*** Welcome to piglix ***

Cap d'Agde


Cap d'Agde (French pronunciation: ​[kap daɡd]) is the seaside resort of the town of Agde, France, on the Mediterranean sea in the département of Hérault, within the région of Languedoc-Roussillon. One of the largest leisure ports on the French Mediterranean, development as a tourist resort started in the 1960s before which the only buildings at the Cap were small houses typically used for weekends by locals. The area was planned by architect Jean Le Couteur as part of one of the largest state-run development schemes.

Agde can be reached by TGV SNCF train direct from Paris or Lille whilst the closest airports are Béziers-Cap d'Agde en Languedoc, with direct budget airline services to the UK and Scandinavia, or Montpellier-Fréjorgues. Public transport (taxi or bus) is available between Agde and Cap d'Agde.

The Musée de l'Ephèbe houses the bronze nude statue known as "l'Ephèbe d'Agde" ("the Youth of Agde"). The statue was discovered in the River Hérault and was housed in the Louvre Museum prior to suitable facilities being made available in Cap d'Agde to house it.

Cap d'Agde has a large family-style naturist resort. The Village Naturiste (43°17′42″N 03°31′38″E / 43.29500°N 3.52722°E / 43.29500; 3.52722) is a large fenced-off part at the north-eastern edge of Cap d'Agde, although it is accessible along the public beach from the east. It is a self-contained town (sometimes referred to as the "Naked City"), where nudity is legal and common in the whole resort. In the evening, when it gets colder, more people are dressed, sometimes in revealing clothes. A local tourist tax is charged per person, per day.


...
Wikipedia

...