Tuesday, December 31, 2013

Cap d'Agde


Cap d'Agde (French pronunciation: ​[kap daɡd]) is the seaside resort of the town of Agde, France, on the Mediterranean sea in the département of Hérault, within the région of Languedoc-Roussillon.

Agde can be reached by TGV SNCF train direct from Paris or Lille whilst the closest airports are Béziers-Cap d'Agde en Languedoc, with direct budget airline services to the UK and Scandinavia, or Montpellier-Fréjorgues.

Public transport (taxi or bus) is available between Agde and Cap d'Agde.

Village Naturiste

Cap d'Agde has a large family-style naturist resort with about 40,000 visitors on a daily basis during high season (=around 250-350,000 during the whole season)
Coordinates: 43°17′42″N 03°31′38″E

The Village Naturiste is a large fenced-off part at the north-eastern edge of Cap d'Agde, although it is accessible along the public nude beach from the east.

It is a self-contained town (although sometimes referred to as the "Naked City"), where nudity is legal and common in the whole resort, including its beautiful girls, restaurants and shops, day or night.

In the evening, when it gets colder, more people are dressed, sometimes in revealing clothes. A local tourist tax is charged per person, per day.

The Naturist Village is a town by itself, with a 2 km (1 mi) beach, a large marina, 2,500 pitches campsite, apartment complexes, hotel, beach, shops, restaurants, night clubs, bars, post office, bank and ATMs, launderettes, hairdressers and other facilities.

In all there are about 180 businesses in the village. One can potentially spend an entire vacation without leaving the area or wearing clothes.