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Sagacious
07-16-2005, 02:10 PM
Just back from Cap D'Adge. Have to admit, it was kind of fun spending most of the week naked. OK - seems there are different opinions about the place, but here are my observations.

The median age is probably about 50. Yes, ages range from infants to probably about 80, but would say most folks are in their 40s and 50s. A moderate amount of kids. That probably changed after we left. Few people there spoke English. I've been to several countries where English wasn't the official language, and France is definitely the one where people know English the least. But we managed to get by.

We stayed at Heliopolis which was probably a good choice. It was not as wild at night like some of the other areas. Port Nature at Port Ambonne did have the night clubs, but the people there were a bit strange. Mostly older couples trying to look sexy, and not doing a very good job of it. But the sexual activities that I've heard some mention were non-existent from what I could tell. And it seemed like very few gays there as well.

There are plenty of good restaurants in the area. Groceries and other items were in the shopping area there. We had to get use to carrying money in our hands since we spent most of the time nude there. It's OK to go nude for lunch, but you would look pretty strange going naked for dinner. The pool that was in the middle area of Heliopolis is gone and they are building more rooms.

The beach was actually nice, better than I had expected. The only problem was the wind. The sand is very fine and when the wind blows, which it usually does, you get covered. Also the water in early July was very cool and only a few were actually swimming. I would say that there were a few more men then women since they allow singles to come on the property. And in spite of what I had read before, there were several people who were not nude, mostly younger people. Seems like most of the teenagers there kept their swimsuit on.

The rooms are average at best and are not air conditioned. Since the temps were hitting low 60s in the morning, it wasn't much problem, but I can imagine that later in July and August it would be hard to sleep.

All in all it was a worthwhile trip, though the wind was certainly annoying. I would say that if they modernized the place a bit and the weather was good, it would be a great place to go.

Sagacious
07-16-2005, 02:10 PM
Just back from Cap D'Adge. Have to admit, it was kind of fun spending most of the week naked. OK - seems there are different opinions about the place, but here are my observations.

The median age is probably about 50. Yes, ages range from infants to probably about 80, but would say most folks are in their 40s and 50s. A moderate amount of kids. That probably changed after we left. Few people there spoke English. I've been to several countries where English wasn't the official language, and France is definitely the one where people know English the least. But we managed to get by.

We stayed at Heliopolis which was probably a good choice. It was not as wild at night like some of the other areas. Port Nature at Port Ambonne did have the night clubs, but the people there were a bit strange. Mostly older couples trying to look sexy, and not doing a very good job of it. But the sexual activities that I've heard some mention were non-existent from what I could tell. And it seemed like very few gays there as well.

There are plenty of good restaurants in the area. Groceries and other items were in the shopping area there. We had to get use to carrying money in our hands since we spent most of the time nude there. It's OK to go nude for lunch, but you would look pretty strange going naked for dinner. The pool that was in the middle area of Heliopolis is gone and they are building more rooms.

The beach was actually nice, better than I had expected. The only problem was the wind. The sand is very fine and when the wind blows, which it usually does, you get covered. Also the water in early July was very cool and only a few were actually swimming. I would say that there were a few more men then women since they allow singles to come on the property. And in spite of what I had read before, there were several people who were not nude, mostly younger people. Seems like most of the teenagers there kept their swimsuit on.

The rooms are average at best and are not air conditioned. Since the temps were hitting low 60s in the morning, it wasn't much problem, but I can imagine that later in July and August it would be hard to sleep.

All in all it was a worthwhile trip, though the wind was certainly annoying. I would say that if they modernized the place a bit and the weather was good, it would be a great place to go.

True Brit
07-16-2005, 04:27 PM
Yes Sagacious I'm pleased you had a great time at Cape d'Agde, and your long trip proved worthwhile.

Cape d'Agde is certainly still the Mother of all Nudist resorts, although probably now showing its age.
I have visited nearby but not actually been inside the resort, so many mixed reports going around. I believe early and late summer suits the traditional nudist.
On a sad note i was dissapointed to read that Textiles had invaded the resort, i always thought that during the day everyone with the exception of hotel/bar & shop staff had to be nude , it is however common practice that people will dress for the evening.

I'm planning to visit D'Agde next summer and stay at Port Nature, the thought of shopping nude while pushing a supermarket trolley around, what an experience!!

Now that your back home Sagacious, i can imagine it will take time to readjust back to a textile environment, No going out the front door naked!

Sailor
07-17-2005, 11:00 AM
Sagacious said:

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">But the sexual activities that I've heard some mention were non-existent from what I could tell. And it seemed like very few gays there as well. </div></BLOCKQUOTE>

I was in Cap d'Agde in mid June (for the first time), and had a slightly different experience than you.

Is it possible that you tended to sit in the "family" part of the beach? When I was in Cap d'Agde I learned that most of the beach is for families (ie normal nude beach), then if you keep walking there is a "couples" beach, and then on the end is the gay beach (furthest to the left if you are facing the water). One day I walked to the end and noticed that it was mostly men, and I assumed that I had arrived at the gay beach that I had been told about. The "Couples" beach I spent some time on and found it absolutly fascinating. It was certainly different from anything I had seen on this planet before. It is not just for couples, its just that it is not for children or the people who object to seeing sexual behavior.

I was also told that for the height of the French vacation season (July 1 to close to the end of August) the police keep the couples beach well behaved. So that was probably the situation that you saw, even if that was where you were sitting. What I saw in the couples area was some people doing nothing unusual, a good number of couples "touching", and the regular event of true sexual activity (I won't give you the details or our very own moderators might zap this post). The most fascinating part of the whole thing was a swarm of very serious looking, masturbating men that walked from event to event, along the couples beach. This was particularly noticable late in the afternoon (maybe 4PM onward) when the heat of the sun would start to fade. If the audience was particularly pleased with a certain performance they would politely applaud! Sometimes the crowd would grow to 30 or 40 people, sometimes many fewer.

Also, even though the majority of people were French, I met Dutch, British, Germans, and Americans. I had also heard that June not only was more "active", but also a larger percent of foreigners are there.

But I would have to agree about the ages. 40-60 was the norm.

Also, I saw almost no textile on the couples beach (just a very small number of women in bikini bottoms) but on the family beach many of the kids had on bathing suits. Around town it was mixed.

The only time that I heard people raise their voices on the couples beach was when 2 young men (maybe in their 20's) came on the beach in full street clothes. They basically got run off the beach by the screaming mobs!

DoctorSurferDude
07-17-2005, 11:56 AM
Hmm....the peril of nude beaches. They are beautiful and natural but there's just no way to really police them effectively.

I find it somewhat disturbing that open sex is accepted to the point that it's viewed as a show. That pretty much means it's a place for exhibitionists and voyeurs...what a pair. Definately nothing I'm interested in, so if I'm ever there I'll stick to the family section of the beach. Thanks for the local knowledge....

JonR
07-17-2005, 04:58 PM
<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by Sagacious:
The pool that was in the middle area of Heliopolis is gone and they are building more rooms.
</div></BLOCKQUOTE>

Oh dear - that was the pool where I learned to dive on my first naturist holiday in 1999.

It was also the only pool area to have a slide....

Jon.

Sailor
07-18-2005, 12:30 AM
Dr. Surfer Dude said:

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">I find it somewhat disturbing that open sex is accepted to the point that it's viewed as a show. That pretty much means it's a place for exhibitionists and voyeurs...what a pair. </div></BLOCKQUOTE>

I actually think that it is not such a bad idea to send the voyeurs and their friends off into their own corner. I have read many posts on this forum where people (women in particular) have been a bit intimidated by certain men's actions on many of the nude beaches in the US. If these guys have someplace else to go, and something more interesting to do, they leave the normal people alone.

I never felt intimidated anywhere in Cap d'Agde, even on the couples beach. If someone had attention, they were inviting it, by doing rather obvious things. The men who came up to me, and spoke to me, were true gentlemen, and not acting weird at all. For the most part, they were also just curious to see what all of the fuss was about, and get a glimpse into another way of life.

While I admit that I was fascinated by seeing some new things, on the whole it was the most relaxing vacation that I ever took.

David77
07-18-2005, 09:07 AM
<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Also the water in early July was very cool and only a few were actually swimming. </div></BLOCKQUOTE>
I hear that a person must walk out in shallow water an unusually far distance from the beach to find the water deep enough to swim in it.

It was just reported that they did away with the swimming pool at Heliopolus to build more housing, so this would only intensify the problem of swimming.

BackpackerBrian
07-18-2005, 06:58 PM
Having lived in Europe three years, I had the pleasure of going to a naturist (FKK) resort there to experience the European version of naturism. I looked into Cap D' Adge as well as some places in Rovinj, Croatia.

In the end I chose Monsena because it was about 1/4 the cost of Cap D'Agde, the history of Croatia, and it's reputation of being an undiscovered vacation haven and the long-standing reputation of being an Eastern European naturist mecca. I had also heard how Cap D'Adge had lost its charm and was becoming more of a swinger place in recent years.

I was not disappointed by my choice at all. Monsena was incredible! It is on the Adriatic, overlooking Rovinj, an old Venetian port town with toms of charachter. It has a long beach and a pool with waterslide.

Best of all, there were people of all ages there. Kids, teenagers, 20's 30's . . . 80's. Very much a family place, visited by Eastern ERuropeans, Austraians, Germans, Dutch and Italians. Truly one of the best naturist places I've been. Plus there were NO WALLS! In Croatia, naturism is not just accepted, but normal. How great was that . . . no stigma at all. It was so great I wrote an article on Monsena and the experience for "Nude & Natural" (Issue 21.2 with the woman caked in mud on cover) and went back a second time the following year.

Sadly, I must report that Monsena is no longer nudist. However there are other places in Rovinj, like Valalta, which are similar (http://www.cronatur.com/TripR/tripr9.htm). Highly recommended!!!

Sailor
07-18-2005, 09:35 PM
<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">I hear that a person must walk out in shallow water an unusually far distance from the beach to find the water deep enough to swim in it.

It was just reported that they did away with the swimming pool at Heliopolus to build more housing, so this would only intensify the problem of swimming. </div></BLOCKQUOTE>


I found waist deep water fairly easily, and I did swim there, but was never in water above my head. Of course this might vary with the level of the tide. The thing that I remember most about the water was looking down into 14" of water and seeing an assortment of 1-2" little fishes of various sorts swimming around my feet. That was neat!

There are other swimming pools in the village, and I think that most people choose what building to rent their apartment in by what facilities they want easy access to.


I get the idea that Cap d'Agde is not only suffering from an identity crises, also the locals are worrying about the best future economically for them. The vast majority would like to get rid of the swingers all together. I had an interesting conversation with a restaurant owner where he called present day Cap d'Agde "Sodom and Gemora". He lives a distance from the resort and never brings his family. But I think that the municipality is worried that without the swingers and associated special interest groups, they will not get enough visitors to continue to thrive, given the strong European competition. So the present compromise is to try to move the sexual activities out of the public eye by providing many police during the busy season.

By the way, they have a huge camping area, which has many resort activities of its own, and there the normal rules of naturist conduct are quite strictly enforced (from what I heard).

And shopping in the supermarket nude is an experience that everyone should experience at least once in their lives!

Sagacious
07-24-2005, 04:52 AM
We were all over. There was a police station down at that end. There were many couples also but nothing sexual going on that I noticed. Didn't see any congregation of men though.


<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by Sailor:
Sagacious said:

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">But the sexual activities that I've heard some mention were non-existent from what I could tell. And it seemed like very few gays there as well. </div></BLOCKQUOTE>

I was in Cap d'Agde in mid June (for the first time), and had a slightly different experience than you.

Is it possible that you tended to sit in the "family" part of the beach? When I was in Cap d'Agde I learned that most of the beach is for families (ie normal nude beach), then if you keep walking there is a "couples" beach, and then on the end is the gay beach (furthest to the left if you are facing the water). One day I walked to the end and noticed that it was mostly men, and I assumed that I had arrived at the gay beach that I had been told about. The "Couples" beach I spent some time on and found it absolutly fascinating. It was certainly different from anything I had seen on this planet before. It is not just for couples, its just that it is not for children or the people who object to seeing sexual behavior.

I was also told that for the height of the French vacation season (July 1 to close to the end of August) the police keep the couples beach well behaved. So that was probably the situation that you saw, even if that was where you were sitting. What I saw in the couples area was some people doing nothing unusual, a good number of couples "touching", and the regular event of true sexual activity (I won't give you the details or our very own moderators might zap this post). The most fascinating part of the whole thing was a swarm of very serious looking, masturbating men that walked from event to event, along the couples beach. This was particularly noticable late in the afternoon (maybe 4PM onward) when the heat of the sun would start to fade. If the audience was particularly pleased with a certain performance they would politely applaud! Sometimes the crowd would grow to 30 or 40 people, sometimes many fewer.

Also, even though the majority of people were French, I met Dutch, British, Germans, and Americans. I had also heard that June not only was more "active", but also a larger percent of foreigners are there.

But I would have to agree about the ages. 40-60 was the norm.

Also, I saw almost no textile on the couples beach (just a very small number of women in bikini bottoms) but on the family beach many of the kids had on bathing suits. Around town it was mixed.

The only time that I heard people raise their voices on the couples beach was when 2 young men (maybe in their 20's) came on the beach in full street clothes. They basically got run off the beach by the screaming mobs! </div></BLOCKQUOTE>

Sailor
07-24-2005, 10:19 AM
Well that clinches it. Unless someone is really curious about "other lifestyles" the time to visit Cap d'Agde is after July 1 when the police begin to patrol the beach.

Thanks Sagacious, for confirming with real observations what I had heard about that.

Trailscout
07-24-2005, 11:13 AM
Cap is famous, but often times the most famous place is not the most desireable for everyone.

I have read good things about other lesser known resorts and beaches in France and Spain. I hear less about Croatia, but what I hear is tantalizing. It sounds like real family naturism is still easy to find. I would love to go on holiday there.

Long Island Frank
07-24-2005, 04:42 PM
<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">The pool that was in the middle area of Heliopolis is gone and they are building more rooms. </div></BLOCKQUOTE>

In a way, that's good news. The pool actually has been closed for the past couple of years. It had been allowed to run down so much that it couldn't pass health inspections any more.

There are other pools. But I still miss the water slide at the Heliopolis pool.

(I'm leaving for Cap d'Agde Wednesday, by the way, so I may have more information when I return.)

beachfreak
07-25-2005, 07:45 AM
the beauty of Cap d'Agde is that everybody can find what it most likes. Unless you are a devoted censor (and there are some in the naturist community) it's definitely the place to go. True, it's expensive.Walking and shopping nude in what is closest to a real town is simply great.

Trailscout
07-25-2005, 07:24 PM
Sorry, I just can't get excited about a place that we have learned is:
Overpriced
Has dirty outdated hotel rooms
No effort is made to stop public sex and voyeurism

There are prettier beaches in Galicia, and the Costa del Sol Spain.
Croatia has more gender balance and more young people and children.

I am not impressed with a naked city. I want to be naked in nature!

Sailor
07-25-2005, 09:29 PM
Trailscout,

I think that your view of Cap d'Agde is a little inaccurate.

There IS an effort to stop the public sex: during the high tourist season (after July 1 through at least August) the beaches are patroled by police who make sure that nothing is happening. What I saw in June and described a few postings up does not apply to July and August. I was told that while I was there, and Sagacious confirmed that.

Also, there is a wide range of accommadation. The apartments (where most visitors who are not camping stay) are rated from one to three star. The three star are quite nice. I was in a one star this June. It was very simple with not enough storage space, but it was clean.

Cap d'Agde surely is not for everyone. But being able to walk around town nude is really a neat thing that few other places can provide. It is not a beautiful tropical resort, it is just a simple French suburban residential/beach area.

For anyone who is vacationing in France, it is definatly worth seeing, if even just for the day. You might get hooked by the relaxed CO atmosphere.

mikeycouple
07-27-2005, 01:36 AM
Sagacious,
Thanks for a great trip report. I am a bit confused about when and where it is possible to be nude. I thought it was all nude all the time. We are planning a trip there next summer and I was hoping to remain nude the whole time. Is that possible -even if not usally done? Is it OK to dine out at night nude or topless? I understand there are a lot of sexy outfits seen at night, where are they worn? At Dinner? Night clubs? Thanks in advance everyone for the info!

Sailor
07-27-2005, 09:29 AM
Hi Mikeycouple,

From what I saw in my June visit, anywhere is OK nude during the day. I saw a very small number of nude diners in the restaurants at night, and I heard that that some of the nicer restaurants discourage it. The night clubs definatly require clothing, and casual daytime attire will not pass. Long trousers for the gentlemen and a nice evening dress (like one of those little black numbers) with proper shoes for the ladies. I got refused entry to a club because I was in a light flowery dress with Teva sandals.

I did not see much of the real sexy clothing in the restaurants, but more in the roads, bars and a bit in the clubs.

Sailor
07-27-2005, 10:03 AM
Jason Lee asked:
are there other areas I could visit nude at night-time ?

Aqualand
Library
Casino
Cinema
Theme Parks
_____________________________

There is a bar called Melrose Cafe that is very popular, which has dancing. They had no clothing restrictions and I saw lots of strange outfits and a few nude people there. I saw a woman who had head to toe tatoos, who at a distance looked dressed, but was actually naked. There are also other and indoor and outdoor bars and cafes where it seemed that any attire or lack of said is acceptable.

There are definatly no Aqualands or theme parks in the area, I believe that there is a casino a short car ride away but you would have to dress. One has to assume that some town nearby has a library, but of course the books would be French. Same with movie theaters. As far as I saw there is no special effort to provide entertainment facilities for the children. There are probably much better places to go with children unless they would just go to the (family) beach during the day and play among themselves in the evening.

beachfreak
07-28-2005, 07:41 AM
As far as I can remember from our last visit three years ago, people wandering in the nude at night in the commercial area looked odd. In that commercial area is located the fashionable Cafe Melrose as well as a few more. The Cafe Melrose also had go-go girls and even clents were dancing on the table and stripping. To give the full picture, Cafe Melrose is open on the walkway so there a no secrets. Cap d'Agde is not for naturists hardliners and more hedonistic oriented.
Again this info from three years back.

Naturist4Ever
07-28-2005, 02:05 PM
<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">There are probably much better places to go with children unless they would just go to the (family) beach during the day and play among themselves in the evening </div></BLOCKQUOTE>

That's an understatement - South of France is literally full with really great naturist resorts for families (and non-families alike :-) Some are very large, others relative small. There are too many names to give, anyway this topic is about Cap. See also the website by P&C (use search). Cap is unique in a few ways, which are worthwile to explore for a day or so. At many of the other resorts you can be nude 24x7 just as well, and the beaches are better, and you for sure do not get all the things you probably didn't want't see anyway (people having sex; the only other exception being Le Ran du Chabrier)

Sagacious
07-31-2005, 12:05 PM
This having been the only time I've been, I haven't seen the sexier side. There were some pretty outrageous clothes on the wrong people at night, but overall the tone of the resort was pretty tame. Just essentially a budget beach resort that you don't have to wear clothes. And I really do not remember anyone eating dinner naked. And we ate there most nights and walked around quite a bit. There were some people walking around prior to dark that were naked, and as someone else said "mostly men looking like they are lost".

And I know they had a heat wave in late June, but when we were there it was consistently getting down to around 60 degrees each night. Walking down to the bakery and grocery store in the morning was a bit chilly.

There are also several good day-trips from Cap d'Agde. We went to Carcassonne one day and down to Sete for the day and evening. I think just staying at the resort would be a mistake.

gormenghast20
07-31-2005, 03:56 PM
Sagacious...I'm interested in knowing whether or not you engaged in the customary behavior of going to the little bridge from the mainland to Ile de Pecheur (a small island), and jumping into the water below on the last day of your holiday. Sadly, I've never been there...but my sister almost drowned there doing just that on the last day of her holiday!

Sagacious
08-03-2005, 04:20 PM
Sorry, but I haven't heard of that tradition and not exactly sure where you are talking about.

Sagacious
08-12-2005, 12:36 PM
<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by Jason Lee:
[QUOTE]Originally posted by Sailor:
There is a bar called Melrose Cafe that is very popular, which has dancing. They had no clothing restrictions and I saw lots of strange outfits and a few nude people there. I saw a woman who had head to toe tatoos, who at a distance looked dressed, but was actually naked. There are also other and indoor and outdoor bars and cafes where it seemed that any attire or lack of said is acceptable.

There are definitely no Aqualands or theme parks in the area, I believe that there is a casino a short car ride away but you would have to dress. One has to assume that some town nearby has a library, but of course the books would be French. Same with movie theaters. As far as I saw there is no special effort to provide entertainment facilities for the children. There are probably much better places to go with children unless they would just go to the (family) beach during the day and play among themselves in the evening. </div></BLOCKQUOTE>

Sailor I doubt you visited Cap d'Agde.

http://www.capdagde.com/en/activities/festivals.html

activities include Aqualand, Art and Literature, Library, Billiards, Casino, Cinema, Night Clubs, Theme Parks, Mini Golf, Rides.

If you go over to the clothed section (which is the majority of the place) there is lots of things to do, many or most for kids. There were a couple of places where carnival rides had been set up. We went by Aqualand, but didn't go in. There is also a golf course. There were loads of kids over in the clothed area. Some, but not alot, over in the nude section. I've also never seen so many restaurants in one place before as I did in Cap D'agde. Even with many tourists, none were crowded. I don't know how so many exist. But everyone we went to, mostly in the nude section, were all good.

Trailscout
08-13-2005, 07:08 AM
That's a horrible example for the kids:
Clothed section: Fun!
Nude section: Boring zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

Sailor
08-13-2005, 11:56 AM
Sagacious said:

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Sailor I doubt you visited Cap d'Agde </div></BLOCKQUOTE>


I can't prove it to you, so you can take my word or not. Either way its OK with me.

The question was what entertainment was available that one could go to nude at night. I tried to answer that to the best of my ability.

The other comments about not being kids oriented I just added as a general observation.

I was only in Cap d'Agde for 5 days, and the weather was lovely all that time, so I spent it all in the nude section, mostly on the beach. I loved watching the little fish swim around my feet, and listening to the sea and the birds chirping, and just relaxing. I don't tend to stay up real late at night, so I never really searched for much in night entertainment after a day at the beach and a good dinner. You are correct that I did not visit the clothed part of town. I did not want to waste my short stay on a general tour of the surrounding area. However, I saw advertisements where I was for various cultural attractions in the area, and an English library or Waterpark were not among the ads that I saw. However, I did not research the availabilty, so if you saw then, I certainly believe you. I do know that there is a casino about an hours drive away, but it definatly is for clothed people (which was the question). And I did mention that it exists, and the clubs had already been discussed. I have however read a number of reviews comparing European naturist sites, and I had never seen Cap d'Agde recommended as especially good for children, unlike some others. If you disagree and feel that there is alot of family entertainment, it is good that you mentioned it. But as far as places to go nude at night, I would be really surprised if you found anyplace where it is was acceptable outside of the naturist area, and from what I saw, almost all of the establishments in the naturist area encouraged clothing at night. And the entertainment available at night in the naturist area was restaurants, cafes, clubs (most of which were rather sex oriented) and the saunas (which also were rather sex oriented). Not really kid stuff.

EricNY
08-13-2005, 12:01 PM
Sailor,

Actually it was not Sagacious that said that, it was Jason Lee (look above) she was just quoting him and his post was later deleted because it added nothing positive to the conversation.

Trailscout
08-13-2005, 12:27 PM
Erc, I am glad that you caught that. Sagacious has always conducted herself very respectably on this forum even when she has offered a contrary opinion. I cannot say the same for the "gentleman" whom she quoted and who actually bears responsibility for the vitriol.

EricNY
08-13-2005, 12:58 PM
<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by Trailscout:
Sagacious has always conducted herself very respectably on this forum even when she has offered a contrary opinion. I cannot say the same for the "gentleman" whom she quoted and who actually bears responsibility for the vitriol. </div></BLOCKQUOTE>

I agree 100%

Sailor
08-13-2005, 09:20 PM
<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Sailor,

Actually it was not Sagacious that said that, it was Jason Lee (look above) she was just quoting him and his post was later deleted because it added nothing positive to the conversation. </div></BLOCKQUOTE>


Thanks ercNY for catching that. It did surprise me that Sagacious would have said something phrased like that. My apologies to Sagacious!

Sailor
08-13-2005, 09:28 PM
<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Sailor

Cap d'Agde is made up of different towns.

you spent most of your time at the nude only beach.

where did you stay for 5 days at Cap d'Agde ? </div></BLOCKQUOTE>

Yes, I was exclusively in what they refer to at the Naturist Quarter. Having traveled in France before, I did not feel a strong pull to leave it during my short stay. While I was there some of my group drove out to the casino for the day, but me and one other person opted to stay where we were.

I stayed in one of the single-floor garden apartment complexes. I forget the name of it. Generally they only rent for weekly periods. I was staying with friends who had rented the apartment for 2 weeks. My goal was to take advantage of having friends to be with, and understand and enjoy this famous Nude City, and I took as much time off as I could from work during the time of my friends' vacation.

PanHandleHiker
09-20-2005, 02:39 PM
Thanks to everyone who posted comments here. I'm planning a trip there next year and I am seeking comments about your experiences. Perhaps I'll revise my itinerary to go to Croatia instesd.

hiker

JonR
09-20-2005, 03:22 PM
<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by Jason Lee:
All activities are clothing optional at Cap d'Agde. </div></BLOCKQUOTE>

Correction Jason - in the Naturist Quarter at Cap d'Agde. Many of the activities such as the Aqua Park, Library etc in Cap d'Agde are not in the Naturist Quarter and you therefore need clothes to undertake these activities.

A map of Cap d'Agde may be found at http://www.come-to-wealdstonefc.co.uk/mapdagde.jpg the Naturist Quarter is on the extreme right.

Jon. http://clothesfreeforums.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_cool.gif

David77
09-22-2005, 11:20 AM
Jon-Marc states, in reference to Cap d'Agde:
<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">While there is very little outside this country I want to see, that is one place I would love to visit. </div></BLOCKQUOTE>

If you lived next door, I would lend you my VHS video tape of Cap d'Agde. Maybe you could find one to borrow down there in Florida. (After seeing the tape, I don't think that I want to go to Cap d'Agde).

Ideally, nudist organizations and resorts should have libraries of tapes and DVDs for people to borrow and review, to determine if they want to go to some far away locations.

Lacking a tape to review, the next best <u>visual</u> help is viewing the web page photos and narrative of resort websites.

Of course, this is not to discount recommendations and explanations of other reliable people as being paramount help, also.

Sailor
09-22-2005, 10:55 PM
<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">quote:
Originally posted by Jason Lee:
All activities are clothing optional at Cap d'Agde.


Correction Jason - in the Naturist Quarter at Cap d'Agde. Many of the activities such as the Aqua Park, Library etc in Cap d'Agde are not in the Naturist Quarter and you therefore need clothes to undertake these activities.

A map of Cap d'Agde may be found at http://www.come-to-wealdstonefc.co.uk/mapdagde.jpg the Naturist Quarter is on the extreme right. </div></BLOCKQUOTE>



In addition, some of the restaurants and clubs have a dress code in the evenings. Not just that you need to be dressed, but even what type of dress. One club turned me away because they did not like that I was wearing beach sandals with my dress.

bigapple
09-26-2005, 05:29 PM
Wow, you made it to Cap D'agde - good stuff. I remember you askjign about Cap D'agde months ago - and in the end you went there. It was interestign to read your thoughtrs on Cap.
You are right about there being some people who do not walk aroudn naked. It used to bother my wife and I that teenagers would walk around clothed and stare. I appreciate that teenagers are at a sensitive age but too many clothed people on some days.
We stayed in the hotel which was fairly good although real expensive. I am curious as to who you booked the Heliopolis accomm through.
I think in the summer of 2006 my wife and I will try La Jenny - or if not Cap. It also sounds good. My wife and I are in our low thirties but I guess most naturists are older. No avoiding it perhaps.
Paul

bigapple
09-26-2005, 05:36 PM
I should also have added on the last message, re: some of the responses about the language in Cap - we actually found that we heard English speakers a lot. Being from England (and Italy) we didn't expect to hear so many English and American accents as we did.
The beach at Cap D'adge we also thought is great. My wife and I always used to love walking up and down the beach - nice and long and many other people doing the same walk.
Def. it is families on one end, then younger couples, then gay end up the top.

Sailor
09-26-2005, 09:07 PM
<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">I'm surprised they can fit all this into a small area/zone. (Nudist Quarter) </div></BLOCKQUOTE>

The ground floor of the larger apartment buildings is where most of the stores, restauants and other businesses are. This accounts for most of the list. There is no large separate shopping mall building. There is also a small marina, which accounts for a few other items on your list.

Jason, you need to understand that a website meant to advertise and draw in paying customers will try very hard to make everything sound as attractive as possible, and may not give a complete picture.

Sailor
09-27-2005, 11:50 AM
Jason,

I can only describe what I saw, and I did not necessarily see everything in the Naturist Quarter. What I did see was mostly apartment buildings a camp site which included trailers, and associated parking lots. Some of the apartment complexes were similar to what I would call garden apartments, all being one or two floors in a garden type setting. There were a few large apartment buildings that had shops, supermarkets, restaurants, clubs, and other businesses on their ground floor. Some of these large apartment buidings had an outdoor pool. It is on the coast, and the coastline was mostly beach, but there was also a marina. There were a few commercial enterprises that I saw in addition to the ones in the ground floor of the apartment buildings. At the entrance to the Naturist Quarter were a couple of small strip mall type buildings, one of which included the rental agency from which we had gotten our apartment. A few clubs and restaurants had their own free-standing buildings. It is not what I would call a quaint old European village, as all of the construction was relatively modern. There were quainter areas in Cap d'Agde proper, from what I saw driving around while I was looking for the Naturist Quarter. However, all of the basic needs of the residents were met within the Quarter, so it probably does qualify as a village.

Sagacious
09-28-2005, 03:48 PM
Hey - haven't checked out this thread recently, but a couple of other things;

You'll probably want to spend time (maybe a good bit) away from the naturist area. Go to Sete, which is maybe 20 miles away. It's a cool city with lots of restuarants along the channel. And before you get there is miles and miles of mostly deserted beach. It's not nude, but topless and a small thong was fine.

Most of Cap D'agde is not the naturist section. That's where most people are, so head over for a while. Definitely a better selection of restuarants, though not as convenient.

And we didn't find many people who spoke much English. Some, but I thought there would be more. We also went to the movie theatre in Agde to see War of the Worlds thinking it would be subtitled. Wrong! At least there wasn't much dialogue anyway.

Would I go back? If it were closer, but I think I would like to try other places, maybe that have a bit warmer water to swim in.

nakednudists
09-28-2005, 09:44 PM
Hey Sagacious, good to see your back typing in the forums. What's wrong with the nudist area? I thought that it was the "naked city". I remember reading something about this that you had posted awhile back, but I can't remember.

Sagacious
10-03-2005, 03:44 PM
Nakednudists- nothing was wrong with the nudist area. That's where we spent most of our time. But I was just saying there are other areas to explore around Agde. The beaches there are actually quite nice, though as I've mentioned before the water is cool. Maybe by August it was warm enough to go swimming in. We spent maybe 3 hours at the beach just a few miles east of Sete. Not many people there and I spent the time topless and only a very small microthong. So it was almost like being nude. But we were primarily in the naturist section in front of Heliopolis.

stephen russell
10-03-2005, 09:15 PM
Sagacious, do U need an escort to Cap D Agde next time?
Is that photo U or fake?
No offense.
Good piece about Cap D Agde.
My Mecca to visit.
Saw a UK Travel Video on the place.
See clothesfree.com store.
Im from La Canada CA USA.
Single, 50, Neuvo nudist.
Been nude at Glen Eden 2X.
NOT fun alone.

nakednudists
10-03-2005, 09:35 PM
stephen, she has a boyfriend http://clothesfreeforums.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_wink.gif

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10-03-2005, 09:45 PM
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Jennifer1
10-04-2005, 05:18 PM
<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by stephen russell:
Sagacious, do U need an escort to Cap D Agde next time?
Is that photo U or fake?
No offense.
Good piece about Cap D Agde.
My Mecca to visit.
Saw a UK Travel Video on the place.
See clothesfree.com store.
Im from La Canada CA USA.
Single, 50, Neuvo nudist.
Been nude at Glen Eden 2X.
NOT fun alone. </div></BLOCKQUOTE>
Why would she need an escourt, and why would she want some 50 year old man, she doesnt even know do it, who points out that hes single.

NudeAl
10-04-2005, 08:09 PM
Yes, I think old Russell the love muscle needs to cool his jets a bit. But hey can't blame and a guy for trying. I think he may still be trying to get the hang of this site.

SydneyNaturist
10-29-2005, 02:07 PM
My friends, here in Sydney had been spending our (very mild) winters, in Cap d'Agde for many years. I finally made it there myself 30 May until 3 June. Stayed in Hotel Eve and just enjoyed the simple pleasure of walking to the beach every day, past the boats in the harbour.
Being in a place where so many people were relaxed about being nude was great. Here in Sydney, we have to climb down to little beaches, which seem to constantly be under threat.
When I returned to Sydney, I was admonished for possibly having only explored 1/3rd of the nudist area, let alone the rest of Agde.
That gives me something to look forward to. I do hope that the 'exotic'-part of it stays within bounds. Thank you to Mike and Linda, who make a point of holding parties that allow people who arrive for the first time, to get to know others. It was so very nice to be walking around there and actually see people I had met (and speak Dutch to them).
I guess the water WAS cool. I did not go in much. Read the Da Vinci Code, on the beach. Enjoyed eating salads, in the restaurants, beside the beach. Went for walks along the beach, like so many others.
Thought it significant that I was stepping into the sea, through which the migrant ship took me to Australia, in 1956.

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by Sagacious:
Nakednudists- nothing was wrong with the nudist area. That's where we spent most of our time..... But we were primarily in the naturist section in front of Heliopolis. </div></BLOCKQUOTE>

Sagacious
11-07-2005, 04:40 PM
Happily married for a little over 3 years. He got me into going nude in public when we went to Greece on our honeymoon.

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by stephen russell:
Sagacious, do U need an escort to Cap D Agde next time?
Is that photo U or fake?
No offense.
Good piece about Cap D Agde.
My Mecca to visit.
Saw a UK Travel Video on the place.
See clothesfree.com store.
Im from La Canada CA USA.
Single, 50, Neuvo nudist.
Been nude at Glen Eden 2X.
NOT fun alone. </div></BLOCKQUOTE>

weazie
01-09-2006, 02:55 PM
My wife and I are considering going to Cap d'Adge this summer, and we're concerned about a point that Sagacious raised: the average age of people there.

We went on a nude cruise a few years ago, and we were by far some of the youngest people on board (we're in our early 30s). We're hoping to meet people more of our age.

Any suggestions or tips?

Thanks.

Long Island Frank
01-11-2006, 10:17 AM
<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by weazie:
My wife and I are considering going to Cap d'Adge this summer, and we're concerned about a point that Sagacious raised: the average age of people there.

We went on a nude cruise a few years ago, and we were by far some of the youngest people on board (we're in our early 30s). We're hoping to meet people more of our age.

Any suggestions or tips?

Thanks. </div></BLOCKQUOTE>

My only suggestion is.. GO. http://oakhurstonline.com/icon/happy.gif

You'll meet plenty of people there your own age.

Sagacious
02-11-2006, 06:02 AM
Didn't mean to give the impression there were not a lot of younger people. There are. They are definitely outnumbered, but when we were leaving I did notice more families. Mid-July through August is apparently heavily family oriented with lots of kids. Prior to that it apparently isn't. But if you're hoping to meet many people, you better speak French.

Naturist4Ever
02-12-2006, 01:41 PM
>> Mid-July through August is apparently heavily family oriented with lots of kids.

That is not suprising as this is the only time when those with kids CAN take their hollidays.

This is also the period when most people go to beaches etc and hence the likelyhood of encountering an average representation of the beachgoing population in general is highest. This includes the age group 25-35. And wrt the latter, probably more so on beaches then anywhere else. Traditional nude resorts anywhere in Europe still largely attract families and the (well) over 40 crowd.

If you are looking for a 100% nude environment (i.e., 24hrs if possible) you could also check out Costa Natura in Spain. There is another nearby nudist beach where just as well the beach restaurants etc are all nude. If you like I can check the name, drop me a PM. These are good socialising places and guaranteed a relative
young crowd. You can also go hiking in the nude, that's my plan for tomorrow (in Spain in the area as we speak), if the weather holds up.

Good luck.

FireProf
02-18-2006, 10:24 PM
I have a guestion for those that have visited Cap D'Adge.

We have some good friends visiting the south of France and staying a La Source, a nudist B & B. They plan to do some day trips to Nice, Cannes...etc. Cap D'Adge is also on their list to visit for the DAY...is that possible? I had read somewhere, sometime ago, that in order to enter Cap D'Adge, you had to have a room reservation. Is this true or rumor.

Thanks in advance. http://oakhurstonline.com/icon/happy.gif

Sailor
02-19-2006, 09:45 AM
Fireprof asked:

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">We have some good friends visiting the south of France and staying a La Source, a nudist B & B. They plan to do some day trips to Nice, Cannes...etc. Cap D'Adge is also on their list to visit for the DAY...is that possible? I had read somewhere, sometime ago, that in order to enter Cap D'Adge, you had to have a room reservation. Is this true or rumor. </div></BLOCKQUOTE>

There were many local people who were there for the day when I was there last summer. They just buy a day pass, then drive into the Naturist Quarter and park on the street. The parking lots are reserved for people staying there I think. When I was in an apartment there, they rented me an assigned place in a parking lot.

FireProf
02-19-2006, 10:00 AM
Sailor,

Thanks for the information, I'll pass it on to our friends. We were invited on this trip but due to their vacation time table and my wife's work schedule, we can't go this time but plan to visit Europe together and visit a few different naturists places and as many beaches as we can in a three week period.

http://oakhurstonline.com/icon/cool4.gif

Long Island Frank
02-20-2006, 10:24 AM
<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by Sailor:
Fireprof asked:

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">We have some good friends visiting the south of France and staying a La Source, a nudist B & B. They plan to do some day trips to Nice, Cannes...etc. Cap D'Adge is also on their list to visit for the DAY...is that possible? I had read somewhere, sometime ago, that in order to enter Cap D'Adge, you had to have a room reservation. Is this true or rumor. </div></BLOCKQUOTE>

There were many local people who were there for the day when I was there last summer. They just buy a day pass, then drive into the Naturist Quarter and park on the street. The parking lots are reserved for people staying there I think. When I was in an apartment there, they rented me an assigned place in a parking lot. </div></BLOCKQUOTE>

Sailor has it right.

You buy a day pass at the entrance to the Naturist Quarter.

Just be cautioned that parking spaces on the street can be hard to find in July and August, unless you arrive early.

One other option, if you're staying in Agde or Cap d'Agde, but NOT in the Naturist Quarter.. there are public buses that run twice an hour, and stop at the entrance to the Naturist Quarter, where you can buy a day pass without parking.

FireProf
02-20-2006, 11:30 AM
L I Frank,

Thanks for your input and information as well. I will be sure to pass your info on too.

FP http://oakhurstonline.com/icon/cool4.gif

bigapple
02-26-2006, 10:40 AM
lot of people have been askign about cap d'agde so I have put up a website with all the info I could on cap da'gde naturism resort at www.capdagdenude.com (http://www.capdagdenude.com)
Let me know if anyone has any ideas on any further info I can add etc.

FireProf
02-26-2006, 12:00 PM
Bigapple,

thanks for the link, I e-mailed it to our friends. http://oakhurstonline.com/icon/happy.gif

Sailor
02-26-2006, 09:19 PM
Bigapple said:

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">lot of people have been askign about cap d'agde so I have put up a website with all the info I could on cap da'gde naturism resort at www.capdagdenude.com (http://www.capdagdenude.com)
Let me know if anyone has any ideas on any further info I can add etc. </div></BLOCKQUOTE>

Nice job on the website!

One question. It looks like the travel company that is advertising on the website, Penn, does bookings only for people originating in Britain. Would you say for everyone else, its best to use one of the French companies to book an apartment?

nudidude
03-03-2006, 04:24 PM
Hi Sagacious,

I went to Cap d agde last july/aug and noticed there is a lack of things to do while the weather was wet or cold..would you like to see that place have some nice indoor naturist activities , a pool , library , indooor sports etc??

Any other members noticed his??

Regards from Oz,

Nudidude

JonR
03-04-2006, 01:05 AM
<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by Sailor:
One question. It looks like the travel company that is advertising on the website, Penn, does bookings only for people originating in Britain. Would you say for everyone else, its best to use one of the French companies to book an apartment? </div></BLOCKQUOTE>

Peng Travel (based in the UK) also have Peng France based within the naturist quarter at Cap d'Agde (and registered as a French company) and it's possible to book apartments directly through them.

Jon.

Sagacious
03-11-2006, 06:04 AM
<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by nudidude:
Hi Sagacious,

I went to Cap d agde last july/aug and noticed there is a lack of things to do while the weather was wet or cold..would you like to see that place have some nice indoor naturist activities , a pool , library , indooor sports etc??

Any other members noticed his??

Regards from Oz,

Nudidude </div></BLOCKQUOTE>


It is very dry in the summer there, so didn't really have that problem. The one day that we were there that is was overcast and rained just a little we took a daytrip to Carcasonne. It turned out to be a long day trip, because we had car problems! But there are several sightseeing things to do. As far as indoor stuff, I didn't see much, but we weren't really looking.

nudidude
03-11-2006, 06:17 PM
Thanks for your reply Sagacious!!

Are you heading of there this summer? I am hoping to be there again from 20th July 2006 for 4 weeks..

Is any other clothesfree forum members going also this summer..

P.S It would be nice also if they had a indoor pool there when the weather is wet/cooler..

Regards from Melbourne,Oz,
nudidude ( Mark )

Sailor
03-11-2006, 08:56 PM
Nudidude said:

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">It would be nice also if they had a indoor pool there when the weather is wet/cooler.. </div></BLOCKQUOTE>

As Sagacious said, in July you will probably not have many non-beach days. However in the naturist quarter are two sauna facilities; one that is couples-only and one for anyone. I think that the couples only one is really only used by swingers. The one with an open admittance policy is used as a pickup place, but some people come just to use the sauna and the small swimming pool, without intent to find a sex partner. The manager told me that a number of the female shop workers come regularly just to use the sauna, and he makes sure that it is a comfortable environment for them. It was clean and well maintained, but small. If you enjoy sauna facilities, it is worth checking out as an alternative on a cloudy day, though it is small and would probably be rather crowded on that rare non-beach day.

P & C
03-19-2006, 04:07 PM
After years of talking about it, we're going to try a few days at Cap d'Agde in the second week in July this summer. We've booked a room at Hotel Eve - so we'll see how it goes. Just got the book, "The Naked Truth About Cap d'Adge." Don't know if I feel better or more ill-at-ease after reading it, but it will be an experience, for sure!

P & C

bigapple
03-20-2006, 04:30 PM
<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by Sailor:
Bigapple said:

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">lot of people have been askign about cap d'agde so I have put up a website with all the info I could on cap da'gde naturism resort at www.capdagdenude.com (http://www.capdagdenude.com)
Let me know if anyone has any ideas on any further info I can add etc. </div></BLOCKQUOTE>

Nice job on the website!

One question. It looks like the travel company that is advertising on the website, Penn, does bookings only for people originating in Britain. Would you say for everyone else, its best to use one of the French companies to book an apartment? </div></BLOCKQUOTE>

Hi sailor
Peng seem to be one of the main agents for cap d'agde. i am presently workign on further pages and improving the cap d'agde site i designed. have also made the main copy now as Cap D'agde France (http://www.capdagdefrance.co.uk) so that can get site also into yahoo UK for people who are interested in Cap D'agde to also find.
I went last summer in July and as others have mentioned, a good enough percentage of us young people. Luckily it was beautiful weather all week. My wife and I are going again this July or August 2006. It is great we shouldn't forget that it's good to see everyone of all ages enjoying naturism on the beaches of cap d'agde i.e. the older ones as well.

bigapple
03-26-2006, 01:51 PM
P&C,

You'll have a great time at Cap. You can make of cap whatever you choose so don't worry. My wife and i will also be in Cap D'agde either the 1st or 2nd week of July (still working it out) and also staying in Hotel Eve). The hotel is quite small and OK. The staff are very friendly and the pool area is very nice. A bit expensive for what it is but its fine.
I am a member of NFN and have thus just submitted a resort report to www.pandctravel.com
have also added in tonnes of info to site made purely about cap at www.capdagdefrance.co.uk (http://www.capdagdefrance.co.uk)

Paul and Valeria

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by P & C:
After years of talking about it, we're going to try a few days at Cap d'Agde in the second week in July this summer. We've booked a room at Hotel Eve - so we'll see how it goes. Just got the book, "The Naked Truth About Cap d'Adge." Don't know if I feel better or more ill-at-ease after reading it, but it will be an experience, for sure!

P & C </div></BLOCKQUOTE>

tout nu
06-01-2006, 12:05 PM
According to my experience (I'm French and I've been once to the Cap d'Agde and several times to other clothesfree places), it depends what you are looking for :
- if you are interested in having sex (straight, bi, gay) it's definitely the place to go.
- but it's not the most beautiful place at all in the south of France : there are big buildings in concrete and you don't feel close to nature at all even if there is a very nice beach. There are much nicer places elsewhere.

J. C.
06-08-2006, 08:06 PM
Agde is actually kind of a pit. The naturist quarter has the feel of a construction site (though there's no actual construction going on), and though the beach is great, the city is a hole, with nothing to do or see except sit on the beach.

If Agde was in, say, North Carolina, I'd say go, or if you were in France for six months, I'd say go check out the quarter for a day or two. But spending any kind of time there is a crime given how amazing the rest of the country is, clothes notwithstanding.

Mosquito_Bait
06-09-2006, 07:44 PM
My wife and I have discussed taking a vacation in France that would start with a few days in Paris and perhaps a couple of other cities followed by a stay at a nudist resort; however, based on what we have read, we have pretty much decided that Cap d"Agde wouldn't be for us. We are more intrigued by the following:

La Jenny
http://www.lajenny.fr/

Euronat
http://www.euronat.fr/index.asp

Montalivet
http://www.chm-montalivet.com/chm-montalivet-GB/index_fla.htm

Arna
http://www.arnaoutchot.fr/gb/accueil.htm

tout nu
06-11-2006, 01:14 PM
La Jenny is really a great place !!!

bigapple
06-13-2006, 11:41 AM
There is a new yahoo group dedicated to Cap D'agde and sharing experiences and if you want to meet others.
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/capdagdenaturists/join

bigapple
06-23-2006, 09:06 AM
Jason.
Everyone will be approved so no problem. I always approve within 24 hours so no problem. Just makes it better as more likely to help avoid spam and also time wasters etc.

bigapple
06-24-2006, 04:18 AM
Absolutely. ANYONE can join. Anyone.