For the nudist-in-training, a private courtyard makes for an easy initiation. And for the easily offended, there's not much skin to see here, but if you don't like bare bums don't wade all the way through this gallery.
Anantara Phuket Villas, Thailand —
For the nudist-in-training, a private courtyard makes for an easy initiation. And for the easily offended, there's not much skin to see here, but if you don't like bare bums don't wade all the way through this gallery.
courtesy Anantara Phuket Villas
Black's Beach has a regular group of fans known as Black's Beach Bares.
Black's Beach, La Jolla, California —
Black's Beach has a regular group of fans known as Black's Beach Bares.
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You can seize the day and get naked on the slopes of Pyrgos village overlooking Fira, capital of Santorini. This boutique hotel prides itself on the privacy of its 10 suites.
Carpe Diem, Santorini, Greece —
You can seize the day and get naked on the slopes of Pyrgos village overlooking Fira, capital of Santorini. This boutique hotel prides itself on the privacy of its 10 suites.
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At the Four Seasons Resort Bali at Sayan, all 42 thatched maxi-huts come with an outdoor shower that overlooks the river valley and a plunge pool that releases itself into the jungle.
Four Seasons Resort Bali at Sayan —
At the Four Seasons Resort Bali at Sayan, all 42 thatched maxi-huts come with an outdoor shower that overlooks the river valley and a plunge pool that releases itself into the jungle.
courtesy Four Seasons Resort Bali at Sayan
Balanced on stilts above a shallow lagoon, the Robinson Crusoe Residences at Gili Lankanfushi are the most photogenic over-water villas ever to take the character's name.
Gili Lankanfushi, Maldives —
Balanced on stilts above a shallow lagoon, the Robinson Crusoe Residences at Gili Lankanfushi are the most photogenic over-water villas ever to take the character's name.
courtesy Soneva Gili
If you want to feel the sand between your toes and clear blue Med lapping around your face, Golden Beach on Cyprus has some of the best skinny dipping you'll ever encounter.
Golden Beach, Northern Cyprus —
If you want to feel the sand between your toes and clear blue Med lapping around your face, Golden Beach on Cyprus has some of the best skinny dipping you'll ever encounter.
Creative Commons/Ayianapa Protaras
Croatia is famed for its FKK (freikörperkultur, or "free body culture") beaches.
Jerolim, Croatia —
Croatia is famed for its FKK (freikörperkultur, or "free body culture") beaches.
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Author and skinny dipping connoisseur Kate Rew recommends this remote waterfall in the Brecon Beacons as one of the must-dip places in all of Britain.
Lady Falls, Brecon Beacons, Powys, Wales —
Author and skinny dipping connoisseur Kate Rew recommends this remote waterfall in the Brecon Beacons as one of the must-dip places in all of Britain.
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Little Beach is an out-of-the-way cove where visitors often swim, snorkel and lounge like lizards in nothing but their sun-protection cream.
Little Beach, Maui, Hawaii —
Little Beach is an out-of-the-way cove where visitors often swim, snorkel and lounge like lizards in nothing but their sun-protection cream.
Creative Commons/Travis thurston
When it comes to nudity, the Italians aren't as liberal as their French neighbors, but that's not to say there isn't a thriving nudist culture here.
Marinadi Camerota, Campania, Italy —
When it comes to nudity, the Italians aren't as liberal as their French neighbors, but that's not to say there isn't a thriving nudist culture here.
Creative Commons/Marinz
Water so clear you've got nowhere to hide.
Côte d'Azur —
Water so clear you've got nowhere to hide.
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At Orient Bay, you can get naked to a backdrop straight out of a René Magritte painting.
Orient Bay, St. Martin, Caribbean —
At Orient Bay, you can get naked to a backdrop straight out of a René Magritte painting.
flickr/D'arcy Norman
This nature reserve has no restaurants or bars, so bring lunch.
Praia de Galheta, Santa Catarina, Brazil —
This nature reserve has no restaurants or bars, so bring lunch.
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Wake up in a pillow-strewn four-poster bed in the River House's Menik Suite, and you'll be looking at a private plunge pool as the sun rises over coconut palms.
River House, Sri Lanka —
Wake up in a pillow-strewn four-poster bed in the River House's Menik Suite, and you'll be looking at a private plunge pool as the sun rises over coconut palms.
courtesy River House
Before exposing delicate skin to sun, guests at Taj Exotica can build up to swimming in the buff on seaside sun beds.
Taj Exotica Maldives —
Before exposing delicate skin to sun, guests at Taj Exotica can build up to swimming in the buff on seaside sun beds.
courtesy Taj Exotica Maldives
At Trisara, all-glass French doors open onto a 32-foot-long cerulean plunge pool that appears to drip into the Andaman Sea.
Trisara, Thailand —
At Trisara, all-glass French doors open onto a 32-foot-long cerulean plunge pool that appears to drip into the Andaman Sea.
courtesy Trisara