Nudity is normal in Germany, where many locals feel just as comfortable without clothes as within them. A nudism organization known as FKK maintains dedicated nude beaches where it's compulsory to shed clothes on arrival.
Nude bathing —
Nudity is normal in Germany, where many locals feel just as comfortable without clothes as within them. A nudism organization known as FKK maintains dedicated nude beaches where it's compulsory to shed clothes on arrival.
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Along the German coastline, there's a large FKK beach at Kampen on the vacation island of Sylt. Popular with the rich and famous, it shows nudism is acceptable across Germany's social scale.
Kampen Beach —
Along the German coastline, there's a large FKK beach at Kampen on the vacation island of Sylt. Popular with the rich and famous, it shows nudism is acceptable across Germany's social scale.
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There are nudist zones in many public parks and on most beaches.
Beach at Wannsee Lake —
There are nudist zones in many public parks and on most beaches.
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Park the bikes, then park the clothes. Tiergarten in Berlin has designated areas to go nude. It's not possible to strip bare everywhere in Germany without breaking the law -- walking around naked in public areas where most other people are dressed counts as a minor breach if other people are offended. Few people are though.
Tiergarten Park —
Park the bikes, then park the clothes. Tiergarten in Berlin has designated areas to go nude. It's not possible to strip bare everywhere in Germany without breaking the law -- walking around naked in public areas where most other people are dressed counts as a minor breach if other people are offended. Few people are though.
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Germans have been shedding their clothes for a century. The first nude beach in Germany was established in 1920 on the island of Sylt.
Sylt Island —
Germans have been shedding their clothes for a century. The first nude beach in Germany was established in 1920 on the island of Sylt.
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When Europe's biggest nudist resort opened in Cap d'Agde, in southern France, in the 1960s, Germans were among the first to hit its beaches.
Cap d'Agde —
When Europe's biggest nudist resort opened in Cap d'Agde, in southern France, in the 1960s, Germans were among the first to hit its beaches.
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Germany's largest Baltic island, Ruegen, has no fewer than five FKK beaches. Even during the Cold War when Germany was divided by the Iron Curtain, it was united by its love of nudism.
Ruegen Beach —
Germany's largest Baltic island, Ruegen, has no fewer than five FKK beaches. Even during the Cold War when Germany was divided by the Iron Curtain, it was united by its love of nudism.
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Nakedness is permitted on all Berlin public bathing beaches -- like the Mueggelsee.
Mueggelsee Beach —
Nakedness is permitted on all Berlin public bathing beaches -- like the Mueggelsee.
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We're sparing your blushes with this photo of Mauerpark. But in summer, this Berlin green space is an FKK hotspot, popular with disrobing locals.
Mauerpark —
We're sparing your blushes with this photo of Mauerpark. But in summer, this Berlin green space is an FKK hotspot, popular with disrobing locals.
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