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Plage de l'Espiguette
Route de l'Espiguette
Situated equidistantly at 40 kilometers from Montpellier and 50 kilometers from Nîmes, Espiguette Beach is a renowned gay hotspot in the South of France. Nestled within one of the Mediterranean coast’s most stunning landscapes, this area is a symp...
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Plage du Grand Travers
avenue de Carnon
The gay beach of Grand Travers, located between Carnon and La Grande-Motte in the Hérault region, is a magnificent sandy beach, long and narrow, a little wild, quite different from the concreted beaches of the region. Gays gather on the other side...
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Calanque des Anthenors
Calanque des Anthenors, also known as Plage Naturiste des Figuières, is a secluded naturist beach near Marseille located close to Ensuès-la-Redonne on the beautiful Côte Bleue. Just 20 km from Marseille, this hidden Mediterranean calanque is a fav...
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Miribel gay beach
Miribel’s gay beach near Lyon is a favorite for locals and visitors hoping to perfect their summer tan, preferably without tan lines! An artificial lake nested in wooded areas, the Miribel-Jonage park is located just fifteen minutes from downtown ...
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Plage des Celles
The crystal clear waters of the Lac du Salagou make it a great place to swim, and if you’re looking for a gay beach on the lake’s shores, head to Plage des Celles. As the name would suggest, the gay beach is located by the town of Celles, which is...
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Pointe du Layet
Located on France’s famed Cote d’Azur between Toulon and Saint Tropez, the beautiful Pointe du Layet is a secluded patch of sand that spills into the azure waters of the Med. The naturist beach also tends to be a place for gay cruising, so if...
Plage du Porge
Le Porge-Océan
One of Bordeaux’s favorite gay destinations, with a strong weekend presence. This beautiful sandy beach is bordered by dunes and forest. Unsupervised beach, beware of currents! Access: At Le Porge-Océan, head north 500 m after the last parking lot...
Plage naturiste de Berck
Chemin des Anglais
Berck’s long, sandy naturist beach is the only one of its kind in the north of the country, making it the region’s main meeting place. Gays gather in the dunes near the blockhouse.
Plage de la Raitrie
Route de la Raitrie
Rocky beach, a little cramped at high tide, a little sandy at low tide. Take care when descending the steep cliffs. Dredging around the blockhouses, near the parking lot. Access: Between Pornic and Préfailles, take the D751 towards Sainte Marie, t...
Plage de Pampelonne
Plage de Pampelonne, route de l'Epi
Public beach, mixed hetero and homo atmosphere, naturism authorized. Park in one of the 2 (paying) parking lots, then drive past the Aqua Club. Dredging near the reeds.
Plage des Cent Marches
Rue de Tulitenia
A sandy cove at the foot of a cliff, very narrow and difficult to access at high tide. Dredging in the small paths leading to the beach. Access: between Pavillon Royal and Errete-Gia beaches. Check out our directory of gay beaches and gay nud...
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Plage des Casernes
Route des casernes
One of the most beautiful and wildest beaches on the Landes coast, known as the Côte d’Argent. The beach, dune and forest are very popular in summer, as they are quite isolated. Unsupervised beach, beware of currents. Access: The beach is signpos...
Plage des Vaches Noires
Rue Alfred Feine
Between Cabourg and Deauville, a beautiful Normandy beach of sand and rocks, ideal for seclusion. Once on the beach, turn left and walk about 500 meters to the cliffs and past the large boulders.
Plage du Mont Rose
Boulevard du Mont Rose
Marseille’s gay scene. Pebbles and rocks at the water’s edge, then steeper rocks. Wooded area for seclusion, towards the bunker. Access: At the terminus of bus 19, turn right onto Boulevard du Mont Rose. At the parking lot, follow the stone-cut st...
Plouharnel beach
A few miles from Carnac, the gay beach of Plouharnel is a beach of fine sand and beautiful dunes, nicknamed Tatabeach by connoisseurs, at the entrance to the Quiberon peninsula. Nudism is accepted but not official. It is however forbidden in the d...
Espiguette beach
40 km from Montpellier, 50 km from Nîmes, the gay beach of Espiguette is one of the largest gay gatherings in the south of France. The beach of Espiguette is located in the heart of one of the most beautiful sites of the Mediterranean coast betwee...
Les Jaunais
140 avenue du Littoral
The beach of Jaunais, also known as ”creek of Chemoulin”, is located between Saint-Nazaire and Pornichet, between the beach of Saint-Marc-sur-Mer (Mr Hulot beach) and the beach of Sainte-Marguerite (Pornichet). Visitors can practice naturism on th...
2 Jumeaux beach
The 2 Jumeaux beach is located north of Hendaye in the direction of St Jean de Luz. It takes its name from two characteristic rocks planted in the ocean on the right of the beach. It is supervised during the summer. The place is ideal for swimming...
Algajola-Aregno beach
The beach of Algajola-Aregno is a gay beach located north of Calvi and south of Ile Rousse, in the center of the Balagne. The large beach is very wide. The naturist area is just north of the beach, where you will find rocks and scrub. After the pa...
Aresquiers beach
About twenty kilometers from Montpellier, the beach of Aresquiers is undoubtedly one of the most beautiful and most isolated beaches of the Herault coastline. It is the beach of the eastern tip of Frontignan which extends over ViclaGardiole a long...
Bau Rouge beach
The beach of Bau Rouge is the only naturist beach of Carqueiranne located at the west of the seaside resort towards Le Pradet and one of the only two nudist beaches between Toulon and Hyères with Monaco at Le Pradet. Very beautiful and large beach...
Biscarosse beach
This preserved naturist beach is located between Le Pyla to the north and Biscarosse to the south at the exact border between the Gironde and the Landes. The beach is surrounded by sand dunes and pine forests with closed clearings and narrow alley...
Bocal du Tech beach
The Bocal du Tech reserve is one of the most cheerful and naturist beaches in the Eastern Pyrenees. Located between Saint Cyprien plage and Argelès sur mer it attracts both civilians from the surrounding villages and tourists passing through in su...
Bourdigou beach
The naturist beach of Torreilles, 6 km from Canet and 20 minutes from Perpignan, is a sandy beach that attracts many homosexuals from the region. The naturist part of the beach is to the right of the ””Zaza club”” the beach restaurant and gay meet...
Calanque de Sugiton
Parc de Luminy
A pebble beach in an idyllic setting that has to be earned: it will take you three quarters of an hour to reach this little piece of gay and naturist paradise. Access: From Marseille, at the terminus of bus 21, in Luminy, head down towards the cal...
Cap d'Agde beach
The nudist beach of Cap d’Agde is a large sandy beach that extends to the north of the resort around the port of Amone. It is located in the 100% naturist zone of the resort over 1 km. Very diverse and sometimes very daring to frequent you are war...
Casernes beach
The gay nudist beach of the Casernes is one of the wildest and most beautiful of the Landes coast called Côte d’Argent. Located in the town of Seignosse, it is a fine sandy beach, very popular in the summer, like the dunes and the forest, because ...
Especier beach
From Mimizan or Bias follow the beach of Especier. At the parking lot, follow the path to the beach, then turn left and walk a few hundred meters to the naturist area. Especier beach is a gay cruising spot in Mimizan, France.
Euronat beach
On the way from Montalivet to Euronat the last parking on the side of the beach is before the fence of the Euronat camp.Beach and sand dunes. Euronat beach is a gay cruising spot in Vensac, France.
Grand Crochot beach
”The Grand Crohot beach in the north of the Bassin d’Arcachon is between Cap Ferret and Le Porge. From the parking lot on the north side of the beach turn right and walk about one kilometer in the direction of Jenny beach. Naturism, sand dunes and...
Grand Travers beach
The gay beach of Grand Travers located between Carnon and La Grande Motte in the Hérault is a long and narrow stretch of sand that is very different from the concrete beaches of the region. The gays meet on the other side of the road and extend th...
Horizon beach
”This gay beach of the peninsula of Lège-CapFerret is located between the beach of the Horizon and the beach of the Torchère in the south of Grand Crohot : at the entrance of Cap Ferret near the Stadium of the Dunes at the level of the panel at th...
Jonquet beach
Located between La Seyne sur mer and Six Fours les Plages, the Jonquet beach in Faregas is a pebble beach accessible only by foot. Located below the Var coast, the cove is located north of the tip of Saint Selon not far from Cap Sicié and offers a...
Ker Emma beach
The beach and the dunes of Ker Emma are located in the town of Tréflez in the north of Finistère, less than an hour drive from Brest. Naturism is practiced there but prohibited. The natural area is protected.To get there, go to Goulven in the dire...
Kerler-Mousterlin beach
Kerler Mousterlin beach is a beautiful stretch of sand and dunes, surrounding a lagoon, along the tip of Mousterlin, in the south of Finistère, between Bénodet and Concarneau. This naturist beach is appreciated by families in summer and on weekend...
Kerminihy beach
The beach of Kerminihy, in Erdeven, is located in the extension of the beach of Plouharmel. This beach is located on the Quiberon peninsula, south of the mouth of the Etel River, and is very popular in the summer, partly for nature lovers, with a ...
Kerver beach
Kerver beach, also called Kerjouhano beach, is located on the Rhuys peninsula, a few kilometers from Saint Gildas. Adjacent to marshes, this tolerable naturist beach is the largest beach of the resort. The gay zone is located on the northern part ...
La Baie beach
The beach of the Bay in Èze is the other nudist beach of the bay with the bay of Cap Estel. This nudist beach is located near the train station. Head towards the pebble beach that stretches between Cap Roux and Cap Estel along the Avenue de la Lib...
La Barrique beach
La Faute-sur-mer
The beach of the Pointe d’Arçay is the biggest naturist beach of Vendée. It extends over several kilometers: from the end of the Barriques beach to the Pointe d’Arçay. At the edge, the reserve is closed to the public. From the end you can see the ...
La Batterie beach
La Batterie beach is the naturist and gay beach of Cannes. Located at the entrance of Cannes from Golf Juan (or towards Anties) this small beach of the commune of Vallauris is managed by a local naturist club member of the French League of naturis...
Labenne beach
Praia Labenne
Once at the Labenne beach traffic circle, turn right onto the path running north along the beach. Go to the Chapelle Sainte Thérèse, an old disused chapel and the disused building of the old heliomarine center. Enjoy the sand dunes, woods and tree...
La Bouverie beach
Located between Royan and the island of Oléron, the beach of La Bouverie is an immense wild naturist beach where gay encounters are facilitated by the neighboring sand dunes facing the Atlantic Ocean and the forest of La Coubre between La Palmyre ...
La calanque de Sugiton beach
The cove of Sugiton is the typical cove of the Parc des Calanques, a pebble beach in an idyllic setting that you have to deserve: it will take you about an hour to reach this little corner of gay and naturist paradise. The calanque of Sugiton is a...
Lac de Vassivière beach
The lake of Vassivière on the commune of Royère de Vassivière is located in the heart of Limousin. In the north of the regional natural park of Millevaches it is one of the most touristic sites of the Limousin and the biggest lake of the region. S...
La Jenny beach
Located just south of Le Porge, the naturist beach of La Jenny is one of the most preserved beaches of the coast not far from the naturist center of La Jenny. To get there you go to Le Porge then go in the direction of Cap Ferret then turn right o...
La Lagune beach
On the seafront road between La Teste de Buch and Biscarosse, the beach of La Lagune is located just behind the famous Dune du Pilat. The entrance to the beach is signposted and a large parking lot awaits you under the pine trees. Facing the sea, ...
La Lède beach
The beach of La Lède is one of the beaches of La Palmyre, in the commune of Les Mathes in Charente-Maritime. It is the main gay beach between La Rochelle and Bordeaux. The practice of naturalism is allowed on a small portion of this fine sand beac...
La Lette blanche beach
The naturist beach of Lette Blanche in Vielle-Saint-Girons is a typically virgin and wild Landes beach surrounded by refreshing pine forests in summer. The gays meet between the textile part of Lette Blanche and the naturist beach of Arnaoutchot (...
La Marana beach
6 km south of Bastia, the Marana beach or Tombolo Biancu beach (or Tombolo Bianco, or Lido de la Marana beach) is located in Furiani. It begins at the Arinella beach in Bastia and extends to the south side of the Marana club. Fine sand and dunes s...
La Négade beach
The beach of Negade is one of the beaches of Soulac sur mer in Gironde located between the beach of Gurp and the beach Amélie. Be careful with the swimming it is not supervised. To get to the beach go to the end of the Route de la Négade. Then fol...
La Raitrie beach
The beach of La Raitrie is one of the favorites of the gays of Nantes. Located an hour drive from Nantes, between Pornic and Préfailes, La Raitrie is a set of small nudist coves lined with cliffs, subject to changing tides (check the schedule!). A...
La Redoute beach
In the dunes, near the natural beach of Merville Franceville (1810), very close to the nautical center. Access via Route de la Redoute. Go through the nudist beach parking lot. 100m after this first car park, there is a dead end at the entrance to...
La Terrière beach
The beach of La Terrière is the most northern beach of the seaside resort of La Tranche sur Mer and naturism is accepted there. Be careful, and swimming can sometimes be dangerous. It is a wild beach, with big sand dunes and a forest. The nudist z...
Lays beach
The Lays beach is just south of Barre de Monts, between the intersection leading to the bridges of Noirmoutier and Notre Dame de Monts. The naturist area is just south of the Lays parking lot, on the left side of the beach. The beach is totally vi...
Leucate beach
The beaches of Cap Leucate extend from the north of Port Leucate to La Franqui with more than 18 kilometers of coastline. From Leucate Port take the D627 for 6 km to Leucate Plage. Park as far north as possible in the village, then follow the coas...
Linguizzetta beach
The nudist beach of Linguizzetta is located between Porto Vecchio and Bastia, at the place called Bravone (north of Aléria). It is a large sandy beach of several kilometers long, nestled between the turquoise waters of the Mediterranean and the de...
Lion beach
The Lion beach also called ”the Super South beach” is the most southern beach of Lacanau. You must first go to the end of the parking of the Lion beach in the middle of the pines. You will then have to continue on the cycle track for about 500 met...
Liouquet beach
The Liouquet beach located between La Ciotat and St Cyr sur Mer is a beautiful pebble beach at the foot of the cliffs east of La Ciotat. It is the last beach of the Bouches du Rhône before the beaches of the Var.To go to the Liouquet beach from La...
Maguelone beach
Maguelone beach is one of the most preserved beaches of the Languedoc-Roussilon coastline, a stretch of sand and pebbles (depending on the area) sandwiched between the Mediterranean Sea and the Pierre Blanche pond. In the center of this beach, a f...
Métro beach
Metro Beach is located north of Tarnos, on the border between the Landes and the Atlantic Pyrenees at the mouth of the Adour River. Naturalism has been practiced and accepted there since the 1980s, and naturalists have taken the habit of meeting a...
Monaco beach
The Monaco beach is the gay beach of the Toulon people who have been there since the first days when the weather was good. To get there by car, follow Le Pradet by the corniche du Mourillon to the east. At the third traffic light turn right and co...
Montalivet beach
The gay beach of Montalivet Vendays is located between the naturist beach south of the Centre Héliomarin de Montalivet les Bains (at the Centre Héliomarin de Montalivet les Bains) and the textile beach known as La Rège which runs up to the mouth o...
Mont Rose beach
Mont Rose Beach is the meeting place for gay and bisexual Marseilles residents and other curious (and naturalists) ”Tata beach Marseille”! Located in the Marseille area but at the entrance of the Parc des Calanques of Marseille, the Mont Rose beac...
Pampelonne beach
The beach of Pampelonne is the most frequented beach of the peninsula of Saint Tropez located on the road of beaches 5 km south of Saint Tropez in the bay of Pampelonne just opposite Ramatuelle. It borders the Cap de Saint-Tropez to the north and ...
Petites Folies beach
The beach of Petites Folies in La Couarde sur mer on the Ile de Ré was a very popular flirting spot in the 2000s. The dunes are now fenced and forbidden to protect them, the bunkers are walled, the beach and the dunes have become calmer but still ...
Piemanson beach
The beach of Piémanson, is in Arles on the south coast of the Salin de Giraud. This emblematic beach of the Camargue consists of a stretch of sand more than 25 kilometers long bordered by small grassy dunes and the Mediterranean sea as far as the ...
Pissevaches beach
The beach of Pissevaches is a 2 km long beach located between the Cabanes de Fleury and Saint Pierre sur Mer behind the camping. Accessible from both sides by walking a big kilometer. The nudist area starts after the supervised part of the beaches...
Plage de Kerler-Mousterlin
Mousterlin
The Kerler-Mousterlin beach is a magnificent strip of sand and dunes, which closes off a lagoon, along the Pointe de Mousterlin, in south Finistère, between Bénodet and Concarneau. This naturist beach is very popular with families in summer and at...
Plage de la Batterie
1551-1567 Avenue Maréchal Juin
Plage de la Batterie is Cannes’ naturist and gay beach. Located between Cannes and Golf Juan, this small beach is ”managed” by a local club, a member of the French Naturist Federation. Gays are concentrated at the extremities of the beach, notably...
Plage de Plouharnel
Rue de la plage
Next to Carnac, beautiful sandy beach and dunes at the entrance to the Quiberon peninsula. Blockhouse.Access: From Plouharnel, follow signs to Quiberon, turn right after the railroad, and the ”La Guérite” beach is signposted. Follow the leftmost r...
Plage des Aresquiers
Avenue d'Ingril
Twenty kilometers from Montpellier, beautiful long sandy beach bordered by groves. Dredger behind the beach Access : Beach signposted from the RN between Montpellier and Sète. At the beach, turn left and head east for 20 minutes
Plage de Sauveterre
Sauveterre
A long beach of fine sand, bordered by dunes and a pine forest with winding paths. Gays gather around the blockhouse. Access: Between Saint Gilles Croix de Vie and Les Sables d’Olonne (D38/D32) take the D87A, known as the Route de la Mer, and foll...
Plage de Trézien
Trézien
30 kilometers from Brest, sandy beach, small coves. The setting is sumptuous, with views over Molène and Ouessant. Caution at high tide.Access: From Trézien, follow Ruscumunoc then the cliff.
Plage gay du Verger
This beach, also known as plage du Gaudichais, is popular with gay locals and is located between Cancale and St Malo. Two well-sheltered coves at the eastern end of Plage du Verger. Access: Park in the parking lot, then cross the whole of Plage du...
Plage Saint Laurent d'Èze
2239 avenue Raymond Poincaré
13 kilometers from Nice, this pebble beach, hidden in the pine forest, is difficult to access. Access: From Nice, direction Monaco, second parking lot after the Cap d’Estel tunnel. Drive down to the sea through the pine forest. Just before the bri...
Porge beach
The gay naturist beach of Le Porge near Lacanau in Gironde is a favorite beach for gays from Bordeaux. It is very popular from May to October, especially on weekends in good weather. The gay area is about 1 500 m north of the main beach. You will ...
Portigliolo beach
The natural beach of Portigliolo is a gently sloping beach located between the communes of Campomoro and Propriano. This long sandy beach has a naturist area, on the right towards the Rizzanese river and bordered by several ponds. To get there, fo...
Pourville beach
The gay beach of Pourville is located 3 km west of Dieppe, in the commune of Varenge ville sur Mer, near Pourville sur Mer. This pebble beach is surrounded by the cliffs of the Alabaster Coast. Be careful not to get too close to the cliffs, as lan...
Quinconces beach
In the Arcachon basin, the Quiconces beach is located between Andernos les Bains and Arès, north of the oyster port of Andernos. The beach is adjacent to a small wood, convenient for meetings. It is a very busy place during the summer days and eve...
Ricanto beach
”The Ricanto beach is the largest sandbank in Ajaccio, 3 km long, which extends from Aspretto to the Capitello tower, near the Campo dell’Oro airport in Ajaccio. The nudist zone is located on the left of the airport runway and extends to the Capit...
Sablanceaux Beach
The beach of Salanceaux is one of the four naturist beaches of the Ile de Ré, which is mainly visited from April to October. The naturist beach occupies only a small part of the 5 km of south beach of Salanceaux which facilitates conviviality and ...
Saint adresse beach
The gay beach of Le Havre is actually located in Sainte Adresse. This beach of pebbles and rocks, accessible at low tide, offers a very nice panorama on the harbor and the coastline, from Deauville to Trouville. This beach called ””Bout du Monde””...
Saint-Laurent d'Èze beach
The beach of Eze is 13 km from Nice. This pebble beach nestled in the pine forest is difficult to access but worth the effort and is very popular with the gays of Nice! To get there from Nice in the direction of Monaco, stop at Saint Laurent d’Èze...
Saint Nicolas beach
”The beach Saint Nicolas of Verdon sur Mer is the only supervised oceanic beach of the Gironde seaside resort. To join the naturist beach look for the lighthouse Saint Nicolas then go towards the beach and turn left towards the dunes. There is a v...
Saint Trojan beach
The beach of Giraudière is part of the naturist beaches of the island of Oleron where gay naturists also meet. To get there, follow the boulevard de la plage. Once you arrive at the Grand Village beach parking, turn right on the textile beach, the...
Saumonards beach
On the island of Oléron three beaches are dedicated to the practice of naturism from north to south : the Saumonards beach in St Georges d’Oléron in Giraudière in Grand Village Plage and the Grande Plage in Trojan les Bains. The Saumonards beach i...
Sauveterre beach
Sauveterre beach is the main beach of Les sables d’Olonne. located in the state forest of Olonne, this vast beach of fine sand remains untouched, bordered by dunes and pine forests with paths. The beach includes a naturist area appreciated by homo...
Stagnolu beach
The gay beach of Bonifacio is the Stagnolu beach, just next to the Tonnara beach, on the road to Ajaccio. This bay of fine white sand is relatively preserved, surrounded by mountains and dunes. Naturist tourists are allowed on this beach. Park at ...
Tilleul beach
Route du Havre
Antifer beach or Tilleul beach is located on the Alabaster Coast, south of Etretat, between the Pointe de la Courtine and the Pointe du Fourquet. Bordered by the cliffs of Etretat, the beach has a beautiful stretch of pebbles. The gay area where y...
Trézien beach
At 30 km from Brest, the beach of Trézien is the naturist beach of Brest. Also called ””plage des Charrettes”” or ””Ruscumunoc””, this fine sandy beach and its creeks offer a sumptuous setting, with a view on Molène and Ouessant. Be careful with t...
Verger beach
The Verger beach, also called Gaudichais beach, is frequented by the gays of Ille et Vilaine and is located between Cancale and St Malo. These are two sheltered coves at the eastern end of the Verger beach.Coming from St Malo in the direction of C...
Aqua Club
Plage de Pampelonne, route de l'Epi,
Private beach with bar and restaurant. Pampelonne’s oldest gay beach is back, long after the demise of Coco Beach. For comfortable sunbathing on mattresses, in a very gay-friendly atmosphere, head for the Aqua Club! Pay parking.
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