion peninsula on the mainland and north of the island ...

island,

Northern Sporades The (Northern) Sporades (; el, Βόρειες Σποράδες, ) are an archipelago along the east coast of Greece, northeast of the island of Euboea,"Skyros - Britannica Concise" (description), Britannica Concise, 2006, webpageEB-Skyrosnotes " ...

. * Mouda beach, a great wild sandy beach south of

Kefalonia Kefalonia or Cephalonia ( el, Κεφαλονιά), formerly also known as Kefallinia or Kephallenia (), is the largest of the Ionian Islands in western Greece and the 6th largest island in Greece after Crete, Euboea, Lesbos, Rhodes and Chios. It ...

island, Ionian Islands. *

Myrtos Beach Myrtos Beach ( ) is in the region of Pylaros, in the north-west of Kefalonia island, in the Ionian Sea of Greece. Myrtos beach lies between the feet of two mountains, Agia Dynati and Kalon Oros (901m). Geology The surrounding sediment at Myrtos ...

, a long white pebble beach in Kefalonia. * Mantomata Beach in

Faliraki Faliraki ( el, Φαληράκι) is the primary seaside resort village on the Greek island of Rhodes, in the Dodecanese. It is situated on Faliraki Bay, on the northeastern coast, about 14 km south of the town of Rhodes and 10 km southe ...

is the only official nudist beach on

Rhodes Rhodes (; el, Ρόδος , translit=Ródos ) is the largest and the historical capital of the Dodecanese islands of Greece. Administratively, the island forms a separate municipality within the Rhodes regional unit, which is part of the So ...

, though there are more beaches where nudism is common, for example a part of

Kallithea, Rhodes Kallithea ( el, Καλλιθέα) is a former Communities and Municipalities of Greece, municipality on the island of Rhodes, in the Dodecanese, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Rhodes, of which it i ...

. * Katergo and Agios Nikolaos beaches on

Folegandros Folegandros (also Pholegandros; el, Φολέγανδρος) is a small Greek island in the Aegean Sea that, together with Sikinos, Ios, Anafi and Santorini, forms the southern part of the Cyclades. Its surface area is and it has 765 inhabitant ...

island. * Mirtiotissa beach (Paralia Mirtiotissa) on Corfu' island. A sandy beach surrounded by rocks, accessible by car.

Hungary

* Aqua Land,

Ráckeve Ráckeve (Serbian language, Serbian: Српски Ковин / Srpski Kovin) is a town on Csepel Island in the county of , Hungary. Its residents are Magyars, with minority of Serbs. The Serbian Kovin Monastery, the oldest in Hungary and one of t ...

– naturist sauna and bathing nights * Gárdony * Ányás * Balatonakali Balatonakali () is a village in Veszprém county, Hungary Hungary ( hu, Magyarország ) is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning of the Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine to the northeast, Romani ...
, Levendula Naturista Kemping. Closed for 2021. * Balatonberény, Balatontourist Berény Naturista Kemping * Kiskundorozsma, Sziksósfürdö (a.k.a. "Sziki"),

Szeged Szeged ( , ; see also #Etymology, other alternative names) is List of cities and towns of Hungary#Largest cities in Hungary, the third largest city of Hungary, the largest city and regional centre of the Southern Great Plain and the county seat ...

, Sziksósfürdő Naturista Strand és Kemping, Szeged, Vereshomok dűlő 1, 6791
Lupa beach
has a smaller area for naturist *

Délegyháza Délegyháza is a village in Pest county, Budapest metropolitan area, Hungary. It has a population of 2,930 (2007). Since 2008 the village is the site of a Trail of the Whispering Giants sculpture, the first of Peter Wolf Toth's sculptures locat ...

, Naturista Oázis Camping lake no. 5 and other lakes around – 30 km south from

Budapest Budapest (, ; ) is the capital and most populous city of Hungary. It is the ninth-largest city in the European Union by population within city limits and the second-largest city on the Danube river; the city has an estimated population ...

* ~~Nemesbük, Angela Farm Naturist Camping & Bungalowpark~~ Closed * Szalk, Szalkszentmárton *

Szigetmonostor Szigetmonostor is a village in Pest county, Hungary on Szentendre Island in the Danube north of Budapest. Most of the fresh water of Budapest came from the fountains of the village. In the village there is a ferry to Göd which is located on an i ...

, Horány beach * Dunaparti, Kiskunlacháza

Iceland

Public nudity is not common. However, there are a number of hot springs across the island that are either free of charge or voluntary contribution based where nudity can be practised. * Hrunalaug (Hruni hot springs), Sólheimar, Iceland * Kualaug hot spring, Haukadalsvegur, Iceland *

Brennisteinsalda The Brennisteinsalda () is a volcano in the south of Iceland. Its height is about 855 m. It is situated near Landmannalaugar and not far from Hekla. The name means in English: ''sulphur wave''. It comes from the sulphur spots which have coloured ...

Laugasvæði * Seljavellir Geothermal Pool * Reykjadalur Hot Spring Trailhead, if you go to the lower pools downstream you can be naked and secluded from other hikers. *

Guðrúnarlaug Guðrúnarlaug () is a thermal bath in Iceland near Sælingsdalur in the municipality of Dalabyggð. The name stems from Guðrún Ósvífrsdóttir, who is a main character in '' Laxdæla saga''. The thermal bath exists at the place described in t ...

hot spring * Hellulaug * Pollurinn hot springs * Jarðböðin við

Mývatn () is a shallow lake situated in an area of active volcanism in the north of Iceland, not far from Krafla volcano. It has a high amount of biological activity. The lake and the surrounding wetlands provides a habitat for a number of waterbirds, e ...

Grjótagjá Grjótagjá () is a small lava cave near lake Mývatn in Iceland. It has a thermal spring A hot spring, hydrothermal spring, or geothermal spring is a spring produced by the emergence of geothermally heated groundwater onto the surface of t ...

cave, next to

* Hoffell Hot Tubs

Ireland

* Brittas Bay,

County Wicklow County Wicklow ( ; ga, Contae Chill Mhantáin ) is a county in Ireland. The last of the traditional 32 counties, having been formed as late as 1606, it is part of the Eastern and Midland Region and the province of Leinster. It is bordered by t ...

. * Corballis,

Donabate Donabate () is a small coastal town in Fingal, Ireland, about north-northeast of Dublin. The town is on a peninsula on Ireland's east coast, between the Rogerstown Estuary to the north and Broadmeadow Estuary to the south. Donabate is a civil ...

County Dublin "Action to match our speech" , image_map = Island_of_Ireland_location_map_Dublin.svg , map_alt = map showing County Dublin as a small area of darker green on the east coast within the lighter green background of ...

. * Hawk Cliff,

Dalkey Dalkey ( ; ) is an affluent suburb of Dublin, and a seaside resort southeast of the city, and the town of Dún Laoghaire, in the county of Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown in the historic County Dublin, Ireland. It was founded as a Viking settlement ...

, is the first official nudist beach in

Ireland Ireland ( ; ga, Éire ; Ulster Scots dialect, Ulster-Scots: ) is an island in the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic Ocean, in Northwestern Europe, north-western Europe. It is separated from Great Britain to its east by the North Channel (Grea ...

. It opened in April 2018. * Roundstone,

County Galway "Righteousness and Justice" , anthem = () , image_map = Island of Ireland location map Galway.svg , map_caption = Location in Ireland , area_footnotes = , area_total_km2 = ...

. * Silver Strand Beach,

Barna Barna (Bearna in Irish) is a coastal village on the R336 regional road in Connemara, County Galway, Ireland. It has become a satellite village of Galway city. The village is Irish speaking and is therefore a constituent part of the regions ...

, County Galway. * West Cork,

County Cork County Cork ( ga, Contae Chorcaí) is the largest and the southernmost county of Ireland, named after the city of Cork, the state's second-largest city. It is in the province of Munster and the Southern Region. Its largest market towns are ...

. *

Curracloe Curracloe () is a village in County Wexford, a few miles northeast of the town of Wexford, Ireland. It lies on the R742 regional road at the junction with R743, and is linked to the long and sandy Curracloe Strand (beach) by the short R743 ro ...

strand is used by naturists and it has been proposed as an official naturist beach.

Italy

Female toplessness has been officially legalized (in a nonsexual context) in all public beaches and swimming pools throughout the country (unless otherwise specified by

region In geography, regions, otherwise referred to as zones, lands or territories, are areas that are broadly divided by physical characteristics (physical geography), human impact characteristics (human geography), and the interaction of humanity and t ...

province A province is almost always an administrative division within a country or sovereign state, state. The term derives from the ancient Roman ''Roman province, provincia'', which was the major territorial and administrative unit of the Roman Empire ...

municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...

by-laws) on 20 March 2000, when the

Supreme Court of Cassation A court of cassation is a high-instance court that exists in some judicial systems. Courts of cassation do not re-examine the facts of a case, they only interpret the relevant law. In this they are appellate courts of the highest instance. In th ...

(through sentence No. 3557) has determined that the exposure of the nude female breast, after several decades, is now considered a "commonly accepted behavior", and therefore, has "entered into the social costume".

Abruzzo

* Official authorized nude-beach "Le Morge", in

Torino di Sangro Torino di Sangro ( Abruzzese: ') is a ''comune'' and town in the province of Chieti in the Abruzzo region of central Italy Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It ...

Calabria

* Nudist beach of Pizzo Greco Naturist Camping, in

Isola di Capo Rizzuto Isola di Capo Rizzuto is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the province of Crotone, Calabria, Italy. The population of the town is around 15,000. Overview Despite the name ''Isola'' (island), the town is entirely on the mainland. There are several t ...

Campania

* Official nude beach "Spiaggia del Troncone" (Troncone beach), in

Marina di Camerota Marina di Camerota is an Italian town, the largest Civil parish (''frazione'') of Camerota, situated in the province of Salerno, Campania. In 2007 it had a population of 2,674. Geography Marina di Camerota lies on the southern side of Cilento, ...

. State road SS 562, coming from Palinuro towards Marina di Camerota before entering tunnel. Located at 40.006826, 15.340612 Beautiful beach with clear and clean water, protected by a rock wall in which there's a recess with natural shade.

Emilia-Romagna

* Official nude beach "Lido di Dante" in

Ravenna Ravenna ( , , also ; rgn, Ravèna) is the capital city of the Province of Ravenna, in the Emilia-Romagna region of Northern Italy. It was the capital city of the Western Roman Empire from 408 until its collapse in 476. It then served as the cap ...

. Located at * A beach on the River

Trebbia The Trebbia (stressed ''Trèbbia''; la, Trebia) is a river predominantly of Liguria and Emilia Romagna in northern Italy. It is one of the four main right-bank tributaries of the river Po (river), Po, the other three being the Tanaro River, Tanar ...

near

Bobbio Bobbio ( Bobbiese: ; lij, Bêubbi; la, Bobium) is a small town and commune in the province of Piacenza in Emilia-Romagna, northern Italy. It is located in the Trebbia River valley southwest of the town Piacenza. There is also an abbey and a dioc ...

- km 81. state road 45, a place suitable for all.

Friuli-Venezia Giulia

* Cava Casali beach near

Sistiana Sistiana ( Slovene: ''Sesljan'') is a village in Friuli-Venezia Giulia, in the far northeast of Italy near the Slovene border. It is a ''frazione'' of the ''comune'' of Duino-Aurisina. Geography The village lies north-west of Trieste Triest ...

and

Duino Duino ( sl, Devin, german: Tybein) is today a seaside resort on the northern Adriatic coast. It is a ''hamlet'' of Duino-Aurisina, a municipality (''comune'') of the Friuli–Venezia Giulia region of northeastern Italy. The settlement, picturesque ...

Trieste Trieste ( , ; sl, Trst ; german: Triest ) is a city and seaport in northeastern Italy. It is the capital city, and largest city, of the autonomous region of Friuli Venezia Giulia, one of two autonomous regions which are not subdivided into provi ...

– km. 137 state road 14. * Costa dei Barbari beach near

and

– km. 139 state road 14. * Filtri beach near

and

– km. 143 state road 14, very difficult to reach.

Lazio

* Arenauta beach near

Gaeta Gaeta (; lat, Cāiēta; Southern Laziale: ''Gaieta'') is a city in the province of Latina, in Lazio, Southern Italy. Set on a promontory stretching towards the Gulf of Gaeta, it is from Rome and from Naples. The town has played a consp ...

– km. 24,5 state road 213. * ''Oasi di Capocotta'', to the south-west, on the

Tyrrhenian sea The Tyrrhenian Sea (; it, Mar Tirreno , french: Mer Tyrrhénienne , sc, Mare Tirrenu, co, Mari Tirrenu, scn, Mari Tirrenu, nap, Mare Tirreno) is part of the Mediterranean Sea off the western coast of Italy. It is named for the Tyrrhenian pe ...

, an official nudist beach on the coast between Ostia and

Torvaianica Torvaianica or Torvajanica is a ''frazione'' of the comune of Pomezia, in the Metropolitan City of Rome, central Italy. Counting some 12,700 inhabitants, it extends for some on central Lazio's littoral. Overview According to Vergil's ''Aeneid'' ...

. *

Lake Martignano Lake Martignano (Italian: Lago di Martignano), is a small lake in Lazio, Italy north-north-west of Rome, in an extinct crater or maar. Administratively its coast is divided amongst the municipalities of Rome, Anguillara Sabazia and Campagnano di ...

, a small lake near Falconeto and

Anguillara Sabazia Anguillara Sabazia is a town and ''comune'' in the Metropolitan City of Rome, Lazio, central Italy, around northwest of Rome. It nestles on a small cape on the coast of Lake Bracciano; its medieval center and its beach make it a popular destinatio ...

. Entrance from the Anguillarese road, beach located at . The side to the right of the main beach, very far from the entrance, is reserved to nudism (avoid bringing music). * Black sand beach (Spiaggia delle sabbie nere) is a beach on the coast South of the Santa Severa Castle. It has historically been frequented by naturists, and since 2021 it has been officially authorized for the practice of naturism.

Liguria

* Guvano beach near

Corniglia Corniglia ( lij, Corniggia; locally ) is a ''frazione'' ("hamlet") within the comune of Vernazza in the province of La Spezia, Liguria, northern Italy with a population of about 150 (in 2016). Unlike the other localities of the Cinque Terre, Corni ...

– The beach is accessible, from the railway station, via a disused railway tunnel. *

Chiavari Chiavari (; lij, Ciävai ) is a comune (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Genoa, in Italy. It has about 28,000 inhabitants. It is situated near the river Entella. History Pre-Roman and Roman Era A pre-Roman necropolis, which dates f ...

beach (an unofficial, but tolerated naturist beach, at the very western end of textiler beach).

Lombardy

* La Rocca nude beach in

Manerba del Garda Manerba del Garda is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Brescia, in Lombardy. It is located at the southwest side of the Lake Garda. It is bounded by the comunes of San Felice del Benaco, Puegnago sul Garda, Moniga del Garda, Polpenazze del ...

located at nudism from 1956. Unofficial

Lake Garda Lake Garda ( it, Lago di Garda or ; lmo, label=Eastern Lombard, Lach de Garda; vec, Ƚago de Garda; la, Benacus; grc, Βήνακος) is the largest lake in Italy. It is a popular holiday location in northern Italy, about halfway between ...

nudist beach, frequent police checks to fine those who are naked.

Piedmont

* Official nudist beach near

Varallo Sesia Varallo Sesia (Piedmontese: ''Varal''), pronouciation (Vhuh-rahl-loh) commonly known as Varallo, is a ''comune'' and town in the province of Vercelli in the Piedmont region of Italy. It is situated in Valsesia, at above sea level and some north- ...

Sardinia

* Dunas de Piscinas, part of Costa verde, close to Arbus, has the biggest authorised nudist-beach in Europe, with roughly 800 meters of sand and dunes. It is a wild corner of Sardinia, with only one big hotel nearby * "Is Benas" beach, on the Sardinian western coast, close to

Oristano Oristano (; sc, Aristanis ) is an Italian city and ''comune'', and capital of the Province of Oristano in the central-western part of the island of Sardinia. It is located on the northern part of the Campidano plain. It was established as the pr ...

. It is a long sandy beach, surrounded by pine trees. This beach is rich in beautiful and colorful shells. It has been authorized for naturism since 2022 . * Part of the Porto Ferro beach, near

Alghero Alghero (; ca, label= Alguerese, L'Alguer ; sc, S'Alighèra ; sdc, L'Aliera ) is a city of about 45,000 inhabitants in the Italian insular province of Sassari in northwestern Sardinia, next to the Mediterranean Sea. The city's name comes from ...

and

Sassari Sassari (, ; sdc, Sàssari ; sc, Tàtari, ) is an Italian city and the second-largest of Sardinia in terms of population with 127,525 inhabitants, and a Functional Urban Area of about 260,000 inhabitants. One of the oldest cities on the island, ...

, is authorised for naturist bathing * A secluded beach between Terra Mala and Geremeas is under authorization by the municipality of

Quartu Sant'Elena Quartu Sant'Elena (; sc, Cuartu Sant'Aleni; ), located four miles East from Cagliari on the ancient Roman road, is a city and ''comune'' in the Metropolitan City of Cagliari, Sardinia, Italy. It is the third biggest city of Sardinia with a populat ...

. * The municipality of

Bari Sardo Bari Sardo ( sc, Barì; la, Custodia Rubriensis) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Nuoro in the Italian region Sardinia Sardinia ( ; it, Sardegna, label=Italian, Corsican and Tabarchino ; sc, Sardigna , sdc, Sardhigna; f ...

announced the possible future authorisation for nudism of part of the beach nearby, called Mindeddu beach. * Hundreds of small, secluded beaches can occasionally become nudist corners. Traditional places are the beaches

Cala di Volpe Cala di Volpe is a bay and small community located in Arzachena in the province of Sassari, in north-east Sardinia. It lies in the historical and geographical region known as Gallura on the Costa Smeralda. Cala di Volpe is located between the broad ...

, Liscia di Vacca, to the north of Pitrizza Hotel and Piccolo Pevero beach, the far side to the right after the rocks. * Capo Falcone near

Stintino Stintino ( sdc, Isthintini, sc, Istintìnu) is a coastal ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Sassari in the Italy, Italian region Sardinia, located about north of Cagliari and about northwest of Sassari. Geography Stintino is located ...

. * Marina di Arbus, Costa Verde. The rough west coast has lonely beaches and coves for sunbathing. The area is less developed for tourists, so you can enjoy nature.

Sicily

Many beaches in Sicily are topless, and there are also naturist beaches. * Torre Salsa, close to

Siculiana Siculiana is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Agrigento, Sicily, southern Italy, west of the provincial capital Agrigento. Geography Siculiana’s long coast line is largely unspoiled; a protected Regional Nature Reserve has been e ...

, is inside a WWF protected area. On the eastern end of the beach, close to the white cliffs, there is an unofficial naturist wide sandy beach, mostly frequented by couples and families. * Bulala, Gela (CL), is an official naturist beach, authorized in 2016. It is a wide sandy beach, and at the moment no services are available. * The Baglio Maragani Country House has a dedicated naturist beach, available for the B&B customers or for daily visits (a fee is required) * Eloro–Marianelli beach within Vendicari natural preserve, in the municipality of

Noto Noto ( scn, Notu; la, Netum) is a city and in the Province of Syracuse, Sicily, Italy. It is southwest of the city of Syracuse at the foot of the Iblean Mountains. It lends its name to the surrounding area Val di Noto. In 2002 Noto and i ...

(SR). Suitable for naturist bathers and popular within the

gay ''Gay'' is a term that primarily refers to a homosexual person or the trait of being homosexual. The term originally meant 'carefree', 'cheerful', or 'bright and showy'. While scant usage referring to male homosexuality dates to the late 1 ...

community. * A small part of the beach at Marinello natural preserve between

Oliveri Oliveri ( Sicilian: ''Oluveri'') is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Messina in the Italian region Sicily, located about east of Palermo and about west of Messina. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 2,076 and an are ...

and Patti (ME) has been unofficially attended by naturists for many years, especially in the low season. * Capo Feto beach in

Mazara del Vallo Mazara del Vallo (; ) is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Trapani, southwestern Sicily, Italy. It lies mainly on the left bank at the mouth of the Mazaro river. It is an agricultural and fishing centre and its port gives shelter to the ...

* Casello 41 beach in

Selinunte Selinunte (; grc, Σελῑνοῦς, Selīnoûs ; la, Selīnūs , ; scn, Silinunti ) was a rich and extensive ancient Greek city on the south-western coast of Sicily in Italy. It was situated between the valleys of the Cottone and Modion ...

* San Saba beach in

Messina Messina (, also , ) is a harbour city and the capital of the Italian Metropolitan City of Messina. It is the third largest city on the island of Sicily, and the 13th largest city in Italy, with a population of more than 219,000 inhabitants in ...

, on the Tyrrenian coast about 20 km from the city center, has been an official naturist beach since 2022.

Tuscany

* A nudist beach is in Capalbio. * Official nudist beach called "Nido dell'Aquila" in San Vincenzo (Livorno) *Marina di Bibbona (Livorno) * On

Elba Elba ( it, isola d'Elba, ; la, Ilva) is a Mediterranean island in Tuscany, Italy, from the coastal town of Piombino on the Italian mainland, and the largest island of the Tuscan Archipelago. It is also part of the Arcipelago Toscano National ...

island, the beaches Acquarilli Capoliveri and Fetovaia. * In Marina di Alberese (Grosseto) naturism has always been accepted on all its beaches. Less frequently there are naturists on the northern beaches, while the greatest number of naturists can be found on the Beach of Collelungo and on the adjacent Ultima Spiaggia (Last Beach). * South of

Principina a Mare Principina a Mare () is an Italian ''frazione'' of the ''comune'' of Grosseto, in the province of the same name. Overview The centre, less populated during winter, is mainly made up of houses of holidaymakers, hotels and a campsite. It is freq ...

(Grosseto) there is a beach called I Tronchi (the trunks) or Spiaggia delle Capanne (beach of the huts) where there has always been a fair number of naturists. * In the northernmost beach of

Marina di Grosseto Marina di Grosseto () is a popular tourist destination located twelve kilometers from Grosseto; it is an important seaside resort in Grossetan Maremma. Once a fishing village, it is known for its hilly hinterland, rich in macchia and wide beaches ...

(Grosseto), beyond the last bathing establishment there is the Spiaggia delle Marze (beach of the slips) which has always been frequented by naturists with great discretion.

Veneto

* Spiaggia del Mort Nudist Beach in "Isola del Mort" island, near

Jesolo Jesolo or Iesolo (; vec, Gèxoło) is a seaside resort town and ''comune'' in the Metropolitan City of Venice, Italy of 26,447 inhabitants. With around six million visitors per year, Jesolo is one of the largest beach resorts in the country, and ...

. * Nudist beach "Baia delle sirene" at Punta S. Vigilio near the town of

Garda (VR) Garda is a town and ''comune'' on the shore of Lake Garda, in the province of Verona, Veneto, northeastern Italy. Garda is from Verona, and is one of the smallest towns in the whole province. Main sights The historical centre of the town, w ...

. * Alberoni beach,

Lido di Venezia The Lido, or Venice Lido ( it, Lido di Venezia), is an barrier island in the Venetian Lagoon, northern Italy; it is home to about 20,400 residents. The Venice Film Festival takes place at the Lido late August/early September. Geography Th ...

Venice Venice ( ; it, Venezia ; vec, Venesia or ) is a city in northeastern Italy and the capital of the Veneto Regions of Italy, region. It is built on a group of 118 small islands that are separated by canals and linked by over 400 ...

. *Costa sabbiosa Lazzaretto,Verona

Latvia

Latvian naturist beaches are overseen by the "Latvian Naturist Association". *

Ventspils Ventspils (; german: Windau, ; see other names) is a state city in northwestern Latvia in the historical Courland region of Latvia, and is the sixth largest city in the country. At the beginning of 2020, Ventspils had a population of 33,906. It ...

city has an official naturist beach. *

Liepāja Liepāja (; liv, Līepõ; see #Names and toponymy, other names) is a state city in western Latvia, located on the Baltic Sea. It is the largest-city in the Kurzeme Planning Region, Kurzeme Region and the third-largest city in the country after R ...

official naturist beach. Also quite small, situated about 3 km south of Liepaja. Green signs mark the beginning and the end of the beach. It has removable toilet during the summer.

Lithuania

Nudist beaches in

Lithuania Lithuania (; lt, Lietuva ), officially the Republic of Lithuania ( lt, Lietuvos Respublika, links=no ), is a country in the Baltic region of Europe. It is one of three Baltic states and lies on the eastern shore of the Baltic Sea. Lithuania ...

are overseen by local communities.

Luxembourg

* De Reenert (

Wiltz Wiltz ( lb, Wolz or (locally) ) is a commune with town status in north-western Luxembourg, capital of the canton Wiltz. Wiltz is situated on the banks of the river Wiltz. It was also a battleground in the Battle of the Bulge, near the en ...

) * Camping Bleesbruck (

Bleesbruck Bleesbruck (, ) is a village in the commune of Bettendorf, in eastern Luxembourg. Located nearby is the confluence of the Sauer and the Blees The Blees is a river flowing through Luxembourg, joining the Sauer at Bleesbruck. It flows throug ...

)

Malta

*Qarraba Bay. The bay is very secluded and can only be reached by a hike or boat. (Nudity is against Maltese law, but it is tolerated in this bay.)

Montenegro

Ada Bojana Ada Bojana ( cnr, Ада Бојана, ; Albanian: Ishulli i Bunës) is an island in the Ulcinj Municipality in Montenegro. The name ''Ada'' means river island in Serbo-Croatian. The island is created by a river delta of the Bojana River. It is ...

, the biggest nudist beach in the country. * Jaz, the southernmost part of the beach used to be declared nudist but was made regular in 2007 * Ratac, is outside Bar in the direction of

Budva Budva ( cnr, Будва, or ) is a Montenegrin town on the Adriatic Sea. It has 19,218 inhabitants, and it is the centre of Budva Municipality. The coastal area around Budva, called the Budva riviera, is the center of Montenegrin tourism, kno ...

, near

Sutomore Sutomore ( cnr, Сутоморе, ) is a small coastal town in Bar Municipality, Montenegro. A 2011 census put the population at 2,004. History Sutomore was called ''Spizza'' in Venetian, when it was under the Republic of Venice from 1420 to 17 ...

* Njivice, a village on the south-western shore of the Bay of

Herceg Novi Herceg Novi ( cyrl, Херцег Нови, ) is a coastal town in Montenegro located at the Western entrance to the Bay of Kotor and at the foot of Mount Orjen. It is the administrative center of the Herceg Novi Municipality with around 33,000 in ...

(

Boka Kotorska The Bay of Kotor ( Montenegrin and Serbian: , Italian: ), also known as the Boka, is a winding bay of the Adriatic Sea in southwestern Montenegro and the region of Montenegro concentrated around the bay. It is also the southernmost part of the hi ...

bay) the nudist beach is located on Hotel Riviera's beach * Camp Full Monte, A clothing optional, off-grid, eco campsite close the Montenegro/Croatia border crossing, run by an English couple. * Crvena Glavica beach,

Sveti Stefan Sveti Stefan ( Montenegrin and Serbian: Свети Стефан, ; lit. "Saint Stephen") is a town in Budva Municipality, on the Adriatic coast of Montenegro, approximately southeast of Budva. The town is known for the Aman Sveti Stefan resort, ...

* Hotel Albatros in

Ulcinj Ulcinj ( cyrl, Улцињ, ; ) is a town on the southern coast of Montenegro and the capital of Ulcinj Municipality. It has an urban population of 10,707 (2011), the majority being Albanians. As one of the oldest settlements in the Adriatic coast ...

has two beaches, a textile beach, and a nudist beach.

Netherlands

Public saunas in the

Netherlands ) , anthem = ( en, "William of Nassau") , image_map = , map_caption = , subdivision_type = Sovereign state , subdivision_name = Kingdom of the Netherlands , established_title = Before independence , established_date = Spanish Netherl ...

are always mixed gender and nudity is the norm when using these. In the Netherlands tanning top free is legal on almost all beaches. Municipalities with a beach (usually including quiet parts) tend to have a nudist beach; even if the municipality does not like it, it designates a quiet part as such in order to be able to forbid nudity on the rest of the beach. *

Almere Almere () is a Planned community, planned List of cities in the Netherlands by province, city and List of municipalities of the Netherlands, municipality in the Provinces of the Netherlands, province of Flevoland, Netherlands, located about 20 km ...

, Zilverstrand *

Amsterdamse Bos The Amsterdamse Bos (English: ''Amsterdam Forest'') is an English park or landscape park in the municipalities of Amstelveen and Amsterdam. Although most of the park is located in Amstelveen, the owner of the park is the City of Amsterdam. The ...

, Zonneweide (from 1 April to 30 September) * Lake

Gaasperplas Gaasperplas is an artificial lake used for recreational purposes south-east of Amsterdam in the Netherlands. Gaasperplas was created with the extraction of sand for the construction of the Bijlmer. At its deepest the lake is 35 metres deep. It ...

near

Amsterdam Amsterdam ( , , , lit. ''The Dam on the River Amstel'') is the Capital of the Netherlands, capital and Municipalities of the Netherlands, most populous city of the Netherlands, with The Hague being the seat of government. It has a population ...

access

Gaasperplas metro station Gaasperplas is an Amsterdam Metro station in Amsterdam, Netherlands ) , anthem = ( en, "William of Nassau") , image_map = , map_caption = , subdivision_type = Sovereign state , subdivision_name = Kingdom of the Netherlands , esta ...

. *

Bussloo Bussloo is a village in the municipality of Voorst in the province of Gelderland, the Netherlands. On the beach De Kuiter, on the South Western side of the lake, nudist Naturism is a lifestyle of practising non-sexual social nudity in privat ...

, longest nude beach in the Netherlands *

Bloemendaal aan Zee Bloemendaal aan Zee is a seaside resort and neighbourhood in the municipality Bloemendaal, in North Holland province, the Netherlands. It is between the beaches of IJmuiden to the north and Zandvoort to the south and surrounded by the dunes of the ...

, nude beach at the north part of the beach *

Callantsoog Callantsoog ( West Frisian: ''Kallantsouge'') is a village in the Dutch province of North Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Schagen, and lies about 18 km south of Den Helder. Callantsoog was a separate municipality until 1990, when ...

, sandy beach to the south - the oldest official nude beach in the country, dating from 1973 * Grote Plas in

Delft Delft () is a List of cities in the Netherlands by province, city and Municipalities of the Netherlands, municipality in the Provinces of the Netherlands, province of South Holland, Netherlands. It is located between Rotterdam, to the southeast, ...

, northeast side * Scheveningen, The Hague, sandy beach 1 km to the north *

Noordwijk Noordwijk () is a town and municipality in the west of the Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. The municipality covers an area of of which is water and had a population of in . On 1 January 2019, the former municipality of Noordwij ...

, North past sand dunes and World War II era bunkers *

The Hague The Hague ( ; nl, Den Haag or ) is a city and municipality of the Netherlands, situated on the west coast facing the North Sea. The Hague is the country's administrative centre and its seat of government, and while the official capital of ...

, Zuiderstrand, approx. of sandy beach *

Kijkduin Kijkduin en Ockenburgh is a Dutch subdistrict of the Loosduinen district in The Hague. The subdistrict is located in the western part of The Hague at the municipal border of Monster. The area is bordered by the North Sea, an imaginary line betwe ...

, The Hague, two beaches *

IJmuiden IJ_(digraph).html" ;"title="n IJ (digraph)">n IJ (digraph) and that should remain the only places where they are used. > IJmuiden () is a port city in the Netherlands, Dutch province of North Holland. It is the main town in the municipality ...

, nude beach at the south part of the beach *

Zandvoort Zandvoort () is a municipality in the province of North Holland, Netherlands. It is one of the major beach resorts of the Netherlands; it has a long sandy beach. It is bordered by coastal dunes of Zuid-Kennemerland National Park and the Amsterdam ...

, sandy beach to the south * Vrouwenpolder, sandy beach. *Veluwse Bron wellness resort A pretty complete list of nude beaches in the Netherlands can be found on the Dutch-language websit
naaktstrandje.nl
Here you can click on the province of your choice and get a list of beaches and other nudist activities.

Norway

* In and around

Oslo Oslo ( , , or ; sma, Oslove) is the capital and most populous city of Norway. It constitutes both a county and a municipality. The municipality of Oslo had a population of in 2022, while the city's greater urban area had a population of ...

** Huk on the

Bygdøy Bygdøy or Bygdø is a peninsula situated on the western side of Oslo, Norway. Administratively, Bygdøy belongs to the borough of Frogner; historically Bygdøy was part of Aker Municipality and became part of Oslo in 1948. Bygdøy is a popular ...

peninsula ** Svartkulp near

Sognsvann Sognsvann (or ''Sognsvannet'') is a 3.3 km circumference lake just north of Oslo, Norway. Lying just within the greenbelt around Oslo, the lake is a popular recreational area, used as a camping, picnicking and bathing destination for the re ...

** the south east side of the islands

Langøyene Langøyene is an island in Bunnefjorden in the inner part of Oslofjord, in the municipitality of Nesodden in Akershus, Norway. It is owned by the municipality of Oslo Oslo ( , , or ; sma, Oslove) is the capital and most populous city of N ...

** Kalvøya ** Svartskog in

Bunnefjorden Bunnefjorden, sometimes referred to as Bunne Fjord, is a part of the Oslofjord in south eastern Norway, located east of the Nesodden peninsula.https://snl.no/Bunnefjorden "en indre arm av Oslofjorden i Viken fylke. Fjorden .. skilt fra hovedfjorde ...

. * In and around

Bergen Bergen (), historically Bjørgvin, is a city and municipality in Vestland county on the west coast of Norway. , its population is roughly 285,900. Bergen is the second-largest city in Norway. The municipality covers and is on the peninsula of ...

** Kollevågen on the island

Askøy Askøy is a municipality in Vestland county, Norway. The island municipality is located in the Midhordland district of the county, sitting in a large group of islands immediately northwest of the city of Bergen. The administrative centre of the ...

** Rishavn *Sjøhaug Naturist Centre outside

Moss Mosses are small, non-vascular flowerless plants in the taxonomic division Bryophyta (, ) '' sensu stricto''. Bryophyta (''sensu lato'', Schimp. 1879) may also refer to the parent group bryophytes, which comprise liverworts, mosses, and hor ...

Jeløya Jeløya is an island located in the municipality of Moss in Østfold County, Norway. History Jeløya was actually a peninsula in the Oslofjord, but was divided from the mainland in 1855 by the Moss canal (''Mossekanalen'') a 20-meter broad cana ...

Poland

* Inland ** Wał Miedzeszyński in

Warsaw Warsaw ( pl, Warszawa, ), officially the Capital City of Warsaw,, abbreviation: ''m.st. Warszawa'' is the capital and largest city of Poland. The metropolis stands on the River Vistula in east-central Poland, and its population is officia ...

** Wał Zawadowski in

** Kryspinów near

Kraków Kraków (), or Cracow, is the second-largest and one of the oldest cities in Poland. Situated on the Vistula River in Lesser Poland Voivodeship, the city dates back to the seventh century. Kraków was the official capital of Poland until 1596 ...

** Biskupice near

Poznań Poznań () is a city on the River Warta in west-central Poland, within the Greater Poland region. The city is an important cultural and business centre, and one of Poland's most populous regions with many regional customs such as Saint John ...

** Kęty near

Bielsko-Biała Bielsko-Biała (; cs, Bílsko-Bělá, german: Bielitz-Biala, szl, Bjylsko-Bjoło) is a city in southern Poland, with a population of approximately 168,319 as of December 2021, making it the 22nd largest city in Poland, and an area of . It is a ...

** Cezar naturist recreational centre in

** Gospodarstwo agroturystyczne near

Włocławek Włocławek (Polish pronunciation: ; german: Leslau) is a city located in central Poland along the Vistula (Wisła) River and is bordered by the Gostynin-Włocławek Landscape Park. As of December 2021, the population of the city is 106,928. Loc ...

** Wyzwanie in Parcele

Portugal

* Praia da Adiça

Costa da Caparica Costa da Caparica () is a Portuguese civil parish, located in the municipality of Almada along the western coast of the district of Setúbal. The population in 2011 was 13,418, * Ursa Beach,

Sintra Sintra (, ) is a town and municipality in the Greater Lisbon region of Portugal, located on the Portuguese Riviera. The population of the municipality in 2011 was 377,835, in an area of . Sintra is one of the most urbanized and densely populated ...

* Praia dos Alteirinhos,

Zambujeira do Mar Zambujeira do Mar is a former civil parish in the municipality of Odemira, Alentejo region, Portugal. In 2013, the parish merged into the parish São Teotónio. Odemira Municipality in the Portuguese. It has a population of 911 inhabitants, dispers ...

Ilha de Tavira Tavira Island ( pt, Ilha de Tavira) lies south of the town of Tavira, Portugal, just a few hundred metres off the coast. It is 11 kilometres long and varies between 150 m to 1 km in width. The island has 11 km of the best beaches in t ...

Algarve The Algarve (, , ; from ) is the southernmost NUTS II region of continental Portugal. It has an area of with 467,495 permanent inhabitants and incorporates 16 municipalities ( ''concelhos'' or ''municípios'' in Portuguese). The region has it ...

*Praia da Barreta Faro Algarve *Praia de Trafal Quarteira Algarve *Praia Grande Silves Algarve *Praia João de Arens, Portimão Algarve *Praia dos Pinheiros Lagos Algarve * Praia da

Bordeira Bordeira is a Portuguese civil parish in the municipality of Aljezur. The population in 2011 was 432, in an area of 79.87 km². It lies within the Southwest Alentejo and Vicentine Coast Natural Park, along the western coast of the Algarve in ...

in Carrapateira (full nudity is acceptable beyond the popular area) * Praia do Meco in

Sesimbra Sesimbra () is a municipality of Portugal, in the Setúbal District, lying at the foothills of the ''Serra da Arrábida'', a mountain range between Setúbal and Sesimbra. Due to its particular position at the Setúbal Bay, near the mouth of the Sa ...

near

Lisbon Lisbon (; pt, Lisboa ) is the capital and largest city of Portugal, with an estimated population of 544,851 within its administrative limits in an area of 100.05 km2. Grande Lisboa, Lisbon's urban area extends beyond the city's administr ...

* Praia da Bela Vista near

* Praia do Salto near

Porto Covo Porto Covo is one of the two civil parishes in the municipality of Sines, located along the western Alentejo coast of Portugal, about south of Lisbon. The population in 2011 was 1,038,Alentejo Alentejo ( , ) is a geographical, historical, and cultural region of south–central and southern Portugal. In Portuguese, its name means "beyond () the Tagus river" (''Tejo''). Alentejo includes the regions of Alto Alentejo and Baixo Alent ...

*Praia do Malhão Odemira, Alentejo * Cabanas Velhas beach near

Lagos, Portugal Lagos (; literally "lakes"; cel-x-proto, Lacobriga) is a city and municipality at the mouth of Bensafrim River and along the Atlantic Ocean, in the Barlavento region of the Algarve, in southern Portugal. The population of the municipality in 201 ...

* Praia de Adegas in

Alentejo Alentejo ( , ) is a geographical, historical, and cultural region of south–central and southern Portugal. In Portuguese, its name means "beyond () the Tagus river" (''Tejo''). Alentejo includes the regions of Alto Alentejo and Baixo Alent ...

Rio Alto Beach Rio Alto Beach (''Praia do Rio Alto'' in Portuguese, lit. "High River Beach"; sometimes known as Estela Beach) is a beach located in the outskirts of Póvoa de Varzim in Portugal. The beach is located in the civil parish of Estela, the farming ...

Póvoa de Varzim Póvoa de Varzim (, ) is a Portuguese city in Northern Portugal and sub-region of Greater Porto, from its city centre. It sits in a sandy coastal plain, a cuspate foreland, halfway between the Minho and Douro rivers. In 2001, there were 63,470 ...

, near

Oporto Porto or Oporto () is the second-largest city in Portugal, the capital of the Porto District, and one of the Iberian Peninsula's major urban areas. Porto city proper, which is the entire municipality of Porto, is small compared to its metropol ...

* Duna Alta beach near

* Praia das Furnas,

Odemira Odemira ( or ) is a town and a municipality in Beja District in the Portuguese region of Alentejo. The population in 2011 was 26,066, in an area of 1720.60 km2, making it the largest municipality of Portugal by area. It is famous for its wi ...

* Praia da Afurada,

Ferragudo Ferragudo is a Portuguese civil parish at the western border of the municipality of Lagoa. The population in 2011 was 1,973, in an area of 5.41 km². Ferragudo serves mainly as a bedroom community for its much larger neighbour, the city of Po ...

Barreta Island Barreta Island (Portuguese: ''Ilha da Barretta'') is an island in Algarve, Portugal, about long and wide. Barreta is also known as Deserta, Deserted Island or Santa Maria Cape Island. Is one of the more isolated islands in Algarve. There is a p ...

, Faro

Romania

Nudist beaches are at Neptun, Costineşti,

2 Mai 2 Mai (, "May 2") (according to the Socialist Republic of Romania records) or Două Mai (according to the founding decree signed by Mihail Kogălniceanu in 1887) is a village in the Limanu commune, Constanța County, Dobrogea, Romania. It is fo ...

and

Vama Veche Vama Veche (historical names: ''Ilanlâk'', ''Ilanlâc'', tr, Ilanlık) is a town in Constanța County, Romania, on the Black Sea coast, near the border with Bulgaria, at 28.57 E longitude, 43.75 N latitude. It is part of the commune of L ...

sea resorts, and the beach between

Eforie Nord Eforie (; historical names (for Eforie Sud): ''Băile Movilă'', ''Carmen-Sylva'', ''Vasile Roaită'') is a town and a holiday resort on the Black Sea shore, in Constanța County, Northern Dobruja, Romania. It is located about 14 kilometers south ...

and

Eforie Sud Eforie (; historical names (for Eforie Sud): ''Băile Movilă'', ''Carmen-Sylva'', ''Vasile Roaită'') is a town and a holiday resort on the Black Sea shore, in Constanța County, Northern Dobruja, Romania. It is located about 14 kilometers south ...

on the

Black Sea The Black Sea is a marginal mediterranean sea of the Atlantic Ocean lying between Europe and Asia, east of the Balkans, south of the East European Plain, west of the Caucasus, and north of Anatolia. It is bounded by Bulgaria, Georgia, Roma ...

. Also on

Sulina Sulina () is a town and free port in Tulcea County, Northern Dobruja, Romania, at the mouth of the Sulina branch of the Danube. It is the easternmost point of Romania. History During the mid-Byzantine period, Sulina was a small cove, and in t ...

and

Sfântu Gheorghe, Tulcea Sfântu Gheorghe ( tr, Kadirlez) is a commune in Tulcea County, Northern Dobruja, Romania. It is located at the end of the southern arm of the Danube near the Black Sea, in the Dobruja region. It is composed of a single village, Sfântu Gheorghe. ...

(

Danube Delta The Danube Delta ( ro, Delta Dunării, ; uk, Дельта Дунаю, Deľta Dunaju, ) is the second largest river delta in Europe, after the Volga Delta, and is the best preserved on the continent. The greater part of the Danube Delta lies in Ro ...

) there are a few wild beaches used for nudism. The cold baths in the Techirghiol lake (Băile reci Techirghiol) in

offer a separated clothing optional beach. Toplessness is tolerated on all Romanian beaches .

Russia

* The Dunes Beach near

Sestroretsk Sestroretsk (russian: Сестроре́цк; fi, Siestarjoki; sv, Systerbäck) is a municipal town in Kurortny District of the federal city of St. Petersburg, Russia, located on the shores of the Gulf of Finland, the Sestra River an ...

(north of

St. Petersburg Saint Petersburg ( rus, links=no, Санкт-Петербург, a=Ru-Sankt Peterburg Leningrad Petrograd Piter.ogg, r=Sankt-Peterburg, p=ˈsankt pʲɪtʲɪrˈburk), formerly known as Petrograd (1914–1924) and later Leningrad (1924–1991), i ...

) * Divnomorskoe * Loo (

Sochi Sochi ( rus, Со́чи, p=ˈsotɕɪ, a=Ru-Сочи.ogg) is the largest resort city in Russia. The city is situated on the Sochi River, along the Black Sea in Southern Russia, with a population of 466,078 residents, up to 600,000 residents in ...

) * Serebryanyi Bor (

Moscow Moscow ( , US chiefly ; rus, links=no, Москва, r=Moskva, p=mɐskˈva, a=Москва.ogg) is the capital and largest city of Russia. The city stands on the Moskva River in Central Russia, with a population estimated at 13.0 million ...

) * Flyus beach west of

Yekaterinburg Yekaterinburg ( ; rus, Екатеринбург, p=jɪkətʲɪrʲɪnˈburk), alternatively romanized as Ekaterinburg and formerly known as Sverdlovsk ( rus, Свердло́вск, , svʲɪrˈdlofsk, 1924–1991), is a city and the administra ...

* Shershni (behind City beach of the

Chelyabinsk Chelyabinsk ( rus, Челя́бинск, p=tɕɪˈlʲæbʲɪnsk, a=Ru-Chelyabinsk.ogg; ba, Силәбе, ''Siläbe'') is the administrative center and largest city of Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia. It is the seventh-largest city in Russia, with a ...

)

Serbia

Belgrade Belgrade ( , ;, ; Names of European cities in different languages: B, names in other languages) is the Capital city, capital and List of cities in Serbia, largest city in Serbia. It is located at the confluence of the Sava and Danube rivers a ...

has several nudist beaches, including: *

Ada Ciganlija Ada Ciganlija ( sr-cyr, Ада Циганлија, ), colloquially shortened to Ada, is a river island that has artificially been turned into a peninsula, located in the Sava River's course through central Belgrade, Serbia. The name can also ref ...

nudist part * Obala * Platforma za Sunchanje * Diznilend * Hronična Bara * Kamenjar near

Novi Sad Novi Sad ( sr-Cyrl, Нови Сад, ; hu, Újvidék, ; german: Neusatz; see below for other names) is the second largest city in Serbia and the capital of the autonomous province of Vojvodina. It is located in the southern portion of the Pan ...

has a nudist beach on the

Slovakia

Social nudity places in Slovakia are listed on the website of the "Asociácia Slovenských Naturistov" (Association of Slovak Naturists), a member of the

International Naturist Federation The International Naturist Federation (INF) or Fédération naturiste internationale (FNI) or Internationalen Naturisten Föderation (INF) is the global umbrella organisation representing official national naturist societies. Membership The INF ...

. * Bajč *

Batizovce Batizovce is a village and municipality in Poprad District in the Prešov Region of northern Slovakia. Village dominants are evangelical and Roman Catholic churches in classic and baroque styles. Geography The municipality lies at an altitude of 7 ...

Bešeňová Bešeňová ( hu, Besenyőfalu) is a village and municipality in Ružomberok District in the Žilina Region of northern Slovakia. It is famous for a hot spring water park attracting thousands of visitors all year round. History In historical reco ...

thermal park * Bukovec (Košice) 48°42'1.97"N 21°9'38.50"E *

Čunovo Čunovo ( hr, Čunovo, hu, Dunacsún, Duna-Csún, ) is a small part of Bratislava, Slovakia, in the southern area near the Hungarian border. It is located close to the Gabčíkovo - Nagymaros Dams. History Čunovo was first mentioned as a vil ...

* Geča (Košice) * Harčáš (Komárno) * Liptovská Mara * Nové Košariská * Nové Mesto nad Váhom - Zelená Voda * Ratnovská zátoka *

Rusovce Rusovce ( hu, Oroszvár, hr, Rosvar german: Karlburg, Rossenburg, Kerchenburg) is a borough in southern Bratislava on the right bank of the Danube river, close to the Austrian border. History In the 1st century, there was a Roman settlement n ...

* Senec - štrkovisko u Slnečných jazier *

Šútovo Šútovo is a village and municipality in Martin District in the Žilina Region of northern Slovakia. History In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1403. Geography The municipality lies at an altitude of 460 metres and covers ...

Zlaté Piesky Zlate ( rue, Злате) is a village and municipality in Bardejov District in the Prešov Region of north-east Slovakia. History In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1355. Geography The municipality lies at an altitude of 3 ...

Slovenia

* Camp Smlednik (

Smlednik Smlednik (; german: Flödnig''Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru,'' vol. 6: ''Kranjsko''. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 56.) is a village on the left bank of the Sava River in the Municipality o ...

) * Banovci Spa ( Banovci) * Atlantis Water Park (

Ljubljana Ljubljana (also known by other historical names) is the capital and largest city of Slovenia. It is the country's cultural, educational, economic, political and administrative center. During antiquity, a Roman city called Emona stood in the ar ...

) *Naturist Camp Mali Raj *Camp Dragočajna ( Dragočajna) *The Golden Club Tivoli (

) *Terme Lendava (

Lendava Lendava (; formerly ''Dolnja Lendava'', in older sources also ''Dolenja Lendava''; hu, Lendva, formerly ''Alsólendva''; german: Lindau, formerly ''Unter-Limbach'') is a town in Slovenia in the region of Prekmurje. It is the seat of the Municipa ...

) *Društvo Naturistov Mali Raj ( Dolenje Polje)

Spain

Public nudity on the beach is, in general, not illegal in

Spain , image_flag = Bandera de España.svg , image_coat = Escudo de España (mazonado).svg , national_motto = ''Plus ultra'' (Latin)(English: "Further Beyond") , national_anthem = (English: "Royal March") , i ...

, however some local municipalities do outlaw nudity on beaches that are within city limits. The city of Cadiz is one example. For nudity enthusiasts,

offers various options for nude sunbathing. In addition to the long sandy beaches in the vicinity of large cities, topless sunbathing is possible on all beaches, even in front of smaller villages. Following a request by the Association for the Development of Naturism (ADN) an email was sent by the city of Madrid's sports department to the 21 district heads explaining that municipal pools, if they see fit, have authorization to organize a "Bathing Suit-Free Day", or an "Optional Bathing Suit Day", some time in the 2016 summer. Female toplessness was officially legalized at the public pools of the municipalities of

Galdakao Galdakao is a town and municipality located in the province of Biscay, in the autonomous community of Basque Country, northern Spain. It is located in the Greater Bilbao, in the valley of the Ibaizabal river, near the Ganguren mountain range. I ...

and

L'Ametlla del Vallès L'Ametlla del Vallès is a village in the province of Barcelona and autonomous community of Catalonia Catalonia (; ca, Catalunya ; Aranese Occitan: ''Catalonha'' ; es, Cataluña ) is an autonomous community of Spain, designated as a '' nat ...

in March 2016 and June 2018, respectively.

Canary Islands

*On the island of

Gran Canaria Gran Canaria (, ; ), also Grand Canary Island, is the third-largest and second-most-populous island of the Canary Islands, an archipelago off the Atlantic coast of Northwest Africa which is part of Spain. the island had a population of that co ...

the following are some of the beaches where nudism is practised: **

Maspalomas Maspalomas () is a tourist resort in the south of the island of Gran Canaria, Canary Islands, stretching from Bahía Feliz in the east to Meloneras in the west, including the resort towns of San Agustín and Playa del Inglés and San Fernando. ...

Playa del Inglés Playa del Inglés (; English: ''Englishman's Beach'') is a beach resort in Maspalomas on the south coast of the island of Gran Canaria in the Canary Islands. It is part of the municipality of San Bartolomé de Tirajana San Bartolomé de Ti ...

**Montaña de Arena **Guayedra **GüiGüi **Medio Almud **Tiritaña **Aguadulce **El Confital *

Charco del Palo Charco del Palo is a naturist holiday village on the north-eastern coast of Lanzarote, in the Canary Islands. The village was established around 1970 by the German entrepreneur Gregor Kaiser. In due course, it has developed into a popular natur ...

on the island

Lanzarote Lanzarote (, , ) is a Spanish island, the easternmost of the Canary Islands in the Atlantic Ocean. It is located approximately off the north coast of Africa and from the Iberian Peninsula. Covering , Lanzarote is the fourth-largest of the i ...

* La Caleta on the two wild beaches (one sand, one rocky), over the cliffs to the north of the town on the island of

Tenerife Tenerife (; ; formerly spelled ''Teneriffe'') is the largest and most populous island of the Canary Islands. It is home to 43% of the total population of the archipelago. With a land area of and a population of 978,100 inhabitants as of Janu ...

Mainland (Peninsula and Balearic Islands)

There are hundreds of public nudist beaches in mainland Spain, all over the coast line, and some more inland. This is only a selection: *

El Fonoll El Fonoll ("the fennel" in Catalan) is a naturist village in Catalonia, Spain, situated in the inland comarca of Conca de Barberà. The village is ancient, and had fallen into ruins before being restored and turned into a naturist resort arou ...

Catalonia Catalonia (; ca, Catalunya ; Aranese Occitan: ''Catalonha'' ; es, Cataluña ) is an autonomous community of Spain, designated as a ''nationality'' by its Statute of Autonomy. Most of the territory (except the Val d'Aran) lies on the north ...

Formentera Formentera (, ) is the smallest and most southerly island of the Pityusic Islands group (comprising Ibiza and Formentera, as well as various small islets), which belongs to the Balearic Islands autonomous community (Spain). It covers an area of ...

(

Balearic Islands The Balearic Islands ( es, Islas Baleares ; or ca, Illes Balears ) are an archipelago in the Balearic Sea, near the eastern coast of the Iberian Peninsula. The archipelago is an autonomous community and a province of Spain; its capital is ...

). * Vera Playa and

Cabo de Gata Cabo de Gata is a cape located in Níjar, Almería in the south of Spain, one of the biggest capes. It is the driest place in the Iberian Peninsula (150-170 mm average precipitation, being the lowest 52 mm in 1981). However, the area th ...

beaches in

Almería (province) Almería (, , ) is a city and municipalities in Spain, municipality of Spain, located in Andalusia. It is the capital of the province of Almería, province of the same name. It lies on southeastern Iberian Peninsula, Iberia on the Mediterranean S ...

* Bolnuevo and El Portús, in

Región de Murcia The Region of Murcia (, ; es, Región de Murcia ), is an autonomous community of Spain located in the southeastern part of the Iberian Peninsula, on the Mediterranean coast. The region is in area and had a population of 1,511,251 as at the st ...

. * Mar Bella beach is the primary clothing optional beach for the city of Barcelona. * Praia de Figueiras also known as "Praia dos Alemáns" on the

Cíes Islands The Cíes Islands ( gl, Illas Cíes, link=no; es, Islas Cíes, link=no) are an archipelago off the coast of Pontevedra in Galicia, Spain, in the mouth of the Ria de Vigo. They were declared a Nature Reserve in 1980 and are included in the Atla ...

in Galicia. Although nudism is not illegal, it is preferable to practise it on beaches meant for that specific purpose. This is a list of nudist beaches

Sweden

Stockholm Stockholm () is the Capital city, capital and List of urban areas in Sweden by population, largest city of Sweden as well as the List of urban areas in the Nordic countries, largest urban area in Scandinavia. Approximately 980,000 people liv ...

area: ** Ågesta Nude Beach: Official nude beach on

Magelungen Magelungen () is one of the biggest lakes in Stockholm, Sweden, located between the municipalities of Stockholm and Huddinge. It is considered as of great recreational value and is popular for bathing, yachting, and fishing in summers, and tour sk ...

, maintained by NF EOS, the Scandinavian Naturalist Federation. Located about 10 km south of central Stockholm. **

Långholmen Långholmen is an island between two other islands, Södermalm and Kungsholmen, in central Stockholm, Sweden. This island can be reached via two bridges; Pålsundsbron in the east and Långholmsbron in the west. Långholmen is a popular sp ...

: Unofficial ("spontaneous") nude beach, located on the western end of Långholmen island. ** Källtorp Nude Beach: Unofficial ("spontaneous") nude beach, located about 6 km southeast of central Stockholm, on the southeastern end of Källtorp lake. The beach is rocky and there are no public conveniences. ** PGs Udde Nude Beach: Unofficial ("spontaneous") nude beach, located about 5 km southeast of central Stockholm, on the northern end of Källtorp lake **Saltsjöbadens friluftsbad: Public bath with two nude swimming outdoor sections, one for women and one for men. Located in

Saltsjöbaden Saltsjöbaden is a locality in Nacka Municipality, Stockholm County, Sweden with 9,491 inhabitants in 2010. It is on the Baltic Sea coast, deep in the Stockholm Archipelago. History Saltsjöbaden () was developed as a resort by Knut Agathon Wa ...

Nacka Municipality Nacka Municipality (''Nacka kommun'') is a municipality in Stockholm County in east-central Sweden. Its seat is located at Nacka. The municipality is situated just east of the capital Stockholm and the western parts are considered a suburban par ...

. *

Gothenburg Gothenburg (; abbreviated Gbg; sv, Göteborg ) is the second-largest city in Sweden, fifth-largest in the Nordic countries, and capital of the Västra Götaland County. It is situated by the Kattegat, on the west coast of Sweden, and has ...

area: ** Amundön: Officially nude beach on the rocks of an island south of Gothenburg, between

Askim Askim () is a town and a former municipality in (from January 1, 2020) Indre Østfold Kommune in the former county of Østfold county (from January 1, 2020 a part of Viken county), Norway. The administrative centre of the Askim municipality wa ...

and

Billdal Billdal is a bimunicipal locality situated in Kungsbacka Municipality, Halland County, and Gothenburg Municipality, Västra Götaland County, in Sweden. It had 10,289 inhabitants in 2010. It mainly consists of villas and terraced houses, grouped ...

. *

Bohuslän Bohuslän (; da, Bohuslen; no, Båhuslen) is a Swedish province in Götaland, on the northernmost part of the country's west coast. It is bordered by Dalsland to the northeast, Västergötland to the southeast, the Skagerrak arm of the North Sea ...

: ** Kattholmen, unofficial nude beach at

Saltö Saltö is an island in the eastern part of the Blekinge archipelago in Blekinge Län, southern Sweden. The city of Karlskrona Karlskrona (, , ) is a locality and the seat of Karlskrona Municipality, Blekinge County, Sweden with a population of ...

Strömstad Strömstad is a locality and the seat of Strömstad Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden with 6,288 inhabitants in 2010. For historical reasons, Strömstad is called a ''city'' despite its small population. Strömstad became part of Sw ...

municipality. ** Korsholmen, unofficial nude beach on Koster in

municipality. *

Scania Scania, also known by its native name of Skåne (, ), is the southernmost of the historical provinces of Sweden, provinces (''landskap'') of Sweden. Located in the south tip of the geographical region of Götaland, the province is roughly conte ...

**Svanrevet is an official nudist beach on the Falsterbonäset peninsular and is located north of the marina of Skanör, just outside the town of

Skanör med Falsterbo Skanör med Falsterbo ( da, Skanør og Falsterbo) is a statistical locality (Swedish ''tätort'', locality code 3672), situated in Vellinge Municipality, Skåne County, Sweden with 6,937 inhabitants in 2010. It consists of the two old towns of ...

**Solhejdans Naturist camping site

Switzerland

Public nudity is generally legal in the entire country with the notable exception of the

Canton of Appenzell Innerrhoden Appenzell Innerrhoden (; in English sometimes Appenzell Inner-Rhodes) (german: Kanton Appenzell Innerrhoden rm, Chantun Appenzell Dadens; french: Canton d'Appenzell Rhodes-Intérieures; it, Canton Appenzello Interno) is one of the 26 cantons ...

where public nudity, including

naked hiking Nude recreation refers to recreational activities which some people engage in while nude. Historically, the ancient Olympics were nude events. There remain some societies in Africa, Oceania, and South America that continue to engage in everyday p ...

, carries a fine of up to 200

Swiss franc The Swiss franc is the currency and legal tender of Switzerland and Liechtenstein. It is also legal tender in the Italian exclave of Campione d'Italia which is surrounded by Swiss territory. The Swiss National Bank (SNB) issues banknotes and the f ...

s. Nude hiking is mainly popular in the sparsely populated alpine regions among nudists, less so in the low lands.

Ukraine

The nude beaches in Ukraine are closed due to the

2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine On 24 February 2022, in a major escalation of the Russo-Ukrainian War, which began in 2014. The invasion has resulted in tens of thousands of deaths on both sides. It has caused Europe's largest refugee crisis since World War II. An ...

. *

Odessa Odesa (also spelled Odessa) is the third most populous city and municipality in Ukraine and a major seaport and transport hub located in the south-west of the country, on the northwestern shore of the Black Sea. The city is also the administrativ ...

** Chkalovsky Nudist Beach, located south of Delfin beach and north of

Arcadia Beach Arcadia Beach ( uk, Пляж Аркадія, translit=Pliazh Arkadiia) is Odesa, Ukraine's most famous beach. It is located in the Arcadia quarter. The founders of Odesa chose this name for this area in the hopes it would help make it a succes ...

() ** Tikhiy () * Zatoka ** On the long sandspit between Zatoka and Kurortne is nudity practised. The spit is located about south of Odessa. Starts from: () *

Kyiv Kyiv, also spelled Kiev, is the capital and most populous city of Ukraine. It is in north-central Ukraine along the Dnieper, Dnieper River. As of 1 January 2021, its population was 2,962,180, making Kyiv the List of European cities by populat ...

** Dovbychka clothing-optional beach, located on

Trukhaniv Island Trukhaniv Island ( uk, Труханів острів, translit.: ''Trukhaniv ostriv'') is an island located on the Dnieper River opposite the historic Podil neighbourhood of the city of Kyiv. Location The island is located on the north side whe ...

in front of Hydropark () ** Obolon naturist beach, located south of yacht club () *

Kharkiv Kharkiv ( uk, wikt:Харків, Ха́рків, ), also known as Kharkov (russian: Харькoв, ), is the second-largest List of cities in Ukraine, city and List of hromadas of Ukraine, municipality in Ukraine.Bezliudivka biggest nudist beach in Eastern Ukraine ()

United Kingdom

Public nudity is legal in England and Wales unless the intent is to cause ‘Harassment, Alarm or Distress’. However, many of the public are unaware of this and nudity elsewhere than an accepted venue is likely to provoke a negative reaction. In 2019 the Crown Prosecution Service published a clarification to help police officers assess whether the law was really being broken in cases of public nudity. In response the College of Policing created a decision aid for its officers. Though nudity is legal everywhere the following is a list of sites where nudity is not queried by the general public.

England

Cornwall

Downderry Downderry ( kw, Downderri) is a coastal village in southeast Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is situated west of Plymouth and one mile east of Seaton. Downderry has a long beach of light shingle. There is road access down to the beach ...

, South East

Cornwall Cornwall (; kw, Kernow ) is a historic county and ceremonial county in South West England. It is recognised as one of the Celtic nations, and is the homeland of the Cornish people. Cornwall is bordered to the north and west by the Atlantic ...

*Carbeil Naturist Holiday Park *

Carlyon Bay Carlyon Bay ( kw, Caryones, meaning ''forts'') is a bay and a set of three beaches (Crinnis, Shorthorn and Polgaver) near St Austell on the south coast of Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is located approximately east of the town cent ...

– Polgaver Beach. *

Vault Beach Vault Beach (also Bow Beach) is situated on the south coast of Cornwall, England, UK, near Gorran Haven.Ordnance Survey ''One-inch Map of Great Britain; Truro and Falmouth, sheet 190''. 1961 The beach consists mainly of shingle but does have some ...

near

Gorran Haven Gorran Haven () is a fishing village, in the civil parish of St Goran, on the south coast of Cornwall, England, UK. It is about south of Mevagissey and lies within the Cornwall Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB). Overview The village ...

*Pedn Vounder Beach,

Porthcurno Porthcurno ( kw, Porthkornow, Porthcornow, meaning ''"pinnacle cove"'', see below) is a small village covering a small valley and beach on the south coast of Cornwall, England in the United Kingdom. It is the main settlement in a civil and an ec ...

. *Porthluney Cove (part of the

Caerhays Castle Caerhays Castle or Carhayes Castle (translation of ''caerhays'' into English: "enclosed castle") is a semi-castellated country house built in 1808, south of the village centre, St Michael Caerhays, Cornwall, England. It overlooks Porthluney Cove ...

estate). *Porth Kidney (

Lelant Lelant ( kw, Lannanta) is a village in west Cornwall, England, UK. It is on the west side of the Hayle Estuary, about southeast of St Ives and one mile (1.6 km) west of Hayle.Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 203 ''Land's End'' The vi ...

). *Porthzennor Cove near

Zennor Head Zennor Head is a 750-metre (2,460 ft) long promontory on the Cornwall, Cornish coast of England, between Pendour Cove and Porthzennor Cove. Facing the Atlantic Ocean, it lies 1 kilometre north-west of the village of Zennor and 1.6 kilometr ...

. *Porthmeor beach near

St Ives, Cornwall St Ives ( kw, Porth Ia, meaning "Ia of Cornwall, St Ia's cove") is a seaside town, civil parish and port in Cornwall, England. The town lies north of Penzance and west of Camborne on the coast of the Celtic Sea. In former times it was commerci ...

. *Perranporth – Perran Beach *

Gunwalloe Gunwalloe ( kw, Pluw Wynnwalow) is a coastal civil parish in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is situated on the Lizard Peninsula south of Helston and partly contains The Loe, the largest natural freshwater lake in Cornwall. The parish pop ...

Flexbury Flexbury is a village about 0.8 miles from Bude, in the civil parish of Bude–Stratton, north Cornwall, England. Described as a hamlet in 1887, residential properties have since been built to the coast at Crooklets beach. In 2018 it had an esti ...

Beach –

Bude Bude (; kw, Porthbud) is a seaside town in north east Cornwall, England, in the civil parish of Bude-Stratton and at the mouth of the River Neet (also known locally as the River Strat). It was sometimes formerly known as Bude Haven.''Cornish ...

Devon

* Acorns Naturist Retreat, a naturist resort near

Tiverton, Devon Tiverton ( ) is a town and civil parish in Devon, England, and the commercial and administrative centre of the Mid Devon district. The population in 2019 was 20,587. History Early history The town's name is conjectured to derive from "Twy-fo ...

Weston Mouth Weston Mouth is an isolated beach on the East Devon coast between Sidmouth and Seaton, Devon, Seaton in England. It can be reached only by footpath, either along the South West Coast Path or from the village of Weston, Devon, Weston. The beach ...

, near

Sidmouth Sidmouth () is a town on the English Channel in Devon, South West England, southeast of Exeter. With a population of 12,569 in 2011, it is a tourist resort and a gateway to the Jurassic Coast World Heritage Site. A large part of the town has ...

, South

Devon Devon ( , historically known as Devonshire , ) is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in South West England. The most populous settlement in Devon is the city of Plymouth, followed by Devon's county town, the city of Exeter. Devon is ...

Slapton Sands Slapton is a village and civil parish in the South Hams district of Devon, England. It is located near the A379 road between Kingsbridge and Dartmouth, and lies within the South Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB). The nearby be ...

, between Dartmouth and

Kingsbridge Kingsbridge is a market town and tourist hub in the South Hams district of Devon, England, with a population of 6,116 at the 2011 census. Two electoral wards bear the name of ''Kingsbridge'' (East & North). Their combined population at the abo ...

, South Devon *

Budleigh Salterton Budleigh Salterton is a seaside town on the coast in East Devon, England, south-east of Exeter. It lies within the East Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, and forms much of the electoral ward of Budleigh, whose ward population at t ...

, South Devon * Broadsand Cove, Thurlestone South Devon

Dorset

Ringstead Bay __NOTOC__ Ringstead Bay, with the small village of Ringstead at the eastern end and the prominent headland of White Nothe at the western end, is located on the coast in Dorset, southern England. The area lies on the Jurassic Coast and is known f ...

, Weymouth, Dorset * Rivendell, a landed naturist club in

Dorset Dorset ( ; archaically: Dorsetshire , ) is a county in South West England on the English Channel coast. The ceremonial county comprises the unitary authority areas of Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole and Dorset (unitary authority), Dors ...

Studland Bay Studland is a village and civil parish on the Isle of Purbeck in Dorset, England. The village is located about north of the town of Swanage, over a steep chalk ridge, and south of the South East Dorset conurbation at Sandbanks, from which it is ...

- most famous UK nudist beach, now officially approved (after years of controversy) by landowner the

National Trust The National Trust, formally the National Trust for Places of Historic Interest or Natural Beauty, is a charity and membership organisation for heritage conservation in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. In Scotland, there is a separate and ...

Hertfordshire

* Diogenes Naturist Club near

Maple Cross Maple Cross is a village in Hertfordshire, England, which up until the Second World War consisted of an inn, a blacksmith's shop and a few cottages. Today there are around 800 postwar council houses. Some of these have been sold into private ow ...

Hertfordshire Hertfordshire ( or ; often abbreviated Herts) is one of the home counties in southern England. It borders Bedfordshire and Cambridgeshire to the north, Essex to the east, Greater London to the south, and Buckinghamshire to the west. For govern ...

. * Spielplatz,

naturist resort accommodation, caravan and camping pitches near St Albans,

* British Naturism:Sun-Folk Society - naturist club near St Albans,

* Fiveacres Country Club, a naturist club in Bricket Wood, Hertfordshire. * Watford naturist swimming club. A weekly naturist swimming session held at Watford Leisure Centre.

Other counties

* Druridge Bay, Northumberland * South Gare Beach near Redcar, North Yorkshire * Fraisthorpe Beach near

Bridlington Bridlington is a coastal town and a civil parish on the Holderness Coast of the North Sea in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is about north of Hull and east of York. The Gypsey Race enters the North Sea at its harbour. The 2011 Cen ...

East Riding of Yorkshire The East Riding of Yorkshire, or simply East Riding or East Yorkshire, is a ceremonial county and unitary authority area in the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England. It borders North Yorkshire to the north and west, South Yorkshire to t ...

* Clover Spa and Hotel,

Birmingham Birmingham ( ) is a city and metropolitan borough in the metropolitan county of West Midlands in England. It is the second-largest city in the United Kingdom with a population of 1.145 million in the city proper, 2.92 million in the West ...

*Heritage Family Naturist Club, Crowthorne, Berkshire. * Ashdene Naturist Club, between

Brighouse Brighouse is a town within the metropolitan borough of Calderdale, in West Yorkshire, England. Historically within the West Riding of Yorkshire, it is situated on the River Calder, east of Halifax. It is served by Junction 25 of the M62 m ...

and

Elland Elland is a market town in Calderdale, in the county of West Yorkshire, England. It is situated south of Halifax, by the River Calder and the Calder and Hebble Navigation. Elland was recorded as ''Elant'' in the Domesday Book of 1086. It ha ...

West Yorkshire West Yorkshire is a metropolitan and ceremonial county in the Yorkshire and Humber Region of England. It is an inland and upland county having eastward-draining valleys while taking in the moors of the Pennines. West Yorkshire came into exi ...

Birling Gap East Dean and Friston is a civil parish in the Wealden District of East Sussex, England.The two villages in the parish are in a dry valley on the South Downs – between Eastbourne three miles (4.8 km) to the east and Seaford an equal dis ...

, between

Eastbourne Eastbourne () is a town and seaside resort in East Sussex, on the south coast of England, east of Brighton and south of London. Eastbourne is immediately east of Beachy Head, the highest chalk sea cliff in Great Britain and part of the la ...

and Seaford, East Sussex * Cliff beach in

Brighton Brighton () is a seaside resort and one of the two main areas of the City of Brighton and Hove in the county of East Sussex, England. It is located south of London. Archaeological evidence of settlement in the area dates back to the Bronze A ...

, East Sussex. *

Fairlight Glen Fairlight Glen lies about east of the fishing port of Hastings and west of the small village of Fairlight Cove on the East Sussex coast. It is a wooded area forming part of the Hastings Country Park Nature Reserve and leading down to Covehur ...

, near

Hastings Hastings () is a large seaside town and borough in East Sussex on the south coast of England, east to the county town of Lewes and south east of London. The town gives its name to the Battle of Hastings, which took place to the north-west ...

East Sussex East Sussex is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in South East England on the English Channel coast. It is bordered by Kent to the north and east, West Sussex to the west, and Surrey to the north-west. The largest settlement in East Su ...

* Blackgang Beach, near

Blackgang Chine Blackgang Chine is the oldest amusement park in the United Kingdom, having opened in 1843. Named after a now-destroyed chine (a coastal ravine) in the soft Cretaceous cliffs, it is about 6 miles from Ventnor at the southern tip of the Isle of Wi ...

Isle of Wight The Isle of Wight ( ) is a county in the English Channel, off the coast of Hampshire, from which it is separated by the Solent. It is the largest and second-most populous island of England. Referred to as 'The Island' by residents, the Isle of ...

* Corton Beach, near

Lowestoft Lowestoft ( ) is a coastal town and civil parish in the East Suffolk district of Suffolk, England.OS Explorer Map OL40: The Broads: (1:25 000) : . As the most easterly UK settlement, it is north-east of London, north-east of Ipswich and sou ...

Suffolk Suffolk () is a ceremonial county of England in East Anglia. It borders Norfolk to the north, Cambridgeshire to the west and Essex to the south; the North Sea lies to the east. The county town is Ipswich; other important towns include Lowes ...

(closed 2009) *

Highgate Ponds Hampstead Heath Ponds are a series of some thirty bodies of water on or adjacent to Hampstead Heath, a vast open area of woodland and grassland in north London. The main ponds were originally dug in the 17th and 18th centuries as reservoirs to ...

Hampstead Heath Hampstead Heath (locally known simply as the Heath) is an ancient heath in London, spanning . This grassy public space sits astride a sandy ridge, one of the highest points in London, running from Hampstead to Highgate, which rests on a band o ...

London London is the capital and largest city of England and the United Kingdom, with a population of just under 9 million. It stands on the River Thames in south-east England at the head of a estuary down to the North Sea, and has been a majo ...

Eastney Eastney is a district in the south-east corner of Portsmouth, England, on Portsea Island. Its electoral ward is called Eastney and Craneswater. At the 2011 Census the population of this ward was 13,591. History Barracks and fortifications Eas ...

Beach,

Portsmouth Portsmouth ( ) is a port and city in the ceremonial county of Hampshire in southern England. The city of Portsmouth has been a unitary authority since 1 April 1997 and is administered by Portsmouth City Council. Portsmouth is the most dens ...

Hampshire Hampshire (, ; abbreviated to Hants) is a ceremonial county, ceremonial and non-metropolitan county, non-metropolitan counties of England, county in western South East England on the coast of the English Channel. Home to two major English citi ...

Hill Head Hill Head is a residential area and village on the coast of the Solent. It is located south of Stubbington, west of Lee-on-the-Solent and south east of Titchfield, in the borough of Fareham, Hampshire. Hill Head is in the Gosport parliament ...

Beach,

Stubbington Stubbington is a village which is located between Southampton and Portsmouth, in the county of Hampshire on the south coast of England. It is within the borough of Fareham. History Both Stubbington and neighbouring Crofton were mentioned in ...

(below cliffs, quarter mile west of beach huts near

Titchfield Haven Titchfield Haven is a biological Site of Special Scientific Interest north-west of Gosport in Hampshire. Most of it is a local nature reserve and a national nature reserve. It is part of Solent and Southampton Water Ramsar site and Special Pro ...

) *

Holkham Holkham is a small village and civil parish in north Norfolk, England, which includes a stately home and estate, Holkham Hall, and a beach, Holkham Gap, at the centre of Holkham National Nature Reserve. Geography The parish has an area of and ...

Beach,

Norfolk Norfolk () is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in East Anglia in England. It borders Lincolnshire to the north-west, Cambridgeshire to the west and south-west, and Suffolk to the south. Its northern and eastern boundaries are the No ...

* Lakeside Farm

Lincolnshire Lincolnshire (abbreviated Lincs.) is a county in the East Midlands of England, with a long coastline on the North Sea to the east. It borders Norfolk to the south-east, Cambridgeshire to the south, Rutland to the south-west, Leicestershire ...

, naturist resort low cost accommodation, caravan and camping pitches near

Skegness Skegness ( ) is a seaside town and civil parish in the East Lindsey District of Lincolnshire, England. On the Lincolnshire coast of the North Sea, the town is east of Lincoln and north-east of Boston. With a population of 19,579 as of 2011, i ...

* Leysdown East Beach,

Isle of Sheppey The Isle of Sheppey is an island off the northern coast of Kent, England, neighbouring the Thames Estuary, centred from central London. It has an area of . The island forms part of the local government district of Swale. ''Sheppey'' is derived ...

, North

Kent Kent is a county in South East England and one of the home counties. It borders Greater London to the north-west, Surrey to the west and East Sussex to the south-west, and Essex to the north across the estuary of the River Thames; it faces ...

* Morecambe Bay Naturist Club, ten miles north of Lancaster and less than a mile from

Morecambe Bay Morecambe Bay is a large estuary in northwest England, just to the south of the Lake District National Park. It is the largest expanse of intertidal mudflats and sand in the United Kingdom, covering a total area of . In 1974, the second larges ...

St Osyth St Osyth is an English village and civil parish in the Tendring District of north-east Essex, about west of Clacton-on-Sea and south-east of Colchester. It lies on the B1027, Colchester–Clacton road. The village is named after Osgyth, a 7t ...

, near

Clacton-on-Sea Clacton-on-Sea is a seaside town in the Tendring District in the county of Essex, England. It is located on the Tendring Peninsula and is the largest settlement in the Tendring District with a population of 56,874 (2016). The town is situated a ...

Essex Essex () is a county in the East of England. One of the home counties, it borders Suffolk and Cambridgeshire to the north, the North Sea to the east, Hertfordshire to the west, Kent across the estuary of the River Thames to the south, and G ...

Wales

Morfa Dyffryn Morfa Dyffryn beach is on the west coast of Wales, between Barmouth and Harlech in Gwynedd. This sandy beach is several miles long and is chiefly known for having an officially recognised naturist area, in length. The beach is very clean and is ...

, between

Barmouth Barmouth ( cy, Abermaw (formal); ''Y Bermo'' (colloquial)) is a seaside town and community (Wales), community in the county of Gwynedd, northwestern Wales, lying on the estuary of the Afon Mawddach and Cardigan Bay. Located in the Historic coun ...

and

Harlech Harlech () is a seaside resort and community in Gwynedd, north Wales and formerly in the historic county of Merionethshire. It lies on Tremadog Bay in the Snowdonia National Park. Before 1966, it belonged to the Meirionydd District of the 197 ...

Gwynedd Gwynedd (; ) is a county and preserved county (latter with differing boundaries; includes the Isle of Anglesey) in the north-west of Wales. It shares borders with Powys, Conwy County Borough, Denbighshire, Anglesey over the Menai Strait, and C ...

* Tything Barn,

Pembrokeshire Pembrokeshire ( ; cy, Sir Benfro ) is a Local government in Wales#Principal areas, county in the South West Wales, south-west of Wales. It is bordered by Carmarthenshire to the east, Ceredigion to the northeast, and the rest by sea. The count ...

West Wales West Wales ( cy, Gorllewin Cymru) is not clearly defined as a particular region of Wales. Some definitions of West Wales include only Pembrokeshire, Ceredigion and Carmarthenshire, which historically comprised the Welsh principality of ''Deheuba ...

Cefn Sidan Cefn Sidan, translated from Welsh, means "silky ridge". This long sandy beach and its dunes form the outer edge of the Pembrey Burrows between Burry Port and Kidwelly, facing southwestwards over Carmarthen Bay in South Wales. Cefn Sidan beach ...

Kenfig Burrows Kenfig ( cy, Cynffig) is a village and former borough in Bridgend, Wales. It is situated inland on the north bank of the Bristol Channel, and just south-west of the M4 motorway. To the east is the town of Bridgend, at approximately , and the c ...

Marros Sands Marros Sands is a beach in Carmarthenshire between Amroth, Pembrokeshire, Amroth and Pendine and to the south of the small settlement of Eglwyscummin, Marros. The beach is separated from Amroth beach to the west by Telpyn Point and from Morfabyc ...

Newborough Warren Newborough Warren ( cy, Tywyn Niwbwrch) near the village of Newborough, Anglesey, Newborough (''Niwbwrch'') is a large dune and beach system of , approximately half of which is a conifer plantation. The whole area is designated as a Site of Speci ...

* Whiteford Sands

Scotland

Male and female

toplessness Toplessness refers to the state in which a woman's breasts, including her areolas and nipples, are exposed, especially in a public place or in a visual medium. The male equivalent is barechestedness, also commonly called shirtlessness. Expose ...

tolerated on most beaches. The following are beaches where naturism is practised. * Cleat's Shore,

Isle of Arran The Isle of Arran (; sco, Isle o Arran; gd, Eilean Arainn) or simply Arran is an island off the west coast of Scotland. It is the largest island in the Firth of Clyde and the seventh-largest Scottish island, at . Historically part of Butesh ...

Firth of Clyde The Firth of Clyde is the mouth of the River Clyde. It is located on the west coast of Scotland and constitutes the deepest coastal waters in the British Isles (it is 164 metres deep at its deepest). The firth is sheltered from the Atlantic ...

* Ardeer,

North Ayrshire North Ayrshire ( gd, Siorrachd Àir a Tuath, ) is one of 32 council areas in Scotland. The council area borders Inverclyde to the north, Renfrewshire and East Renfrewshire to the northeast, and East Ayrshire and South Ayrshire to the east and so ...

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