Cap d'Agde

Languedoc-Roussillon, France

Oz Inn

Natureva Spa

Naturist Cap d’Agde is the world’s only naturist town. It is a self-contained resort made up of several quarters, each with its own identity; choose from Studios, Apartments and Villas in Port Nature , Heliopolis, Port Venus, Port Soleil , and Heliovillage , Natura Beach , Natureva Spa , Hotel Eve , Jardin d'Eden, , Jardin de Babylone , or Oz Inn

Naturist Cap d’Agde was built in the ‘70’s as a complete naturist holiday town – a place where free spirits could spend their days naked 24/7. Over the years Cap d’Agde has evolved and developed into an international hotspot not only for naturists but also for a more promiscuously liberated clientele. Still the naturist capital of the world, nowadays Cap d’Agde also draws swingers and libertines from all around the globe and is also considered the world’s premier lifestyle resort. There’s a happy relaxed mix of these lifestyles. If some scenes are not your style then you need not be concerned by them. The resort and its facilities are large and liberated enough to cater for all tastes.

Atmosphere

In early and late season, the mood is one of total relaxation and suits the traditional naturist. You can spend lazy days lounging by one of the pools or basking in the sun on the beach.
In mid summer, the pace increases and the atmosphere is altogether racier with the liberty clubs such as Le Glamour and Le Jul's drawing a cosmopolitan crowd from around the world.

Location

Cap d’Agde is located on the sunny shores of the Mediterranean in the South of France just 60km from Montpellier (an hour from the airport), 113km from Perpignan and 116km from Carcassone.

The Beach

The mile-long naturist beach is wide and sandy. Lifeguards are on duty at the busy times of the season.

Naturism at Cap d'Agde

In naturist Cap d’Agde you can stay nude from the day you arrive until the day you leave if you wish. Most holidaymakers go naked during the day whilst in the evening some people choose to dress for dinner. Textiles will be in evidence around the resort – these will probably be employees and commercial visitors as well as naturists who are covering up to protect against too much sun.

Peng at Cap d'Agde

Peng Travel have been offering naturist holidays to Cap d’Agde since 1977, far longer than any other British operator. We have friendly and helpful staff on site. They are available for advice, assistant or just a chat! They also organise a welcome get-together, dinner evenings and other activities. At Peng France office there is a free lending/exchange library and luggage storage facility if you need it for the beginning or end of your stay.

Food & Drink

Cap d’Agde has many traditional French restaurants, offering choices from simple 3-course set menus to full-scale gastronomic feasts for that special occasion and nearly every restaurant offers a good value ‘plat du jour’ (dish of the day). Other restaurants reflect the cosmopolitan atmosphere with Mexican and Chinese and there are also some excellent fish restaurants and shops offering all the local fish; fresh tuna steaks are very popular as are oysters, mussels and prawns.
For self-catering, there is a great choice of take-away and ready prepared foods: lobster thermidor, moules marinière, steak and chips or a roasted chicken fresh from the rotisserie; even burger and fries taste better in France! There is an abundance of local produce too with fresh seasonal fruit and vegetables coming from nearby farms, and try working your way through some of France’s 370 different cheeses from the selection in Cap d’Agde’s crèmeries.
Wines - Cap d’Agde borders on France’s largest wine producing area, offering an amazing range of good quality and good value wines, with every supermarket selling local wines by the bottle or from tap. Probably the most popular white wine is Picpoul de Pinet. It’s crisp and dry, and served in most of the restaurants and bars of Cap d’Agde. Seek out the sparkling version! Clairette de Languedoc is also deservedly popular. Delicate and fruity, it is one of only three local vintage wines. Many of the local reds and rosés are very reasonably priced. Faugères is dark and full-bodied and another of the region’s vintage wines. Minervois wines come from the area between Carcassonne and Béziers. They are warm reds (plus crisp whites and good rosés). Corbières wines vary a lot: the full-bodied reds come from hillside vineyards; the lighter fruitier reds come from the coastal plain. Fitou is very popular and often excellent value. The more expensive ones have a fuller smoother flavour with a very recognisable bouquet. .

Facilities

There are lots of shops, supermarkets, restaurants, cafés and bars at Cap d'Agde. There is also a post office, bank (no currency exchange facility) and four cash points. A doctor's surgery is available and a pharmacy is situated just outside the gate.

Activities

A wide variety (both ‘textile’ and naturist) of musical events, concerts and exhibitions, as well as children’s activities in high season, are arranged by the Tourist Office and many are free. For golfers, Cap d’Agde has an 18-hole championship course, a 9-hole course (par 3), plus a driving range. The ‘textile’ International Tennis Club offers tuition for all grades and hire of over sixty courts (some covered). This holiday town offers a wide range of watersports in high season, including windsurfing, snorkelling and boat hire and para-scending is possible in ‘textile’ Cap d’Agde. At Port Ambonne and Port Nature there are swimming pools charging entrance fees or giving free entrance if you use their bars or restaurants. The pools at Port Soleil and Port Venus are for residents only. Aqualand (‘textile’) was Europe’s first leisure-pool complex and covers nine acres with amazing slides, a river, a wave-pool and an adventure pool – remember to take a costume!

Peng France Apartments

Peng France is the supplier of most of the accommodation we use in Cap d’Agde with service tailored to the requirements of a British tour operation and British preferences.

Natureva Spa

The newly completed Natureva Spa residence opened fully in 2008 and offers some of the highest standards and most spacious accommodation in Cap d’Agde.

Natura Beach

Some of the most recently built accommodation in Cap d’Agde, the Natura Beach offers a better standard of accommodation than many of the older, standard apartments.

Jardin d'Eden

A haven for liberated couples, this newly built private enclave of just 65 high quality suites offers a select and intimate atmosphere.

Jardin de Babylone

Racy and seductive, Jardin de Babylone is the newest addition to the libertine scene at Cap d’Agde. Opened at the end of 2008 it offers good quality accommodation for couples only.