This is a for recreation. Includes free beaches (or clothing-optional beaches or Nude Beaches ) and some resorts.
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- Bredene , tram stop Bredene Renbaan (Hippodroom): sandy beach (the only nude beach in the country, since 2001)
- Istria Camping Koversada , near Vrsr ''(Orsera)'' is the biggest and one of the first naturist resorts in Europe.
- Istria Camping Valalta near Rovinj ''(Rovigno)''.
- Cres island ''(Isola di Cherso)''. There are two beautiful beaches with naturist hotels and campings, one near the city of Kres, and the other near Punta .
- Krk island ''(Isola di Veglia)''
- All beaches in Denmark are clothing-optional unless marked otherwise.
- The Scandinavian Naturist Portal This Naturist Portal covers naturism in Denmark, Norway and Sweden.
- Apart from urban areas and official baths, nude bathing is sometimes tolerated in Germany: unofficial nudist areas exist at most lakes and rivers, and other sites, such as abandoned rock quarries.
- Many designated FKK areas exist at the seaside, at lakes and in baths, especially in the former East Germany , where nudism remains more widespread than in the west.
- Families especially like to spend their leisure time in naturist areas; sauna bathing is generally practiced in the nude.
- Even in cities there are clothing-optional areas, e.g. the Schönfeldwiese In The Englischer Garten in Munich , near the city centre; also, the western part of Feldmochinger See, in the northwestern suburb, the peninsula in Lake Feringasee in the Northeast and the Flaucher at the river Isar south of the city center of Munich.
- nacktbaden.de is a very comprehensive and regularly updated German index of nudist areas.
- Naturism is practised widely in the Greek Islands although, strictly speaking, legal only in a relatively few designated locations.
''The most significant places:''
''Smaller ones:'' Egerszalók , Látóképi-tó , Dunaszekcsö , Omszki-tó , Lupa-tavak ( Budakalász ), Debreceni-tó ( Nyékládháza ), Nemesbük , Mindszent , Szalkszentmárton etc.
- Calabria , Isola Di Capo Rizzuto , Pizzo Greco camping .
- Emilia-Romagna , ''spiaggia naturista ufficiale'' del Lido Di Dante .
- Friuli-Venezia Giulia , Cava Casali beach near Sistiana and Duino (Trieste) – Km. 137 state road 14.
- Friuli-Venezia Giulia , Costa dei Barbari beach near Sistiana and Duino (Trieste) – Km. 139 state road 14.
- Friuli-Venezia Giulia , Filtri beach near Sistiana and Grignano (Trieste)– Km. 143 state road 14.
- Lazio , Arenauta beach near Sperlonga – Km. 24,5 state road 213.
- Roma , Oasi Naturista di Capocotta . Official naturist beach on the coast between Ostia and Torvaianica.
- Roma Lago di Martignano, entrance from the Anguillarese road. The side to the right of the main beach, very far from the entrance, is reserved to naturism (avoid bringing children, dogs, music).
- Sardinia Hundreds of small, secluded beaches can occasionally become naturist corners. Traditional places are the beaches Cala Di Volpe , Liscia Di Vacca , to the north of Pitrizza Hotel and Piccolo Pevero beach, the far side to the right after the rocks.
- Sicily , spiaggia del canneto in Lipari island.
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- Tuscany - In the giant sandy beach Marina Di Alberese , near Grosseto , there is an area where nudism is legalised. The area is very far (2 km) from the carpark, and has NO structures.
- Tuscany , the middle part of the giant beach Feniglia (The painter Caravaggio died in the forest behind the beach), in Argentario peninsula, near Grosseto .
- Tuscany , in Elba island, the beaches Acquarilli Capoliveri and Fetovaia .
- Venice , beach in ''Isola del Morto'' island, near Eraclea .
- Most nudist beaches in Jamaica are actually private beaches owned by large resorts. One exception is Firefly Beach in Negril , which is a nudist beach that is open to the general public.
- Nudist Resorts in Jamaica
- Zipolite , Oaxaca : Zipolite beach has been nudist for more than 3 decades now. Nudism in Zipolite is tolerated, since Mexican law only condemns "immorality" and thus, the issue ends up being a matter of the judge's criterium. This beach is the best place to practice nudism in the country, since the quantity of nudists and the long tradition make it safe for nudists. Other places in the country might not be so safe.
- Almere , Zilverstrand
- Callantsoog , sandy beach 1.5 km to the south - the oldest official nude beach in the country, dating from 1973
- Delft, Grote Plas , northeast side ( map )
- Rijswijk, Wilhelmina Park , south side ( map )
- Scheveningen , The Hague , sandy beach 1 km to the north
- Zandvoort , sandy beach 2 km to the south
- for more, see [http://www.natutravel.nl/html/natu_informatie/stranden.htm ; beach locations are defined by km-pole numbers, indicated on wooden poles every 250 m. See map (zip-file) with beach from Den Helder to Hoek Van Holland , showing these numbers and also public transport info.
: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.
- In Aruba island, ''baby beach'' near Saint Nicholas and ''eagle beach'' near Oranjestad allow nudism, especially in late afternoon and dawn.
Locations are unofficial, nudism is tolerated in Slovakia. They are mostly in rural locations or at opposite side of official beaches:
- Bratislava - Rusovce
- Bratislava - Zlaté Piesky
- Dunajská Lužná - Nové Košariská
- Geča (Košice)
- Harčáš (Komárno)
- Liptovská Mara
- Zelená Voda (Nové Mesto nad Váhom)
- Senec - štrkovisko u Slnečných jazier
- Šútovo
- ...
- www.naturizmus.sk covers naturism in Slovakia
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- Sandy Bay in Cape Town is the only legal nude beach in South Africa.
- Morfa Dyffryn , Gwynedd
- Budleigh Salterton , Devon
- Studland Bay , Dorset - most famous UK nudist beach, now officially approved (after years of controversy) by landowner the National Trust
- Slapton Sands , Devon
- Blackgang Beach, near Blackgang Chine , Isle Of Wight
- Brighton , East Sussex
- Birling Gap , East Sussex
- Fairlight Glen , East Sussex
- Leysdown East Beach, Kent
- St Osyth , Essex
- Corton Beach, Suffolk
- Holkham Beach, Norfolk
- Cleat's Shore , Isle Of Arran
- Portsmouth Beach (Eastney radar station), Hampshire
- Lake Edun is a family oriented naturist resort located in Topeka, Kansas.
- Hippie Hollow Park , on the shore of Lake Travis northwest of Austin , traditionally used for nude swimming since the formation of the lake in the late 1940s. The park was officially placed under management by Travis County in the mid-1980s and remains officially clothing-optional, although it was closed to minors in 1995. (See the article on Hippie Hollow Park for details on why that happened.)
There are two places in the US with nudist youth camps: Lake Como, Florida and Shangri-La, Arizona .
A camp at White Tail Park, Jerry W. Kilgore , banned nudist youth camps unless a parent, grandparent or legal guardian is present, citing dangers from sexual predators. {Link without Title}
The ACLU , the park, three boys, ages 11, 15 and 17, and two girls, 10 and 12, and their parents (three couples) have challenged the new law on June 29 , 2004, arguing that it violates the constitutional right to privacy {Link without Title} .
Pasco County, Florida has seven nudist resorts.
- ''Lee Baxandall's World Guide to Nude Beaches & Resorts: New for the '90s'' (1997) ISBN 0934106215
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