List of social nudity places in Europe

[citation needed] Unlike the former East Germany, but like many other countries that were part of the Communist bloc Bulgaria's nudists were kept cordoned off behind tall fences.

Naturism has been popular in Croatia ever since the future King Edward VIII and his then-mistress, Wallis Simpson, were allowed to swim nude at one of Rab's beaches in 1936.

According to the community leader, nudists may visit the area which is on the eastern side of the bay, beyond the cliffs, as it offers some privacy.

Public nudity is not illegal in Germany but may be regulated by local authorities mostly because of safety and health issues, not morality.

Many designated Freikörperkultur (FKK – Free Body Culture) areas exist at the seaside, at lakes and in baths, especially in the former East Germany, where nudism remains more widespread than in the west.

Families especially like to spend their leisure time in naturist areas; sauna bathing is generally practised in the nude.

[418] The list of social nudity places in Germany includes:[419] Naturism is practised widely in the Greek Islands, although, strictly speaking, it is legal only in a relatively few designated locations.

However, there are a number of hot springs across the island that are either free of charge or voluntary contribution based where nudity can be practised.

Female toplessness has been officially legalized (in a nonsexual context) in all public beaches and swimming pools throughout the country (unless otherwise specified by region, province or municipality by-laws) on 20 March 2000, when the Supreme Court of Cassation (through sentence No.

3557) has determined that the exposure of the nude female breast, after several decades, is now considered a "commonly accepted behavior", and therefore, has "entered into the social costume".

Following a request by the Association for the Development of Naturism (ADN) an email was sent by the city of Madrid's sports department to the 21 district heads explaining that municipal pools, if they see fit, have authorization to organize a "Bathing Suit-Free Day", or an "Optional Bathing Suit Day", some time in the 2016 summer.

[503] Female toplessness was officially legalized at the public pools of the municipalities of Galdakao and L'Ametlla del Vallès in March 2016 and June 2018, respectively.

This is a list of nudist beaches[507] A Coruña Álava Alicante Almería Asturias Ávila Barcelona Cáceres Cádiz Cantabria Castellón Ciudad Real El Hierro Ferrol Formentera Fuerteventura Girona Gran Canaria Guadalajara Guipúzcoa Huelva Huesca Ibiza La Gomera La Palma Lanzarote León Lleida Lugo Madrid Málaga Mallorca Menorca Navarra Ourense Palencia Pontevedra Región de Murcia Salamanca Tarragona Tenerife Teruel Toledo Valencia Vizcaya Zamora Zaragoza Public nudity is generally legal in the entire country with the notable exception of the Canton of Appenzell Innerrhoden where public nudity, including naked hiking, carries a fine of up to 200 Swiss francs.

In 2019 the Crown Prosecution Service published a clarification to help police officers assess whether the law was being broken in cases of public nudity.