A naturist or nudist beach is a beach where people usually don’t wear clothes.
Nudist beaches should not be confused with “ topless ” beaches, where the upper part of the clothing is optional for women or men, although a swimming suit covering the genitals is required for both men and women.
People visit a nudist beach for many reasons, including because they like to be naked or partially naked, because they like to look at naked people, because of curiosity, because of personal beliefs, or simply because they think that there is no reason to wear clothes (see Naturism and Nudism ). Sunbathing without clothes allows you to get more tan , as well as get rid of traces of a swimsuit on the body.
Most of the existing nudist beaches have been used as such for many years and thus have become “traditionally nudist”.
You can distinguish between different types of beaches:
- Places where a naked body is illegal. Nudity can lead to requests for dressing, fines, or arrest.
- Places that are unofficially endured by the authorities.
- "Official" nudist beaches.
- Nudity is a must, even in bad weather.
- Clothing is “optional” (that is, being naked is acceptable, but not necessary).
Nudist beaches are generally separated or isolated from non-nudist beaches. In particular, in Kiev, the nudist beach "Dovbychka" is located on Trukhanovy Island , separated from the general recreation area " Hydropark " by the Venetian Channel and the Strait of Chertora. To visit the beach, you need to rent a boat or overcome about 2.5 km of distance along the foot bridge and from Tsentralny beach.
In other cases, people maintain the distance between people dressing differently. Signs are often used to inform visitors. They warn people who are not happy with their naked body.
In the US, the popularity of nudist beaches has declined slightly over the past decade due to the influx of unscrupulous users, the aging of the nudist community, and the efforts of religious groups, usually Christian fundamentalists, to close them.
See also
- Dunes Beach .