There are many places where social nudity is practised for recreation in Europe. The following list includes nude beaches also known as clothing-optional beaches or free beaches and some naturist resorts. Naturism is not legal in Albania with public nudity being frowned upon by local authorities and communities.
However, there exists a few spots mainly in the south where nudism is tolerated as follows:. Naturism is popular in Austria , with social nudity places typically indicated by FKK signs. Designated locations include camping spots, beaches, and hotels. Public saunas in Belgium are always mixed gender and nudity is the norm when using these. Topfree sunbathing is tolerated on all beaches.
Unlike the former East Germany , but like many other countries that were part of the Communist bloc Bulgaria's nudists were kept cordoned off behind tall fences. People always enter naked in public baths, but those are separate for men and women.
Croatia has a well developed naturist culture with camp sites and hotels specifically catering for naturists. On the Istria peninsula the following nude beaches and resorts can be found:. In the Kvarner gulf the following nude beaches and resorts can be found:.
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In Dalmatia gulf the following nude beaches and resorts can be found:. There are no legal nudist beaches in Cyprus. A number of beaches, including the beach at Avdimou , have signs warning that nudism is not permitted. A community leader of Pissouri said that for decades there has been an "unspoken understanding" whereby nudism would be tolerated at an area away from the main beach at Pissouri, but not on the beach of Pissouri Bay.
