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Paris opens its first nudist park
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01/09/2017
Paris’ first nudist park opened on Thursday (August 31). Located in the Bois de Vincennes, in the eastern part of the city, the site is still under a trial phase. It will remain available to the public free of charge until October 15th, from 8.00 am to 7.30 pm.
The space is located next to a bird reserve. To avoid any confusion, warning signs have been placed on the path leading to the clearing, alerting passersby that they are approaching a nudist section.
More than 2.5 million people practice nudism in France. The country has 400 naturist public sites and a nudist open spot in its capital has been longed for.
Paris nudists to get their own green space to roam in and hang out
The Paris Nudist Association celebrates the opening and hopes spaces like these will remove the taboos attributed to this practice.
Spokesperson Julien Penegry said: “Nudism is not only a summer thing taking place on beaches during summer. It’s an everyday thing. It is a way of life, with values. So, people who don’t know this way of life and see in nudism something shocking, shameful or disrespectful should see the things in a different way, because nudity is nothing shameful”.
The Paris mayor’s office has stated that this inauguration is “part of an open-minded vision for the use of Parisian public spaces”.
Officials vow that no voyeurism or exhibitionism will be tolerated in order to assure the respect for those making the most of their natural state.
'It's a true joy, it's one more freedom for naturists,' said Julien Claude-Penegry of the Paris Naturists Association, estimating that thousands of people in the region will want to take advantage of the site.
More than 2.6 million people in France have made nudism a regular habit, according to the France 4 Naturism association
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Originally Posted by All-In
they probably feel more "free" that way dunno
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