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This section lists some spots in Europe which might be of interest to visitors from Canada, USA, and elsewhere. It's not intended to be a complete listing. Please check other sources for more information.
Areas Listed.
Usage changes over time. I encourage you to use discretion in
locating and using the locations listed.
- France
- Greece
- GREECE: Cap'n Barefoot's Naturist Guide.
- SANTORINI: Vlychada Beach.
- SANTORINI: Red Beach.
- SANTORINI: Perissa Beach -- no nude use.
- SANTORINI: Perivolos Beach.
- SANTORINI: Kamari/Monolithos.
- SANTORINI: Ia.
- SANTORINI: Koloumbo Beach.
- SANTORINI: Other possibilities.
- Scandinavia
- SCANDINAVIA: Scandinavian Naturist Portal. <<< Updated. (2010-7)
- DENMARK: StrandGuide.dk. <<< Added. (2010-8)
- DENMARK: Danske Naturister (Danish Naturist Society). <<< Added. (2010-8)
- DENMARK: Danish Naturist Union (INF). <<< Updated. (2010-7)
- DENMARK: Bare Denmark - Naturism.dk. <<< Added. (2010-8)
- FINLAND: National Naturist Federation of Finland (INA). <<< Updated. (2010-7)
- NORWAY: Norwegian Naturist Federation (INF). <<< Updated. (2010-7)
- SWEDEN: Swedish Naturist Federation (INF). <<< Updated. (2010-7)
France.
FRANCE: Fédération
Française de Naturisme.
Official site of the FFN.
FRANCE: France
Guide.
An official government website advertising naturism as one of many vacation ideas.
FRANCE: Naturism
France.
Seems to be a good source of information.
Greece.
GREECE: Cap'n
Barefoot's Naturist Guide.
This site has listings from all parts of Greece (plus site reports).
It is fairly extensive and well laid out. The information is arranged
by Island.
SANTORINI: Vlychada Beach.
[Trip report]
[Photo]
[Map]
Vlychada (vla-ha-da) is probably the best of the beaches on
Santorini. Follow the signs into Vlychada and when you see water,
park and walk to the right, past the umbrellas and chairs. A polite
distance (50m or so) later nude use begins and stretches for about a
kilometer until, rounding a point, an inhabited area is encountered.
For the entire distance the beach is backed by spectacular cliffs,
eroded by the wind. A couple of roads reach the beach through gaps in
the cliff, but we never looked for how to find these roads. Vlychada
features soft sand and good snorkeling (though you have to swim out a
ways). Almost everybody was nude the day we were there---all 12 or 15
people! It is best to avoid this beach on windy days due to blowing
sand. [Sept/98]
SANTORINI: Red Beach. [Trip
report] [Photo]
[Photo -
snorkeling] [Map]
Red Beach is very nice, but difficult to get to. The World Guide
described Red Beach itself as a clothing-optional beach, but
popularity must have pushed the nudists to the next beach. From the
archaeological site at Akrotiri, follow the signs to Red Beach. Drive
if you can, but walk if you must. When you reach the end of the road,
park and follow the trail around the point and then down to the beach
below. The area below the red cliffs is packed with umbrellas and
people. You might be able to use the far end of the beach nude, but
I'm not sure. About halfway down the beach (just past the umbrellas)
follow a trail back up to the top of the cliff and follow the cliff
top until you see another smaller beach (I don't know if it has a
name) and follow the trails down. Although Red Beach has good sand,
the nude beach has very little. But that turns out not to be a
problem because the beach is covered with a soft mat of dead sea
plants. The snorkeling is good. Most people were nude the day we were
there. [Sept/98]
SANTORINI: Perissa Beach -- no nude use.
Perissa is a beautiful beach and was once (10-15 years ago) a nude
beach (watch the movie "Summer Lovers"!). But times change and
Perissa is now lined with hotels. There is no longer any nude use,
but Perivolos is within walking distance if you choose to stay
here. But, be warned, it is a long walk.
SANTORINI: Perivolos Beach. [Trip
report] [Photo]
[Map]
Perivolos Beach is a continuation of Perissa Beach. At the south
end of Perivolos, away from the hotels, nude use occurs regularly. A
road (just south of the road to YaYa Beach Club) leads right to the
beach. It is often possible to see nude people on both sides of this
parking area and, also, quite a distance to the right (south).
Getting into the water is a bit easier in the vicinity of the road
than the area to the right. The sand is almost black and gets very
hot. Snorkeling is good close to shore. Expect a lot of non-nudists
near the end of the road. Fewer as you head further south.
On several occasions I also saw individuals (men twice; a woman once) who were nude (I think) in the section between Perivolos and Perissa, where there is a short gap between the rented umbrellas. Two of them were actually using the rented lounge chairs, one wasn't. But I may have been mistaken since they were a fair distance from the road as we drove by. [Sept/98]
SANTORINI: Kamari/Monolithos. [Trip
report] [Map]
Kamari Beach is another popular tourist area (with poor
snorkeling). We searched northward, toward Monolithos, for a nude
beach. Just before Monolithos we followed a road to the beach at the
north end of a "traditional settling". In the distance one person was
nude. We laid our towels near where we parked and spent a couple of
hours there, but the sand wasn't very nice and it was difficult to
get into the water. [Sept/98]
SANTORINI: Ia. [Trip
report] [Map]
Cap'n Barefoot's guide talked of people going nude below
Ia (ee-ah), but we can't comment on that. Ia is also spelled
Oia. [Sept/98]
SANTORINI: Koloumbo Beach. [Map]
Shortly after our trip to Santorini, Cap'n Barefoot added a
listing for Koloumbo Beach at the north end of the island, east of
Ia. See Cap'n Barefoot's guide for more details. [July/98]
SANTORINI: Other possibilities. [Trip
report] [Map]
There is a big area between Monolithos and Ia which has practically
no development and is probably covered with beaches. There are bound
to be some possibilities there (other than Koloumbo). We also didn't
explore the area past Akrotiri. Maps showed some beaches there.
[Sept/98]
Scandinavia.
SCANDINAVIA: Scandinavian
Naturist Portal .
A good site for information in Denmark, Finland, Norway, and Sweden.
DENMARK: StrandGuide.dk.
Although it is legal to be nude on almost all of Denmark's beaches, nudists tend
to congregate at certain places. This interactive beach guide was created by
Danske Naturister and includes maps and GPS info.
DENMARK: Danske Naturister (Danish
Naturist Society).
Looks like a good source, but it is all in Danish.
DENMARK: Danish
Naturist Union (INF).
Official homepage of the Danish Naturist Union, DNU. (Click the UK/USA button.)
DENMARK: Bare
Denmark - Naturism.dk .
This site is painfully slow but has some good information.
FINLAND: National
Naturist Federation of Finland (INA).
NNFF is also member organization of INA (International Naturists
Association).
NORWAY: Norwegian
Naturist Federation (INF).
Good information on beaches, clubs, and resorts in Norway.
SWEDEN: Swedish
Naturist Federation (INF).
This site is mostly in Swedish.
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