cap d'agde unanswered questions

[bronzee]

I am a woman who will be traveling alone to cap d'agde this summer. My husband doesn't approve of my nudist lifestyle because I am somewhat of an exibitionist. Not in a sexual manner (I have no desire to cheat on him), I just like to have a few drinks and show off the body that I sculpted/paid for on nude beaches. Needless to say, my husband will not be travelling with me on this "buisness trip" to the naked city. I have never travelled overseas before and I wouldn't want anything going wrong where I would have to call my husband from France! I want to travel solo on this trip and will turn down any offer of meeting/shacking up with strangers on this forum (no offense).


1) I will definitely be taking a taxi from Montpellier airport to Cap d'agde naturist quarter. I speak zero French. If I told the driver "cap dag" would he know where to go? I would like to hear from a non-french speaker how he/she hailed a cab and if there were any problems.

2) On my return trip from the airport I'll need another taxi. Do taxis line up at cap d'agde's front gate or do I have to call one?

3) Is it a long walk from the front entrance to Hotel eve? How many blocks/miles?

4) Is it a long walk from Hotel eve to the beach?

5) Will I be the only black woman at cap d'agde, or are there other races there besides white? Are black people treated with respect in France?

6) I don't want to spend a lot of money on drinks at the restaurants because I heard their prices are inflated for tourists. Is there a shop that sells liquor upon my arrival at Montpellier airport?

7) Will people think it is unusual for me to walk from my hotel to the beach naked?


Please help!

[jon71]

I can't answer most of that but maybe I can be of a little help. You probably already have this but a good French/English dictionary should help you a lot in case you have to do some fast translating. I've never been personally and I'm white but I've heard that France is pretty decent in most ways. Josephine Baker loved it and basically made it her adopted country at one point. I hope that helps some. I hope you have a safe and enjoyable trip too.

[barebum]

I am a woman who will be traveling alone to cap d'agde this summer. My husband doesn't approve of my nudist lifestyle because I am somewhat of an exibitionist. Not in a sexual manner (I have no desire to cheat on him), I just like to have a few drinks and show off the body that I sculpted/paid for on nude beaches. Needless to say, my husband will not be travelling with me on this "buisness trip" to the naked city. I have never travelled overseas before and I wouldn't want anything going wrong where I would have to call my husband from France! I want to travel solo on this trip and will turn down any offer of meeting/shacking up with strangers on this forum (no offense).


1) I will definitely be taking a taxi from Montpellier airport to Cap d'agde naturist quarter. I speak zero French. If I told the driver "cap dag" would he know where to go? I would like to hear from a non-french speaker how he/she hailed a cab and if there were any problems.

Costs about 100 Euros each way in Taxi, can do it easily on Shuttle bus and Train for around 15 euros. I don't speak French either but the whole area is a tourist destination, and English is widely spoken.

2) On my return trip from the airport I'll need another taxi. Do taxis line up at cap d'agde's front gate or do I have to call one?

Reception in Hotel or on main gate can call you one if you need one!

3) Is it a long walk from the front entrance to Hotel eve? How many blocks/miles?

About 5min walk!

4) Is it a long walk from Hotel eve to the beach?

5 to 10 mins it is not not far


5) Will I be the only black woman at cap d'agde, or are there other races there besides white? Are black people treated with respect in France?

No I have seen other black people all treated the same!

6) I don't want to spend a lot of money on drinks at the restaurants because I heard their prices are inflated for tourists. Is there a shop that sells liquor upon my arrival at Montpellier airport?

Can buy alcohol cheaply in supermarkets and has added advantage that can shop nude too!

7) Will people think it is unusual for me to walk from my hotel to the beach naked?

No perfectly fine to walk naked anywear!

One thing to bear in mind, Cap d'Agde is more of back to basic holiday, apartments not as luxurious as those in US.

Never stayed in Hotel but may be better!


Cap d'Agde caters for all sorts of naturists, black, white, straight, gay, families, swingers, all get on fine with areas for each to get what they want out of holiday but all united by love of going naked! Go for it!!!!!!!!!!! PS My Aveator taken in Shop in Cap!


Please help!


Any other questions feel free to ask!

[newton]

Thanks for the very good questions, and the very good answers. I think this discussion will clarify the Agde situation for many people.

[wiz]

1) I will definitely be taking a taxi from Montpellier airport to Cap d'agde naturist quarter. I speak zero French. If I told the driver "cap dag" would he know where to go? I would like to hear from a non-french speaker how he/she hailed a cab and if there were any problems.

Having traveled a tiny bit to places where I don't speak the language I can offer up a few suggestions. One would be to find a French speaker and learn a few real important phrases well such as "where is the bathroom" which sound silly but can be a life saver. However don't think you can learn even passable French in a few days or weeks.

Carry with you at all times the name and address, in the native language, of the place you are staying. Usually in my case also the place you are working. Taxi drivers in most parts of the world are very adept at determining where you want to go. A map doesn't hurt either.

As has been mentioned a phrase book might help. The idea being to find a phrase that expresses what you want to do.


2) On my return trip from the airport I'll need another taxi. Do taxis line up at cap d'agde's front gate or do I have to call one?

Good question but I've never been to Cap D'age. I would suspect that they would have some sort of system in place considering the size of the resort.

The idea that comes to mind is that maybe you should look into a trip where all transfers are handled ahead of time. The few major vacation I've attempted, having this handled before hand makes for an easier trip.

5) Will I be the only black woman at cap d'agde, or are there other races there besides white? Are black people treated with respect in France?

I would doubt that you would be the only black woman, again though I have not been there. Right now France is having major problems with ARAB people so you want to make sure you are not associated with that crowd.

AS to how people are treated, all I can offer up is third party info I've gotten over the years. Foreigners in general are received differently in France than in many places in the world. So while you may encounter racism I would be quick to jump to the conclusion that everything you experience in France is based on race. There are significant cultural differences.

In any event Europeans in general are angry at Americans right now so take any fool in stride.

6) I don't want to spend a lot of money on drinks at the restaurants because I heard their prices are inflated for tourists. Is there a shop that sells liquor upon my arrival at Montpellier airport?

The problem with Airports is that many shops are duty free and really are not there to sell liquor for local consumption. As to the specifics of France I don't know. You best bet is likely to drive into town and buy from a local store. Do realize that the exchange rate sucks at the moment.


7) Will people think it is unusual for me to walk from my hotel to the beach naked?


Please help!

I hope this helps a bit! ;)

The closest I've been to France is Germany, rather close to the border, so I can't help with specifics. One thing that takes a lot of getting use to, in Europe, is the simple act of eating in a restaurant. Things proceed at a glacial pace if you are use to eating in an American dining establishment. Like in dying from hunger before the main course hits. Then again I'm a diabetic so maybe am to harsh. Not to mention what happens if you ask for ice in your coke.

I've heard lots of good things about Cap D'age so hopefully when you get back you can add to the record what you experienced. Pictures are always nice too.

Dave

[phrederic]

Hi there-

My wife and I live in Paris and have spent several holidays at the Cap d'Agde.

In general you should have great time, whatever your expectations. The only issue I can think of for single women is wandering alone late at night between the hotel and the beach area, you might get pestered by young men wanting to provide you with companionship. ;)Like anywhere else, really. If you have any other questions feel free to ask.

1) If you take a taxi from Montpellier it could cost a tidy little sum. It isn't right next door. Better (cheaper and faster), take the train from Montpellier to Agde station and take a taxi from there. From wherever you take a taxi you need to make it clear that you are going to the Cap d'Agde Quartier Naturist. Agde is a largish town, the Cap d'Agde is an enormous tourist destination a few clicks from there and the Q.N. is a tiny section a bit separated from the rest of the resort. If you say, "Cap Dog, kart tee yay nat oo reest" your driver will certainly understand.

2) Not a problem to have the hotel call a taxi. There are also busses direct from the entrance of the Q.N. to the main town.

3) The Hotel Eve is in the part of the complex closest to the entrance. It is very friendly. The rooms are small and so-so, but you can't have everything.

4) I'd say 15-20 minutes walk from the hotel to the beach. It depends on how you go. Cutting across Heliopolis is the most entertaining, but it might be shorter across the camping area.

5) Lots of black, brown, yellow, and in the case of many of the Germans and English, hot pink people at the Cap d'Agde. Most of my African American friends have said they feel there is less a feeling of racism in France than many places in the states. That said, the days of James Baldwin finding an escape from racism in France are long gone unfortunately.

6) To save the most money on booze, you'd want to buy it duty free at Kennedy or LaGuardia. On the other hand alcohol and certainly wine is a lot less money in France than New York. The restaurants are very reasonable in Agde.

7) People would generally find it strange if you actually wore clothing from the hotel Eve to the beach. The Q.N. is really for naturists even if the nighttime sexy-attire parades have become an institution.

Another suggestion. If you are staying 5 days or more it is a lot cheaper to book an apartment than to stay in the Eve. For the same level of comfort. And much closer to the beach and shopping. The rental agencies are all right at the entrance and have online reservation systems.

Hope this helps! Have fun.:)

[Wcstflyer]

I am a woman who will be traveling alone to cap d'agde this summer. My husband doesn't approve of my nudist lifestyle because I am somewhat of an exibitionist. Not in a sexual manner (I have no desire to cheat on him), I just like to have a few drinks and show off the body that I sculpted/paid for on nude beaches. Needless to say, my husband will not be travelling with me on this "buisness trip" to the naked city. I have never travelled overseas before and I wouldn't want anything going wrong where I would have to call my husband from France! I want to travel solo on this trip and will turn down any offer of meeting/shacking up with strangers on this forum (no offense).


1) I will definitely be taking a taxi from Montpellier airport to Cap d'agde naturist quarter. I speak zero French. If I told the driver "cap dag" would he know where to go? I would like to hear from a non-french speaker how he/she hailed a cab and if there were any problems.

2) On my return trip from the airport I'll need another taxi. Do taxis line up at cap d'agde's front gate or do I have to call one?

3) Is it a long walk from the front entrance to Hotel eve? How many blocks/miles?

4) Is it a long walk from Hotel eve to the beach?

5) Will I be the only black woman at cap d'agde, or are there other races there besides white? Are black people treated with respect in France?

6) I don't want to spend a lot of money on drinks at the restaurants because I heard their prices are inflated for tourists. Is there a shop that sells liquor upon my arrival at Montpellier airport?

7) Will people think it is unusual for me to walk from my hotel to the beach naked?


Please help!

These good questions are also in a thread at another nudist forum.

Count on 90 to 100 Euros for the 50 mile taxi trip to the Naturist Quarter. At the present U.S. Dollar-to-Euro exchange rate it is the equivalent of the GDP in some small third world nations. An option is to take a Cap d' Agde bus which takes you to the central tourist office about a mile-and-a-half from the Naturist Quarter.

The Hotel Eve is located behind the Marina, about a eight to ten minute walk to the beach at a brisk pace via the road that runs between Heliopolis and Port Nature. Many if not most people are nude so feel right at home walking to the beach sans clothes. Just remember to take some comfortable sandals. I think the great source of holiday discomfort are the folks with blisters due to ill-fitting sandals. Remember- Cap d' Agde is a big place and a lot of walking is involved.

There are people of every imaginable race and religion and sexual orientation. While the majority of people are of European decent, I know of an African-American couple who own a beautiful condominium in Port Nature and spend their summer months at the Cap. Additionally, a retired U.S. Army Colonel of African decent has been visiting the Cap for decades. you will not be alone.

There are numerous opportunities to purchase alcohol at the shops within the Naturist quarter. In the Heliopolis shopping center is a nice wine shop; just be forewarned that some of the most tannic red wine ever sold was bottled in something that looked like Premier Gran Crus. In the the Montpellier airport is a long standing airport tourist display showing the wonderful bounty of the Languedoc wine region. Fortunately the region's wine growers have gotten more successful this past decade.

[sunaddicted]

We have stayed at Hotel Eve 3 times and really enjoyed it. There are a number of ways to walk to the beach. We particularly liked walking out the back, small gate behind pool, and cutting through the condos behind. That puts you at the marina and than you can walk through the shops to the beach. Shopping in the nude, especially for wine and for great baked goods, is really an experience. We did it all the time. At dusk the entire place (except maybe the camp grounds) becomes clothed for some reason so we had early dinner, straight from the beach, and than spent the evenings around the hotel. We never felt comfortable wondering through the restaurant shop area at night being the only naked people there, so if we wanted to eat out we drove to town or to the section on the sea, can't remember the name but it had great seaside dining. Check out bus service, if I remember its quite good.

You can probably take a train to Cap (city of Agde) but maybe you should check out car rental. We always drove and despite price of gas (even more than here), enjoyed driving in France, especially if you get deisel.

We really enjoyed Cap, especially the beach. Its over 2 miles long, nude, and gets quite crowded in July and August. You can buy ice cream right on the beach, and you will see lots of families with kids, something you rarely see in nudist places in the states.

[steve1979]

welcome to cap d'agde bronzée, but there are some voyeurs there , be aware

[lawntractor]

my i hope you have a wonderful time i've heard so much about the place to live totllay nude in a whole community wow i wish you all the happiness and of course take pictures to share

[Eric6420]

Well, I never went to Cap d'Agde, but for what I know, the place has a reputation to attract edonists and libertines. That means that you may see there a lot of things that you would not see on a nudist resort in the USA or even in most other french nudists resorts.

You may see people kissing, giving each other sensual massages, there is actually a club that is sex oriented right in the naked quarter of Cap d'Agde, and there is Police that is whatching just outside the naked quarter, to see if there are prostitutes or drug dealers and if you go outside the naked area with not enough clothing, particularly at night, the police may think that you are a prostitute, and if on top of that, you do not even speak French, you may be in big trouble.

So, I do not advise you to go to Cap d'Agde. If I were you, I would go to a nudist center in the USA. It would be safer for you.

[Mormik]

Hi, I will be staying on Port Nature at Cap d'Agde (France) from June 22 - 30, 2008.
This will be my 2nd vacation at the Naturist Quarter, the first time being in June 2007.

If anyone else will be there at the same time, please hook up with me. It would nice to meet up while there.

[Pete Knight]

Well, I never went to Cap d'Agde, but for what I know, the place has a reputation to attract edonists and libertines. That means that you may see there a lot of things that you would not see on a nudist resort in the USA or even in most other french nudists resorts.

You may see people kissing, giving each other sensual massages, there is actually a club that is sex oriented right in the naked quarter of Cap d'Agde, and there is Police that is whatching just outside the naked quarter, to see if there are prostitutes or drug dealers and if you go outside the naked area with not enough clothing, particularly at night, the police may think that you are a prostitute, and if on top of that, you do not even speak French, you may be in big trouble.

So, I do not advise you to go to Cap d'Agde. If I were you, I would go to a nudist center in the USA. It would be safer for you.

What utter rubbish coming from someone who hasn't had first hand experience of the place, I've been there (Had dinner with Barebum one evening.) and only saw anything risque when I went looking for it at the top end of the beach. The police won't think you are a protitute if you walk around naked, its the naked city for goodness sake, there are no prostitutes at Le Cap d'Agde and you can walk around naked at night if thats what you want to do, I never wore a stitch for several days, and the Europeans aren't angry at Americans, just the American government.

Before anyone else feels tempted to write about Le Cap d'Agde I would urge you to put only the facts from personal experience and not the claptrap I've seen written here, and as Barebum is our resident expert, having been there several times, his reports have more credibility.

By the way, Cap d'Agde is the textile town, Le Cap d'Agde is the naturist quarter, a small part of the town and is a totally secure gated community with security guards on the gate.

Please go there, and have a great time, I did.

Pete Knight

P.S. The police aren't just outside the naturist quarter, they patrol inside too, sometimes on horseback.

[Ken Palmer]

Any other questions feel free to ask!

Hey barebum. This sounded like some good answers for her. I hope you helped her. Good job!

Ken Palmer

[bronzee]

Well, I never went to Cap d'Agde, but for what I know, the place has a reputation to attract edonists and libertines. That means that you may see there a lot of things that you would not see on a nudist resort in the USA or even in most other french nudists resorts.

You may see people kissing, giving each other sensual massages, there is actually a club that is sex oriented right in the naked quarter of Cap d'Agde, and there is Police that is whatching just outside the naked quarter, to see if there are prostitutes or drug dealers and if you go outside the naked area with not enough clothing, particularly at night, the police may think that you are a prostitute, and if on top of that, you do not even speak French, you may be in big trouble.

So, I do not advise you to go to Cap d'Agde. If I were you, I would go to a nudist center in the USA. It would be safer for you.

Well thank you for looking out, if that is what you were trying to do... but I'm going anyway. The info I got from reading the replies on this thread drove the fear away. Thanks to all.

Besides, If I were the cowardly type I would have never ventured onto a nude beach, and as a result, never found out how much I enjoyed it.

[jersey94133]

I just spent 6 days at Cap d'Agde and it will stay in my memory as one of the most interesting and strangest places I have been, nude or not.

First, it is great being at a huge resort where one can technically be nude all of the time including food shopping, going to restaurants, bars, cafes, etc. I say technically because while the beaches are all nude all of the time I was surprised that in the commerce centers many people were clothed. Certainly all of the shop keepers were clothed.

There were several cafes where one could go during the day and enjoy breakfast or lunch in the nude but there also were a group of young, and somewhat surly, young people mainly male, who hung around these places fully clothed. I did not get any sort of naturist vibe from these folks and wondered just what they were doing there.

The beaches are beautiful and beautifully kept up. The further east you walked the more overt the sexual activity. And just as described by others, often a crowd would form when a 'scene' was being enacted. I am a single male and no stranger to open and experimental sexual expression but even I started to feel a little weird about the scene. It's one thing if a person or persons invites you into their play space but when guys with hang-dog, somewhat blank expressions just stand right over a couple who are playing with each other and start whacking off with no respect to whether they are welcome or not, it becomes a bit desperate. These are the guys who give the bad rep to the singles guys in a nudist resort. Granted, many of these couples are exhibitionists and that's the point. If you are a single guy you will have to find your own balance between being cool with the native customs and still have a degree of your own dignity.

Libertines, or swingers as we say in the States, seem to be running most of the show these days. Know the swinger code of conduct before you proceed. The scene is very couple oriented. The several commercial areas are loaded with shops that sell the sleaziest, most provacative clothing. And at night you can see an endless fashion parade from the women wearing these get ups. I'm from San Francisco so I am totally cool with folks wearing all sort of gear at events like the Folsom Street Fair. At the Cap, many of the women seem like middle aged gals who are getting to be naughty away from home. Kind of cute to see them play this out but often the result is decidedly not sexy. And no one is nude at night in the bars or restaurants. The general opinion is that if you did show up nude you might be turned away or made to feel uncomfortable. Sort of like the classic dream where you are walking down the street and you are the only person who is totally nude. So Cap is not the naturist heaven you may hope it to be.

On the plus side, the people are friendly although if you don't speak a little French or German you may find it hard to chat with people. The beaches are beautiful and I collected a ton of sea shells which I haven't done since I was a kid.

All in all I am glad I went but I would think twice before I return.

[Croydon]

So, I do not advise you to go to Cap d'Agde. If I were you, I would go to a nudist center in the USA. It would be safer for you.
For someone who has never been and really can not give a first hand account of Cap, you really shouldn't be advising someone to NOT go.

The decision is totally up to the poster. The fact that you have never been only makes your advisement dismissable.

I have never been to Cap and have heard good and bad things. Despite the bad I have heard, which I don't like, it doesn't stop me from hoping I can visit some day.

[nuovonudo]

i'm disappointed to read jersey94133's report about cap d'agde. it is unfortunate that the sexual exhibitionists are allowed to "perform" like that.

like it or not, that is the sort of behavior that gives nudism/naturism a bad name for many people.

are there other members of the cff community who could report on their experiences at cap d'agde?

[Mormik]

i'm disappointed to read jersey94133's report about cap d'agde. it is unfortunate that the sexual exhibitionists are allowed to "perform" like that.

like it or not, that is the sort of behavior that gives nudism/naturism a bad name for many people.

are there other members of the cff community who could report on their experiences at cap d'agde?

I spent 10 days at the Cap in June 2007 (as a single male) and am returning again on June 22 to 30 this month.

While the exhibitionist area of the beach is quite true, there is a much larger and predominate section of the beach which is very family oriented and very naturist.

I found I was able to "live" naked the entire time I was there except for the few times I went out to eat or drink.

I spent time on the beach, in cafes, outdoor bar terraces, around a pool, walking the neighborhoods, shopping for groceries, going to the ATM and going to the Internet cafe... all in the nude!

Most of the bars and night-time restaurants are very adult-couple oriented and people do dress to be sexy.

In the evenings, however, in the villas, apartment complexes and campground, many naturists are living naked at night too.

I highly recommend it. It's an amazing experience. The true naturist can indeed live a naturist lifestyle there, peacefully co-existing with those in the swinging environment

[Eric6420]

Well thank you for looking out, if that is what you were trying to do... but I'm going anyway. The info I got from reading the replies on this thread drove the fear away. Thanks to all.

Besides, If I were the cowardly type I would have never ventured onto a nude beach, and as a result, never found out how much I enjoyed it.

If I told you that, it is just because you said that you did not speak french and have almost no experience in travelling outside the USA. Last year on this forum, a lot of right wing people were very critical about Cap d'Agde, so I thought it might be a good idea to warn you. That being said, I wish you a good trip.

[ktmndst84]

the idea of a naked city is cool but it seems, from what i heard, it atracts the wrong crowd

[Pete Knight]

the idea of a naked city is cool but it seems, from what i heard, it atracts the wrong crowd

don't believe all you hear, why would thousands of families take their children there each year if it were as bad as you're implying.

I do wish you people wouldn't come on here with hearsay quotes like "From what I heard" and then go on to malign an establishment of which you know nothing.

Pete Knight

[Wcstflyer]

the idea of a naked city is cool but it seems, from what i heard, it atracts the wrong crowd

Just to add a little to Pete Knight's answer, Cap d' Agde is intrinsically European in its approach to nudity. If this philosophy ever hit the U.S. shores it would reduce factional fighting by 90%. In a nudist "city" as large as Cap d' Agde where the peak population in the summer can top 30 to 40 thousand, there must be a nudist umbrella as large as possible. Consequently one will see an enormous number of families enjoying the beach during the late afternoon when it becomes rather an adventure to walk in the sea of nude bodies at the shoreline. They will also be exposed to Gays and Lesbians, people with body jewelry, genital tattoos and an enormous cross section of ethnic demographics. Truthfully, the only group that is under-represented are people of African decent; Cap d' Agde is overwhelmingly European.

Cap d' Agde's sexual reputation has been built on a small strip of beach past the Buvette de Marseillan restaurant and an area within the sand dunes. Over the years every adult sexual act one can imagine has been committed in that piece of real estate. But why tarnish the entire resort for the acts of a few?

When one visits "the Cap" for a repeat visit, it's as if the previous elapsed year (or more) has suddenly vanished. One greets old nudist friends as though they've only been gone a fortnight. Cap d' Agde is that kind of place.

[ellie]

Hi, Bronzee,

I'm coming to this thread late, so you've got all the answers you could possibly want, I think.

If in doubt about directions with taxi drivers, show them the address written down. Problem solved. Most taxis drivers in European resorts will have some basic knowledge of English, French, German, Italian and Spanish...maybe more. I've never failed yet to arrive at my destination.

As for being a black girl, there are lots of black people in France, a legacy of the country's colonial past. You will be in a minority, but you won't be the only black person there. Besides, it's naturism, and in the main people will judge you for who you are, not what you look like.

I would advise that you buy a French phrasebook and, at least, try to speak a little of the language. Locals appreciate the effort and will meet you half-way. What they don't like is Americans or British people (I'm British, by the way) shouting at them in English, as if raising your voice makes you better understood. Also, with a phrasebook, you can also point at the phrase as you're speaking it, so there's no danger of being misunderstood.

Someone mentions voyeurism. In the days of digital camera, camera phones and so on, it's possible for anyone to film/photograph anyone without their consent. I'd imagine the danger is no more or less than being photographed/filmed as it is on a textile beach.

As for Agde's reputation for "swingers", I've read that it goes on. It probably goes on in the car park of your local Wal Mart, too, for all we know. It's no more prevalent than it is elsewhere in society. And some of it is also a bit of propaganda against naturists.

My first experience of naturism was at Adge.

My cousin and I got summer jobs in a restaurant run by a Dutch man, although I believe that France does not allow 'foreigners' such as myself and my cousin (she's Dutch) to take summer jobs any more and looks for people to employ French students.

I was 18 and had never skinnydipped or gone topless before.

We worked six days a week, twelve hours a day and were not allowed to be naked for the purpose of food hygiene. So for six days we toiled in the kitchen and I saw every shape, size, piercing, tattoo, wrinkle, saggy breast, circumcised and uncircumcised male, "well built" males and "small" males, silicone implant and pubic trim imaginable. By the end of the first week nudity was 'nothing' to me.

ON our first day off we hit the beach. My cousin, more liberated than me, stripped immediately. I hadn't intended to, viewing it as an earning holiday and not the opportunity to be naked. But as everyone else was, and I had become so used to it over the previous six days, that I was only 30 seconds behind her in stripping off. It felt slightly weird to walk to the sea undressed like that, the first time, but the feeling wore off after fifteen minutes.

I think you'll enjoy Agde. Have a great time.

[Franklyminim]

I wonder if anyone else flying to Montpellier will be going on to Cap d'Agde? Could you ask the stewardess on the plane to put out an announcement? Share a taxi and share the cost, perhaps?

[Pete Knight]

Taxi's are expensive, I know people who take the train to Cap d'Adge railway ststion (Not to be confused with Le Cap d'Adge which is the nudist resort.) and a short taxi ride to Le Cap d'Adge.

I have it on great authority that Ryanair are operating a twice weekly service to Beziers for the summer, one mid week flight and a Saturday flight.

By the way, I will be the public face of Peng Travel (http://www.pengtravel.co.uk) at naturist events around the UK this year, Peng are one of the biggest tour operators selling holidays (Thats vacations to you lot over the other side of the pond.) to Cap d'Adge and numerous other locations, if you're at an event be sure to say hello to me won't you.

Pete Knight

[atalanta]

Pete, sorry but I think you should learn to spell it before you try to sell it!

[Pete Knight]

Pete, sorry but I think you should learn to spell it before you try to sell it!
Then its a good job I don't sell it, I'm just the pretty face of Peng Travel, not a sales consultant.

Writing as an English speaker is the problem I suppose, its the norm to put the 'd' before the 'g' in English, and the spell checker doesn't help because it highlights the name either way, anyway thanks for pointing it out and please accept my profound apologies for the typo.

Pete Knight

[bronzee]

I've recently returned from my 1st trip to the cap and here is my report. First I'd like to say that after re-reading my initial post, I am quite embarrassed. There was no reason for me to have even asked the ammount of questions I asked because the entire trip was oh so smooth sailing all the way and the best vacation I ever had. Looking back, I seem like a timid anal idiot. Especially when I asked the color question. I never met racist nudists in the U.S. and France was no different. I only asked because a black co-worker of mine claimed that her party had their luggage spit on by several french people at the airport and were later physically tossed off a train.

The weather was wonderful, although the water was too cold to try. I was naked 24/7 from the first time I stepped through the front gate. I dined naked with a group of French teens I met who only knew english profanity and could party harder than Paris, Lindsay or Britney. For evening wear they chose high heeled boots and see through lingerie that took care to expose the breast and crotch areas. I wore only boots and jewelery to the club (no clothes) and was not hassled in the least bit. I had the pleasure of dancing with many frenchmen who I'm sure had to be models. I spent my days alone sleeping off hangovers nude on the beach.

I had almost cancelled this trip and missed out on the most fun I've ever had in my entire life because of difficulties in my marriage. My husband never liked my nudist lifestyle. After he let himself go and put on about a 100lbs. in the past year, he really became adamant about me not going to anymore nude beaches. I reluctantly agreed, but after my visit to the Cap, I now look at this man as a lame who gets uptight about nothing. He is free to wander amongst the rest of the overdressed people and go kick rocks. I don't count sheep to put myself to sleep anymore. I count pretty naked frenchmen dancing to techno beats.

[jon71]

Good for you. I'm glad you had a good trip and are enjoying life.

[barebum]

Cool glad you had a great time, and there is no such thing as a dumb question if it is worrying you far better to get an opinion of someone who has already been lol

I knew you would love it as it is such a great place, and the naked freedom is fantastic!

Hopefully you will go again one year now you have tried it out for yourself, glad you did not call it off!

Hope your husband can learn to chill about social nudity too, my partner not into it either but he is happy for me to go and do it just not for him!

Hope you have an excellent naked rest of 2008

Nude regards
Mark

[shaiomarali]

Hello beautiful people!

I was scouring the whole internet in search of information regarding cap d'agde. My wife and I will be going all over Europe for our 2nd honeymoon and CdAgde is one of our quick stops. We will be coming by rail from Paris to Agde using TGV and catch a taxi from there onwards. we will be there early September We booked a chalet because from a trip of hotels here and there, a chalet would be a nice change :)

Anyways, the answers to the last questions were really helpful. I do have some questions to ask though. I hope people can help me with them since I'm new to this forum and the first post i post is straight to the issue. So pardon my lack of manners if any!

1. Are there many Asians in Cap? Like true South East Asians like Filipinos or Malaysians.

2. How far is the point where the tickets for entry are purchased and the camp site?

3. My wife and I are neither swingers nor exhibitionists and I read a few stories on that. Is Agde a strictly no romantic town? Like would kisses be deemed too sexually explicit and get meself a fine? Or is it best to steal a few kisses? I just cannot fathom spending a few days with the ones we love but with fear of showing it.

4. How is photography accepted? I am a semipro photographer and would like to cherish memories in Agde as much as possible with photos. I am planning only to take photos of my wife. But how is this behavior accepted? I have a small camera and a big pro camera. I would love to get glamor shots of my wife in the sand, the harbor and along the shorelines so i can blow them up into wallpaper size for the new house we are building, but is that deemed inappropriate?


many thanks for any questions answered. and if there is an introduction thread to new members please guide me there as it might be a courtesy to introduce oneself here.

[Pete Knight]

Hello beautiful people!
Ooooh, thank you!

1. Are there many Asians in Cap? Like true South East Asians like Filipinos or Malaysians.
I have to confess that I never noticed, there is quite a cosmopolitan mix of ethnic groups.

2. How far is the point where the tickets for entry are purchased and the camp site? The Rene Oltra camp site is a short walk (200 metres) from the entrance, although it may be as far again to your chalet from the camp site reception.

3. My wife and I are neither swingers nor exhibitionists and I read a few stories on that. Is Agde a strictly no romantic town? Like would kisses be deemed too sexually explicit and get meself a fine? Or is it best to steal a few kisses? I just cannot fathom spending a few days with the ones we love but with fear of showing it.There should be nowhere that disallows kissing and canoodling between consenting adults, and Cap d'Agde is quite open minded, just don't even consider sexual acts in the public places. Le Cap d'Agde may have a reputation for outlandish (By American standards.) reputation but all that does occur is only out of the French school holiday season or in couples only clubs, if you are out of season and you don't want to see this kind of thing, then keep away from the far end of the beach and the couples clubs.

4. How is photography accepted? I am a semipro photographer and would like to cherish memories in Agde as much as possible with photos. I am planning only to take photos of my wife. But how is this behavior accepted? I have a small camera and a big pro camera. I would love to get glamor shots of my wife in the sand, the harbor and along the shorelines so i can blow them up into wallpaper size for the new house we are building, but is that deemed inappropriate?Whilst the privacy of the guests is paramount, and photography is frowned upon, it is possible to get a few photos in if you take care to ensure that no one is in them without their consent, check out Mark's (Barebum) photos in the post previous to yours.
Check with reception for the rules on photography, you may be given dispensation for certain shots.

You'll find it easy to make friends there, I bumped into Barebum whilst there and you'll find resident Americans there too, not to mention Brits and the very friendly Dutch, and as you're on the camp site you'll be in one of the friendliest locations anyway, good luck.


Pete Knight

[shaiomarali]

Thanks for the swift response Pete!

i hope i bump into super friendly people but my wife is a bit on the 'to herself' side. she likes looking at nature and having photos taken for our increasingly growing library of trip photos.

anyways, we will only be there for 3 days and 2 nights as we have many cities to go to, i feel like this is gonna be like them amazing race scenes. hoping to come back to agde if we like the place.

i've been researching on what activities to do in agde apart from the sunbathing. being asians, we hardly bask under the sun. im looking forward to a seafood meal along the coast if any. and some recreational non-sports aka relaxation activities such as cinema-going or jacuzzi-ing and the likes.

having said that i stumbled across many videos on youtube, google and such, on cap d'agde and was surprised that they all depicted an 'Ibiza'-ish atmosphere with the many textile wearers sprawling across the beach. the info of cap d'agde being 90% nudist now sounds contradictory. i hope this is not the case. :surprised:


Shai

[Pete Knight]

Thanks for the swift response Pete!

i hope i bump into super friendly people but my wife is a bit on the 'to herself' side. she likes looking at nature and having photos taken for our increasingly growing library of trip photos.

anyways, we will only be there for 3 days and 2 nights as we have many cities to go to, i feel like this is gonna be like them amazing race scenes. hoping to come back to agde if we like the place.

i've been researching on what activities to do in agde apart from the sunbathing. being asians, we hardly bask under the sun. im looking forward to a seafood meal along the coast if any. and some recreational non-sports aka relaxation activities such as cinema-going or jacuzzi-ing and the likes.I don't know of any cinema in the naturiste quarter, but there are plenty of good restaurants, boule is the game played by the 1664 bar, and there are sports facilities on the camp site, swimming pools attract an entrance fee.

having said that i stumbled across many videos on youtube, google and such, on cap d'agde and was surprised that they all depicted an 'Ibiza'-ish atmosphere with the many textile wearers sprawling across the beach. the info of cap d'agde being 90% nudist now sounds contradictory. i hope this is not the case. :surprised:

My experience was of around 90% nude, even as it was growing cool, but you'll see a lot of people covered when they move between beach and apartment, a great deal depends on the weather at the time.

Pete Knight

[Mormik]

Hello;


I am planning a naturist vacation at the naturist village in Cap d'Agde (France) next summer - the last week of June and the first week of July 2009. I will be renting an apartment in the Heliopolis naturist apartment building.

This will be my third time in Cap d'Agde. I was there most recently in the last week of June this year. (Cap d'Agde is an amazing place to spend a nude vacation - do a Google search if you'd like to know more!)

I am seeking another person to share the accommodations with. If I find more than one, then we can rent a larger apartment.

I am looking for a male roommate, preferably straight (although not 100% necessary), young (18 - 35 years old). All nationalities are welcome.

The cost of an apartment is around $800 euros per week, to be split between roommates.

I will be flying to Paris from Canada, and then taking the TGV (train) to Agde. It would be possible to travel together from Paris, if interested.

I realize this is early to plan, however it's not exactly an inexpensive vacation, so I know most people will need to plan it well in advance.

I am a 34 year old single, in shape male. I am bilingual English and French.

If you are interested, please drop me a PM so we can start communicationg by email.

-Mike

[shaiomarali]

I just came back from the Cap and it was a wonderful experience for an eurotrip transit!

My wife and I stayed in the chalets and the staff were very helpful.

I do believe we were the only Asians around the Cap as i never passed by another during trips to the fruit stalls and the bread stalls. but since it was naturism we didnt feel out of place as we made friends with people from Swedes to French.

I personally enjoyed the food in Le Bounty in the evening and I thought the few leather-clad wears of swingers were not that seedy but fun.

The only gripe I had was the lack of coin activated public phones when my mobile line failed me during the Cap.

I am hoping to stay there again.