List of social nudity places in Europe

Swimmers enter water at Spanish beach.

This is a list of social nudity places in Europe for recreation. Includes free beaches (or clothing-optional beaches or nude beaches) and some resorts.

All European locations

• Naked Europe Map Nudist and FKK location map for Europe.
• Nudism in Scandinavia Nudist information and locations in the Scandinavian countries.
• Interactive Map for nudist Informations, photos, opinions and events.

Austria

• Carinthia
  • Keutschacher See
  • Tigringer See
• Upper Austria
  • Pleschinger See
  • Weikerlsee
• Vienna
  • Donauinsel [1] [2] (artificial island in the Danube quite close to the city centre)
  • de:Gänsehäufel
  • Lobau

Czech Republic

• Map of naturists localities in the Czech Republic
• More than 50 officially recognized naturist localities.
• Public nudity is not illegal in the Czech Republic, but it may be regulated by local authorities. Also, someone may feel offended by nudity, so one should properly assess the local situation beforehand.
• Topfree is tolerated on all places.

Croatia

Lokrum

• Istria peninsula
  • Camping Koversada, located at 45°08′00″N 13°36′00″E near Vrsar is the biggest and one of the first naturist resorts in Europe.
  • Camping Valalta, located at 45°05′00″N 13°38′00″E near Rovinj.

• Kvarner gulf
  • Cres island. There are two beautiful beaches with naturist hotels and camping, one is Kovačine near the city of Kres, and the other is Baldarin near Punta Križa, located at 44°37′00″N 14°31′00″E.
  • Krk island
  • Losinj island, Mali Lošinj, FKK beaches like Sunčana Uvala located around 44°31′15″N 14°27′45″E.

• Central Dalmatia
  • Kasuni beach, Split.
  • Nugal beach, between Makarska and Tucepi.
  • Sv. Petar beach, central Makarska town.

• South Dalmatia
  • Lokrum island (beach), Dubrovnik.

Denmark

• All beaches in Denmark are clothing-optional unless marked otherwise.
• The Scandinavian Naturist Portal This Naturist Portal covers naturism in Denmark, Norway and Sweden.
• Strandguide Naturist beach map provided by Danske Naturister.

Estonia

Pärnu, Estonia

Estonian naturist beaches are overseen by NGO Estnat. No tickets are necessary.

• Tallinn, an unofficial, but tolerated naturist beach. Situated about 3 km north-east of the ferry port, at the very northern end of textiler beach.
• Pärnu, also unofficial but tolerated woman's and men's beach between official beach and Pärnu river.

Finland

• Helsinki:
  • Pihlajasaari: Has a unisex nudist beach, consisting almost entirely of rocky cliffs, with no sand. Not very suitable for swimming.
  • Seurasaari: Separate nudist beaches for men and women. No unisex nudist area.
  • Yrjönkatu Swimming Hall: a swimming hall in a historic architecture. Gender separated by day of week.
• Pori:
  • Yyteri: A very small part of the main Yyteri beach is designated as a unisex nudist beach. A flat beach covered in sand and much more suitable for swimming than Pihlajasaari.

France

Naturist beach at Port Leucate (Aude),France, which illustrates the mixed clothing habits on leading French beaches

• Many naturist resorts exist on the Atlantic coast, e.g. CHM-Montalivet, Euronat, La Jenny.
• Cap d'Agde, Quartier Naturiste (Nudist Quarter): sandy beach, several swimming pools, but also nude shopping, etc. [3], map
• Île du Levant - Héliopolis, Plage des Grottes
• Plage de Pampelonne in Ramatuelle near Saint-Tropez
• Plage du Layet near Cavalière
• There are beaches on many rivers, some well known, some informal: Céze, Ardeche, Truyère
• There are resorts in the Alpes, Pyrenees, Cevennes
• Orient Beach [4] on the Caribbean island of Saint Martin (part of Guadeloupe)
• Topfreedom is tolerated (and common) on almost all beaches.

Resources

• Naturisme.fr - Search engine for naturism in France, page in English
• www.euro-naturisme.com - Search engine for naturism in France and Europe, page in French, English, German

Germany

Naturist beach in Germany.

• Public nudity is not illegal in Germany but may be regulated by local authorities mostly because of safety and health issues, not morality. Apart from urban areas and public baths (which often 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 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. Many unregulated clothing optional (FKK) free beaches are available along the Nordsee and Baltic seashores, Rügen 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 bathing is generally practiced in the nude.
• Even in cities there are clothing-optional areas, e.g. the riverside parks on the Rhine in Cologne (Köln), Bonn, Düessldorf, the public beach (Strandbad) at Tegeler See in Berlin, Schönfeldwiese in the Englischer Garten in Munich, near the city centre; also, the southern 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.
• Baden-Baden German city located near the French border. This city has many natural mineral springs and numerous clothes free bath houses are located.

Greece

Komos Beach on the south coast of Crete, near Matala

• Naturism is practised widely in the Greek Islands although, strictly speaking, legal only in a relatively few designated locations but almost on all islands there are unofficial nudist beaches.
• Crete - the beach of Glyka Nera near Loutro
• Crete - Plakias - south-eastern part of the beach
• Crete - - North from Matala, a very long nude beach - south part of the beach used by clothed people
• Crete - Sougia - eastern part of the beach
• Santorini - Vlychada beach - southern part of the beach
• Northern Sporades - Skopelos island - Velanio
• Topfree is tolerated on almost all beaches.^{[citation needed]}

Hungary

• Complete listing of resorts in Hungary

The most significant places:

• Délegyháza, lake no. 5 – 30 km south from Budapest ([5])
• Szeged-Kiskundorozsma, Sziksósfürdö (aka "Sziki") ([6])
• Balatonberény ([7])
• Balatonakali ([8])

Other, officially naturist places:

• Ányás [9]
• Látóképi-tó (Látókép) [10]
• Nemesbük [11]
• Szalk (Szalkszentmárton)
• Szigetmonostor

Smaller, unofficial ones: Egerszalók, Dunaszekcső, Gárdony, Omszki-tó, Lupa-tavak (Budakalász), Debreceni-tó (Nyékládháza), Mindszent, Szolnok etc.

Italy

• Calabria, Isola di Capo Rizzuto, Pizzo Greco camping.
• Emilia-Romagna, spiaggia naturista ufficiale del Lido di Dante, is a beach plenty of voyeur male and hedonist couples that hide in the rear forestal area pineta. Is not a relaxing place and is not suitable for children. Located at 44°23′20″N 12°18′00″E
• 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, to the south-west, on the Tirrenian sea, is found the Oasi Naturista di Capocotta. Official naturist beach on the coast between Ostia and Torvaianica.
• Roma, to the north is located the small lake Lake Martignano, near Falconeto and Anguillara Sabazia. Entrance from the Anguillarese road, beach located at 42°06′30″N 12°19′30″E. 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, B&B "Physis" the only naturist B&B in sicily
• Sicily, beach of Capofeto in Mazara del vallo
• Sicily, beach of Casello 41 in Selinunte
• Sicily, list of "NST" naturist sites, places and beaches
• Tuscany - In the giant sandy beach Marina di Alberese, near Grosseto, there is an area where nudism is legalised, around 42°38′00″N 11°05′00″E. The area is very far (2 km) from the carpark, and has NO structures.
• Tuscany, the middle part of the giant beach Feniglia (where the painter Caravaggio died, in the forest behind the beach), with its center at 42°25′00″N 11°13′30″E in Argentario peninsula, near Grosseto.
• Tuscany, in Elba island, the beaches Acquarilli Capoliveri and Fetovaia.
• Venice, beach in Isola del Morto island, near Eraclea.
• Italianaturista of the A.N.ITA.
• FEderazione NAturista ITaliana
• Associazione Naturista Siciliana Naturist Association in Sicily
• Naturist Holiday in Sicily

Ireland

There are several locations in Ireland for nude recreation. Please see: http://www.irishnaturism.org/imagemap.php, for details.

Latvia

Latvian naturist beaches are overseen by the `Latvian Naturist Association`.

• Vecāķi official naturist beach. The biggest of Latvia's naturist beaches, situated a little way north of Vecāķi village. To get there from Riga take the Riga-Saulkrasti railway line and get off at Vecāķi or bus Nr200&204.
• Inčupe naturist beach. A medium sized beach, situated near the Saulkrasti railway line on the southern bank of the Inčupe river about 50 km from Riga.
• Lielupe beach. A small, unofficial naturist beach, on the left bank of the Lielupe river delta.
• Ventspils city has an official naturist beach.
• Liepāja unofficial naturist beach. Also quite small, situated about 3 km south of Liepaja.

Lithuania

Naturist beaches in Lithuania are overseen by local communities.

• Palanga beach - A small, unofficial naturist beach, about 30 km from the Latvian border. Naturists only use this place at certain hours of the day.
• Klaipeda naturist beach - A large official naturist beach. Access by ferry going to Delfinarium (Sea Museum) situated on the Curonian Spit.
• Nida naturist beach - A very large, official naturist beach. Located on the north shore of the Curonian Spit, just a few kilometers east of the border of Russian Kaliningrad enclave.

Montenegro

• Ada Bojana, 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, near Sutomore
• Njivice, a village on the south-western shore of the Bay of Hecrg Novi (Boka Kotorska bay) the nudist beach is located on Hotel Riviers's beach
• Camp Full Monte, A clothing optional, off-grid, eco campsite close the Montenegro/Croatia border crossing, run by an English couple.

Netherlands

• Almere, Zilverstrand
• Amsterdam, Amsterdamse Bos, Zonneweide (from April 1 through September 30)
• Bussloo, longest nude beach in the Netherlands
• Bloemendaal aan Zee, nude beach at the north part of the beach
• 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)
• Scheveningen, The Hague, sandy beach 1 km to the north
• The Hague, Zuiderstrand, approx. 300 m of sandy beach
• Kijkduin, The Hague, 2 beaches
• IJmuiden, nude beach at the south part of the beach
• Zandvoort, sandy beach 2 km to the south
• for more, see [12]; beach locations are defined by km-pole numbers, indicated on wooden poles every 250 m. See [13] map 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 the Netherlands tanning top free is legal on almost all beaches.^{[citation needed]}

Norway

The beach at Huk.

• In and around Oslo
  • Huk on the Bygdøy peninsula
  • Svartkulp near Sognsvann
  • the south east side of the islands Langøyene
  • Kalvøya
  • Strandskog in Bunnefjorden.
• In and around Bergen
  • Kollevågen on the island Askøy
  • Rishamn

The Scandinavian Naturist Portal This Naturist Portal covers naturism in Denmark, Norway and Sweden, and they have a list of nude beaches along with a Google Earth KZM file.

Portugal

• Ilha de Tavira in Algarve
• Praia do Meco in Sesimbra near Lisbon
• Praia da Bela Vista near Lisbon
• Praia do Salto near Porto Covo, Alentejo
• Cabanas Velhas beach near Lagos, Algarve
• Praia de Adegas in Alentejo
• Rio Alto Beach in Póvoa de Varzim, near Oporto
• Duna Alta beach near Oporto
• Portuguese naturist beaches map

Romania

Nudist beaches at Neptun, Costineşti, 2 Mai and Vama Veche sea resorts, on the Black Sea.

Topfree is tolerated on all beaches^{[citation needed]}.

Russia

• St. Petersburg
• Divnomorskoe
• Loo (Sochi)
• Serebryanyi Bor (Moscow)

Serbia

Belgrade, Ada Ciganlija nudist part

• Association of Serbian Naturists

Slovakia

• Bratislava - Rusovce
• Bratislava - Zlaté Piesky
• Bratislava - Čuňovo
• Senec - štrkovisko u Slnečných jazier
• Nové Mesto nad Váhom - Zelená Voda
• Piešťany - Ratnovská zátoka
• Dunajská Lužná - Nové Košariská
• Kotelnica - pri obci Bajč
• Batizovce
• Harčáš (Komárno)
• Kraľovany - Šútovo
• Bešeňová / thermal park
• Geča (Košice)
• Liptovská Mara
• Association of Slovak Naturists covers naturism in Slovakia

Spain

Public nudity is not illegal in Spain

Women sunbathing in monokinis/topfree on a beach in Barcelona, Spain.

• Charco del Palo on the island Lanzarote
• El Fonoll in Catalonia
• Spanish Naturist Federation more than 500 beaches
• Formentera (Balearic Islands).
• Vera Playa in Andalusia
• Bolnuevo and El Portús, in Región de Murcia.
• Mar Bella beach is the primary clothing optional beach for the city of Barcelona.
• Nudist Beaches in Spain
• Playa Figueras also known as "Los Alemanes Beach" on the island Cíes Islands in Galicia (Spain).

Sweden

• The Scandinavian Naturist Portal This Naturist Portal covers naturism in Denmark, Norway, Finland and Sweden. Local laws permit public nudity at some locations, and local custom permits nudity at some other "spontaneous" nude beaches. In other locations, nudity is not approved.
• Stockholm area:
  • Ågesta Nude Beach: Official nude beach on Magelungen, maintained by NF EOS, the Scandinavian Naturalist Federation. Located about 10 km south of central Stockholm (59°13′37″N 18°05′52″E).
  • Långholmen: Unofficial ("spontaneous") nude beach, located on the western end of Långholmen island (59°19′17″N 18°00′56″E).
  • Källtorp Nude Beach: Unofficial ("spontaneous") nude beach, located about 6 km southeast of central Stockholm, on the southeastern end of Källtorp lake (59°17′17″N 18°10′38″E). 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 (59°17′39″N 18°09′33″E).

Ukraine

Beach in Koktebel.

• Crimea
  • Koktebel, formerly known as Planerskoye. Located in South-Eastern Crimea.
  • Lisya buhta, remote place in South-East of Crimea. Popular summer place of nudists, ravers and rastamans. The location boasts an annnual month-long techno party.
• Odessa
  • Chkalovsky Nudist Beach, located south of Delfin beach and north of Arcadia beach
• Kiev
  • Dovbychka clothing-optional beach, located on Trukhaniv Island in front of Hidropark (50°27′2″N 30°34′8″E)
  • Obolon naturist beach, located south of yacht club (50°31′40″N 30°31′51″E)

United Kingdom

England:

• Acorns In Devon, Devon, Naturist Retreat
• Parson's Pleasure, Oxford (closed in 1991)
• Holkham Beach, Norfolk
• Corton Beach, near Lowestoft, Suffolk
• St Osyth, near Clacton-on-Sea, Essex
• Highgate Ponds, Hampstead Heath, London
• Leysdown East Beach, Isle of Sheppey, North Kent
• Fairlight Glen, near Hastings, East Sussex
• Birling Gap, between Eastbourne and Seaford, East Sussex
• Brighton, East Sussex
• Eastney Beach, Portsmouth, Hampshire
• Blackgang Beach, near Blackgang Chine, Isle of Wight
• Studland Bay, Dorset - most famous UK nudist beach, now officially approved (after years of controversy) by landowner the National Trust
• Ringstead Bay, Weymouth, Dorset
• Weston Mouth, near Sidmouth, South Devon
• Budleigh Salterton, South Devon
• Slapton Sands, between Dartmouth and Kingsbridge, South Devon
• Downderry, South East Cornwall

Wales:

• Morfa Dyffryn, between Barmouth and Harlech, Gwynedd

Scotland:

• Cleat's Shore, Isle of Arran, Firth of Clyde

• Topless tolerated on most beaches.

See also

Places in Europe Map for nudists