Naturism is a way of life in harmony with nature characterised by the practice of communal nudity, with the intention of encouraging self-respect, respect for others and for the environment. (international Congress - Agde 1974)

Beyond this definition, a great deal of sites evoke naturism, its cogency, its origins, its hygiene... Many of them answer the usual questions asked by the people ready to try the naturist adventure.

For a naturist,the fact of being naked calls for no particular remark. Just a many people today undress to wear only a swim-suit on a beach, naturists remain simply naked. If you are textile (that means an adherent to the swim-suit in naturists slang) just imagine that you speak to a person who imperatively wants to remain fully dressed on a beach(as we used to see it some ten years ago) : How to explain to this person that you only wear a swim-suit on the beach, and that this doesn't set any problems as everyone is dressed in the same way!

It is not easy for a naturist to present naturism to a person who doesn't practise it.

Obviously naturists perceive the fact of being naked among other people also naked as a non-event.

But it is not the opinion of everyone, and this is why the ANP must be ensured of the identity of the people present at its activities to guarantee its respectability with respect to the administrative authorities.

In spite of the mistrust of the administration concerning naturism, the City of Paris organizes display campaigns in favour of our Association of the Naturists of Paris, once or twice a year.

Our association is affiliated with the french federations of naturism and Swimming, approved by the Ministry for Youth and Sports : naturism is perhaps more ordinary than many people think...

(In short, why not to test!)

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I sometimes hear some people - who ignore what naturism is - evoke this naturism with in the background of reasoning the fact that nudity = sexuality. Then they refuse this perverse naturism.Other people fear this situation, but taking our advice they accept to try all the same (Thanks ! ). They realize then that nudity is different from sexuality (which seems evident for a naturist) that there are many children in naturist centres and ... that the most difficult moment is starting point!

Naturism is part of public life of those who practise it. Sexuality is anyhow limited to each one's private life.

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