Send us your naturists, French tourism chiefs tell Britain

Tourist trap: A couple on the CHM Montalivet naturist campsite in France
Rex Features
Jamie Bullen11 April 2016

Britain's naturists are being targeted by French tourism officials as part of a new campaign promoting naked getaways.

Atout France, the French tourist board, has created an English language page on its website to advertise naturist resorts and campsites under the slogan Feeling Free.

The website reads: “For the naturist, France offers the chance to enjoy a free lifestyle in any environment you wish.

“By the sea, in the country, under canvas or staying in accommodation, you’ll have the freedom to choose just how you want to spend your holiday.”

It also includes a questionnaire to "find out whether naturism is in your nature" and an app to help tourists find the nearest beach to strip off without being arrested.

The number of people taking naturist holidays in France has doubled over the past decade to an estimated four million people per year.

About half are not believed to be French with Britons the third biggest contingent of tourists behind the Germans and the Dutch.

France has 155 campsites, 73 villages and 35 bed and breakfasts which cater for the naked tourist while 24 swimming pools reserve space for nude bathing.

Yves Leclerc, the vice-chairman of the French Federation of Naturism, insisted it was important to stress the difference between nudists and naturists.

He told The Times nudists stripped off only to avoid a tan line and rarely picked up litter while naturists were “ecologically-minded folk” who preferred family breaks in their birthday suits.

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