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Encyclopedia > Cap d'Agde
Grau d'Agde (Hérault) - plage (beach).
Quartier Naturiste, Port Nature, Cap D'Agde
Quartier Naturiste, Port Nature, Cap D'Agde

Cap d'Agde is the seaside resort of Agde, France, on the Mediterranean sea in the département of Hérault, within the région of Languedoc-Roussillon. Agde can be reached by SNCF train whilst the closest airports are Béziers-Agde or Montpellier-Fréjorgues. Public transport, taxi or bus (routes 273 and 275 [citation needed]) exists between Agde and Cap d'Agde. Image File history File links Broom_icon. ... Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 533 pixelsFull resolution (3456 × 2304 pixel, file size: 2. ... Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 533 pixelsFull resolution (3456 × 2304 pixel, file size: 2. ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (1172x789, 1153 KB) Photo of Port Nature at Cap DAgde from the German Wikipedia w:de:Bild:Port_Nature. ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (1172x789, 1153 KB) Photo of Port Nature at Cap DAgde from the German Wikipedia w:de:Bild:Port_Nature. ... The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view. ... Hotel la Galiote with church Fountain in town centre Town centre, pedestrian area Town centre, pedestrian area Amphitrite at the river Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Agde Agde is a commune of the Hérault département, in southern France. ... Mediterranean redirects here. ... This article is about the French department. ... (Region flag) (Region logo) Location Administration Capital Regional President Departments Aude Gard Hérault Lozère Pyrénées-Orientales Arrondissements 14 Cantons 186 Communes 1,545 Statistics Land area1 27,376 km² Population (Ranked 10th)  - January 1, 2006 est. ... SNCF (Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français) (French National Railway Company) is a French public enterprise. ... Béziers (Besièrs in Occitan, and Besiers in Catalan) is a town in Languedoc, in the southwest of France. ... Montpellier (Occitan Montpelhièr) is a city in the south of France. ...

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Village Naturiste

Cap d'Agde has a large family-style naturist resort. A nudist sunning herself on a beach in Formentera. ...


The Quartier Naturiste is a large fenced-off part at the north-eastern edge of Cap d'Agde, although it is accessible along the public beach from the east. It is a self-contained town [1] (although sometimes referred to as the "Naked City" [2]), where nudity is legal and common in the whole resort, incl. its restaurants and shops, day or night. In the evening, when it gets colder, more people are dressed, sometimes in revealing clothes. A local tax is 0.90 per person, per day (2006). Nude redirects here. ... For other uses, see Euro (disambiguation). ...


Village Naturiste is a town by itself, with a 2km beach, port and marina, campsite, apartment complexes, hotel, shops, restaurants, bars, post office, bank and ATMs, laundrettes, hairdressers, tennis courts, and other such facilities.


The Nudist Beach

Nudist beach in Cap d'Agde at night
Nudist beach in Cap d'Agde at night

The nudist beach is about 2km long and 30m wide. Sand and water are of good quality and between 16 and 20 degrees C. Two security posts feature police and medical facilities. Six restaurants border the southern end of the nude beach. Only one restaurant is available towards the northern end. Even though Cap d'Agde is in France, most of the service staff speak English. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (3488x2616, 2248 KB) Nudist Beach, Cap dAgde, France I, the creator of this work, hereby grant the permission to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (3488x2616, 2248 KB) Nudist Beach, Cap dAgde, France I, the creator of this work, hereby grant the permission to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1. ... Celsius is, or relates to, the Celsius temperature scale (previously known as the centigrade scale). ...


Helopolis

Helopolis is the biggest and most prominent feature of Village Naturiste and is a 4-storey round apartment complex with a diameter of approx. 250m located at the beach. Helopolis has a shopping area with a supermarket at the ground floor. It has approximately 800 apartment units for 2, 4 and 6 people.


Village Helopolis

Village Helopolis is located just east of Helopolis, and are 125 single houses for families. It is fenced-off the rest of the resort and only residents have access.


Port Nature

Port Nature is an L-shaped 3/4-storey block with approximately 600 apartments for 2, 4 and 6 people. It is at the beach, south of Helopolis, with two commercial areas,one closest to the beach and one in the knick of the L, with bars, restaurants, shops and supermarket. Two swimming pools are south of Port Nature.


Village Nature

Village Nature are duplex houses south of Port Nature, about 120 units for 6 to 8 people each.

Marina with Port Venus behind
Marina with Port Venus behind

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Port Venus

Port Venus consists of Port Venus Village, an eight large houses for bigger families, and Port Venus Residence, a five-storey apartment block with about 72 large units. It is at the back of the resort close to Hotel Eve.


Marina

The marina has about 60 places for boats up to 17m and a little boat yard.


Port Ambonne

Port Ambonne is a semi-circular four-story apartment complex north of the marina and east of Helopolis. It has approximately 400 apartments, each accommodating a maximum of 4 to 8 people depending on size. There is a commercial section at ground level with shops, bars, restaurants and two sauna spas (one for couples only [citation needed]). Port Ambonne also has a bank with ATM, an Internet café and laundrette. A small marina at Brixham, Devon, England. ... An apartment (or flat) is a self-contained housing unit that occupies only part of a building. ... For the music festival in Finland, see Sauna Open Air Metal Festival. ... An Internet café or cybercafé is a place where one can use a computer with Internet access for a fee, usually per hour or minute; sometimes one can have unmetered access with a pass for a day or month, etc. ... Categories: Stub ...


Hotel Eve

Hotel Eve is away from the beach and is the one of three hotel within the resort [citation needed]. It's a three-star, 48 room hotel with it's own a pool, sauna and roof-top sun terrace.


Camping Area

Located at the north of the resort, adjacent to the beach, is a camping area for tents, caravans and motorhomes. The site has a surface of 39 hectares and includes the usual camp facilities such as sanitary blocks and children's play area [3]. This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Caravans comprise land-based trading convoys, often utilising the camel as a beast of burden, and generally associated with crossing deserts in Asia or Africa. ... “RV” redirects here. ...


See also

  • List of social nudity places in Europe - France


 
 

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