In France's Cap d'Agde Naturist Village, clothes are optional by day, but night reveals a different side

Located on the Mediterranean coast in southern France, the Cap d'Agde Naturist Village is described both as a naturist paradise and one of the most controversial holiday destinations in Europe. Here, clothing is superfluous: residents and visitors shop in supermarkets, drink coffee, and stroll through the yacht harbor completely naked, without anyone paying attention. During the day, shopping carts hold beach towels, retired people queue at the bakery in the nude, and a woman calmly reads a novel at a café terrace while sipping espresso. No one stares, no one feels embarrassed – the body is just a body.

But with sunset, this illusion begins to crack. After dark, the village acquires a completely different face. Over the years, the line between traditional naturism and adult entertainment has become increasingly blurred. As one visitor notes, you can shop, drink coffee, and walk around the harbor naked during the day, but after sunset everything changes.