France is the world’s leading nudist destination, but the closest Paris has come to open-air nudity is skimpy sunbathers on the banks of the Seine or in some of it parks in the height of summer. Now Paris’s town hall is backing plans to create a designated open-air space for nudists within the capital.
Plans by Green politicians in the town hall proposed the idea with Bruno Julliard, the deputy mayor said it would be backed. He said “I'm for it, and I believe the mayor of Paris if too. So we’re going to do it.” Under French law, nudists face a €15,000 (£13,000) fine to a one-year imprisonment for baring in public.
The exact location for this open air space is not decided but Mr Julliard said the Green proposal is to create a nudist space “in the heart of the capital. “We need to find the right place and we don't want to upset anyone or ruffle any feathers. It'll probably be a park or garden.”
Anne Hidalgo, the Parisian mayor has already said she found the idea “really nice”.
