Cap D'Agde Report

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Cap d'Agde--The Naked City

Are you looking for something uniquely different from anything you've ever experienced? Cap d'Agde in the South of France, on the Mediterranean Sea, is a place you will have to investigate. There is something here for everyone.

Long considered a Mecca for nudists, Cap d'Agde is pretty much everything you've read or heard--nudity is common-place on the street, in the hotel, in bars and restaurants, in gift shops and grocery stores--all with virtually NO restriction. It's truly a wonderful nudist experience. However, there are other things you will come to realize very quickly about Cap d'Agde. More on that in our trip report (link below).

We arrived in Montpellier, France, on a Tuesday afternoon for an 8 day stay in the South of France. About an hour's drive from the airport we came to Cap d'Agde. The difference in the European attitude toward nudism is very evident as you enter the city. Road signs direct you to the "Naturisme" quarter. (Try and imagine THAT in the US.....)

After following the signs through a few roundabouts you come to the entrance to the naturist quarter. There is an office where you purchase your 'admission' to the quarter. Receiving our gate card for the 8 day stay we checked in at L'Hotel Eve. Eve is located about ½ mile or so from the beach. Our room was nice with a balcony overlooking the pool. Hotel Eve has a small bar area where you can purchase drinks, and they serve a Continental breakfast in the mornings on the roof, but have no formal restaurant. The staff at the hotel was simply wonderful. A particular thanks to Nadine & Mascha who helped make the stay most pleasant.

The weather while we were at Cap d'Agde was more than we'd hoped for, mid 80's/low 60's.....a shade cool to be nude at night given the seabreeze, but we had sunshine and tanning weather galore.

One tip to those who don't lay well in/on the sand: rent 2 lounge chairs and an umbrella---it was about $13 (100 francs) per day (I'm sure its more in the high season of July & August). Where we planted our buns (La Plage Meridienne), they also had food and drink service available for reasonable prices.

The whole anticipation of what we would experience, and the emotions that we encountered when anticpation became reality, was fantastic. Having spent so many hours in airplanes and airports, hoping like hell our luggage got there, driving to the hotel, our first priority was "get OUT of the clothes, into the shower, and down to the Beach"! It was so nice to lay down on the beach, if only for an hour, then walk back through the shopping area to buy some bread and cheese and ham and paté, coke and beer. An hour by the pool, back to the balcony to snack and relax....then unpacking and, finally, REST. The major problem we had, in France and moreso in England and Scotland, was that it stayed light so much later than here at home. That first night didn't make a difference......30 something hours of being awake had taken its toll.....



Sunrise on the Beach at Cap d'Agde


Anyone for "fine" wine??

Life at Cap d'Agde-Our Impressions

First and foremost, the attitude toward nudism, as compared to the States, is totally different for most Europeans. Topless is commonplace and nudism is catered to with sections of beach set aside and marked accordingly. The stigma associated with nudism and nude recreation in this country simply doesn't exist in most European resort areas. One caution: As in all nudist resorts cameras are looked down upon virtually everywhere--you can get in big hassles for open, indiscriminate use of photographic equipment.

While there are numerous clubs scattered throughout Europe and England, they aren't relied upon for nude recreation as they are in the United States. Where we go to clubs for our "nude fix," or to beaches that are "unofficial" nude beaches where nudity is tolerated, but not truly legal, Europeans can pretty much go anywhere and enjoy nude recreation without ANY fear of the authorities.

For those wishing to wine and dine out there are a number of restaurants with a wide variety of good food. You'll find everything from French to TexMex to Indian to American and lots and LOTS of Pizza. We ate several of our nighttime meals at a restaurant called "Le Mississippi." We found their menu to be varied and quite good with selections in all nationalities and for all tastes. (They did NOT serve Mississippi Mud Pie however.) Another restaurant, the Oasis, was very popular with the tourists and very busy most nights. The menu was largely French but with a nice variety of soups and salads and entreés.

For those just looking for an evening watering hole Johnny Wokker's European Pub was very popular with the English speaking crowd (the staff speaks English). They don't serve food but do serve a smile and cold brew, and don't seem to mind your bringing a pizza or sandwich into the bar.

Cap d'Agde is largely a condominium community with 4 or 5 major facilities in the naturist quarter. Heliopolis is probably the best known and the complex most associated with Cap d'Agde, (largely through superior advertising and aerial photography I think). It surrounds a complex of restaurants, gift shops and night clubs and seems to be the hub of 'after hours' activity in the naturist quarter (although Port Natura, yet another complex, had its share of "meeting places" including a large gay/lesbian club).

Port Natura sprawled across the street along the west side of Heliopolis, terminating with the restaurants we frequented and several shops just a few feet from the beach.

Port Arbonne was adjacent to Heliopolis and was our "grocery place" for the week. The complex had gift shops, bakeries, and a couple restaurants and after hours clubs. Our diet was heavy on the baguettes and croissants, nice, fresh and warm in the mornings and a welcome snack on the walk back to our hotel from the beach in the afternoons....

The Hotel Eve, where we stayed, is the only 'hotel' in the naturist quarter. We enjoyed the stay there and the staff was very friendly and gracious. We would recommend it without qualification. There were a couple of other condominium complexes just south of the hotel facing the marina.

With the abundance of condominiums and the easy access to groceries, many people eat in rather than frequenting the restaurants. Food prices, in the stores and the restaurants, were VERY reasonable. We aren't sure how the prices may vary in the high season, but our experience was, that for a resort area, we did not pay through the nose for anything.

In Cap d'Agde there is something for everyone, ranging from the very 'mild' to the very "wild." One only needs to walk through the naturist quarter to envision the possibilities.

There are a numerous Massage Parlors within the naturist quarter that advertise everything from epilation to therapeutic massage to "relaxing" massage.

There are a number of shops with 'specialty' items and clothing, from leather miniskirts and pants to VERY loose knit dresses, to plastic see-through blouses, and many 'accessories' for bedroom activity including a wealth of bondage and S & M accessories. Many of these shops don't open til late afternoon or early evening and they do a brisk business as is evidenced as you walk through the quarter at night. The person with the leather studded collar, complete with leash, being led by a 'friend' was evidence of that.

In the hotel, walking through the condominium complexes, the shopping areas, telephone poles, you see countless posters advertising private clubs, couples only, all with one "underlying" theme--namely that someone will be "lyingunder" a partner (or partners) at some point during the night. There are lingerie shows, presumably as a prelude, and others aren't so subtle: Soiree Gang-Bang starting a 23 heures. Some of the clubs openly cater to those interested in bondage, some cater to gays and lesbians, and some appear to be "anything goes" clubs.

With our NOT being the least bit inclined to the swinging lifestyle we cannot provide 'first-hand' knowledge of the 'inner workings' of these clubs. Some of the outfits we saw left little room for doubt as to the 'raison d' être' for going to those clubs. One can only imagine what its like at Cap d'Agde in the high season when 40,000 people are in the naturist quarter!

What we found at Cap d'Agde in the way of nighttime activity is fairly commonplace in resort areas throughout Europe, be it a clothed resort or clothing optional resort. The swinging clubs are NOT unique to Cap d'Agde and its clothes-free atmosphere. Europe is generally MUCH less encumbered with the American 'puritanistic' attitude toward both nudism and sexual pleasure. Europeans who are so inclined, are far more daring and open on 'holiday', and far less judgmental than the typical American mindset --a totally different approach than what we are accustomed to in the U. S..

We were not 'hit on' and there were swingers at our hotel. If you show an interest you will be approached--we watched from our balcony and saw it. If you show no interest then 'not to worry.'

As stated above, Cap d'Agde has something for everyone. The beach is 99% nudist with a wonderful mix of ages from babes-in-arms to the very old. It truly is a mecca for nudists and, as such, we recommend the beach & the quarter to any nudist/naturist who desires a truly "nudist community" experience.

If you are "something more" than just a nudist, there are loads of possibilities to fulfill your fantasies or preferences. You are limited only by your imagination and willingness to experiment.

Its all there for the taking, whatever you wish it to be and aren't afraid to experience.


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