France's interior minister has defended topless sunbathing after police asked a group of women on a Mediterranean beach to cover up. The three were approached by officers on the beach in Sainte-Marie-La-Mer following a complaint from a holidaying family. A press release posted on Facebook by the Pyrenees-Orientales police said the incident happened last week. Two officers asked three people on the beach to cover their chests, after a request from a family concerned about children present. Their action prompted a wave of criticism online. Some questioned a wave of "prudishness" sweeping France, while others questioned if the practice was now banned.

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Nothing against it but dont want to be seeing nudists everywhere so just wondered if the main town beach full of nudists or are the nudists beaches away from the main town? Basically where can we go to the beach and not likely see as many? Quite simply,you wont see nudists everywhere!
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Black Rock Beach is often mentioned as the only de facto nude beach on Block Island. However, If you want to go nude or topless or wear a thong or whatever, an easier beach to get to is below Mohegan Bluffs near the Southeast Lighthouse. You just have to climb down the last 30 feet or so. Walk to the right over all the rocks until you reach the first promontory and the beach becomes sandy. It's clothing-optional from that point on.
We go to a beach in Palamos nearly every day in the summertime. What else does one do when staying on the Mediterranean coast without air conditioning? Situated on the Mediterranean Sea, it and the city of our long term home exchange. We swapped our home and car with a family in Spain.