Spain is the country with the most nudist beaches in the world, and not surprisingly a large number of Spaniards have visited one. A recent poll by MuchoViaje.com revealed that 30 percent of Spanish women regularly visit nude beaches, while 42 percent have been to one at some point. Of the remaining 58 percent, 22 [...]
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German supermodel Heidi Klum recently revealed that she loves being nude. She claims that this predilection probably originated from her childhood years. Her parents, Günther and Ema, liked to walk around nude around the family household. Klum didn’t specify if she only gets naked at home, which she shares with singer Seal. In Spain, a [...]
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SPAIN, July 13, 2008 – Spain enjoys its second annual Swimsuit-Free day (“Día Sin Bañador”), sponsored by the Spanish Naturist Federation (FEN). The event aims to promote the benefits of swimming nude and encourages ordinary people to shed their swim wear on any beach in Spain. It’s hoped that eventually all beaches in the country [...]
Recently we wrote about a nudist movement called Pronudista that protested in the center of Madrid on June 7, same day as the World Naked Bike Ride was on in town. Today we bring you an exclusive interview we conducted in Spanish with Luis Pérez, founder of the group that aims to make public nudity [...]
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SPAIN – The 2008 edition of the Sopelana nudist race is scheduled for this Saturday at noon, in the town of the same name near Bilbao. This annual event takes place on Barinatxe beach and is one of the more popular nude foot races in the world. Nude runners of all ages cover 5 km [...]
ALICANTE, SPAIN – A concerted campaign by the Spanish naturist federation (FEN) resulted in the cancellation of an anti-nudist by-law passed June 16, 2008, by the municipality of Alicante. The legislation called for heavy fines to persons found nude on the city’s beaches. Although the bill was unconstitutional and any convictions would certainly have been [...]
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MADRID, SPAIN – This past Saturday (June 7, 2008), seven members of a group of nudist activists calling themselves Pronudista demonstrated in Plaza de Neptuno, a square in the center of Madrid. The nude protesters demanded the right to amble about naked in public places. Technically, public nudity isn’t a crime in this country, a [...]
Recently we reported that authorities in Alicante, Spain, had voted to criminalize nudism on its main beach, Postiguet. Now comes the news, according to Spanish media, that the same municipality is considering turning the beach into a muslim-only venue, a first in the Western world. Beach goers would be required to wear appropriate Muslim beachwear, [...]
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SPAIN – A recent ordinance passed by the municipality of Alicante, Spain, prohibiting nudity on beaches not explicitly signed as clothing optional is being loudly denounced by Osiris, the local nudist association. Since non-sexual public nudity isn’t a crime in Spain, one observer noted that in Alicante one could now walk freely on city streets [...]
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ALICANTE, SPAIN – It’s expected that next Monday (May 19, 2008), the Alicante municipal council will pass a series of new by-laws affecting Playa del Postiguet, the city’s most popular beach. News rules will severely penalize nudity outside of zones where it’s explicitly permitted with fines that could reach into the hundreds, if not thousands [...]
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