The French have always had a knack for coming up with provocative ideas, protothema.gr comments and adds that this time they turned a public park in Paris into a nudist area.
The site, which opened on Thursday in the Bois de Vincennes , will stay open until October 15, while officials noted a charter of “good behaviour will be displayed and that strict rules will be in place against voyeurism and exhibitionism.
Officials clarified the new site was part of a temporary experiment which aimed at utilising open spaces in the French capital with an open mind.
“[This] is part of our open-minded vision for the use of Parisian public spaces,” Penelope Komites, a deputy mayor in charge of the parks stressed.
The site, which is the size of a football pitch, will stay open between 8 in the morning till 7.30 in the evening. The supporters of the move say it was a long time coming for Paris to attract naturists, especially in a country like France, which has a number of clothes-free beaches and holiday camps.
“It’s a true joy, it’s one more freedom for naturists,” Julien Claude-Penegry of the Paris Naturists Association said to AFP news agency.
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