Visiting Cap dAgde for the 1st Time

Last Updated on November 15, 2023

The Surreal First-Time Experience at Cap d’Agde

The most surreal part of a trip to the resort village in Cap d’Agde can be on your first ever visit, as you enter the resort for the first time.

You have planned the trip, anticipated what the experience will be like and you will have your own idea of what to expect and what goes on in the resort.

As with any holiday destination worldwide though, it is rarely the same as you imagine and with a resort such as Cap, the expectations can be even more dynamic given that this is a clothes-free resort.

So what should you expect when first coming to this resort?

As your first-ever trip to the resort gets closer and closer, the combination of excitement and nervousness is the cocktail of emotions you will feel.

What really and exactly will it be like when entering the resort?

What will it look like and will you see people walking around naked as soon as you enter.

What if you get nervous and do not feel like taking my clothes off?

Is it easy to get into the resort when reaching the entrance?

Entering Cap d’Agde Naturist Resort

On arriving at the resort entrance, there is an office just to the right of the main gate (as you look in towards the resort).

In the front-office, you can get the entrance card and this will normally cost roughly Euros 15.

As you enter through the main entrance gate, you will not actually see that many people immediately as you will have a couple of minutes’ walk or 30 seconds drive to your apartment, rental agency office or campsite.

The further you go into the resort, the more people you will begin to see.

There are people who do walk clothed around the resort i.e. they might be day visitors heading out to the clothes area, or even just arrived themselves and summoning the bravery to shed their clothes.

Once you reach the beach area though, you will be faced almost exclusively with naked bodies.

Shed my Clothes Right Away?

You do not have to get down to your birthday suit as soon as you arrive but certainly, it is best to get into the spirit of things as soon as possible if you really want to make embrace the reason why you chose Cap d’Agde.

You will also find that the sooner you get nude, the easier it will be. The longer you wait, the more difficult it might be.

If you do find yourself suddenly shy to embrace the naturist element of the resort, what you will find is that a walk down to the beach will suddenly relieve your concerns.

99% of people on the beach are clothes free and you will soon realise that you will look more silly with clothes on than you will without any.

Walking along the sea-front wearing anything will get your stares given that you will be the odd one out.

Once inside the resort, you will want first to get checked in i.e. with your rental agency, apartment, hotel or to the campsite (easier to find your credit card when you have clothes on)!

Once the booking and bags are all sorted and accommodation organised, just head towards the beach and get an immediate appreciation for the resort and the feel for the enjoyment ahead.

A Typical Day in the Naturist Resort

Report by Pam and John

We do not tend to lie in bed at Cap dAgde in the mornings as there is too much to do and see, so we are up at 8.30 or 9.00 am.

We often breakfast at L’Horizon where it is just so nice to sit naked on the terrace.

We take a leisurely breakfast of bread, croissants, coffee or sometimes bacon and eggs and enjoys the views.

The Mediterranean shimmers and slowly people start to fill the beach, bathing nude under the warm sun.

Enjoying time away from the daily toil back home, afterwards perhaps a little shopping, including checking out the fashions and purchase for Mrs P to wear in the evening.

This year in our second week however, we stayed at Babylone, so the routine varied a little.

A brief stroll through the village to the bakery and supermarket.

The proprietor of the bakery is so jolly, a bonjour, bon vacance for each customer.

This week, back to the apartment and breakfast on the terrace.

Then a spell by the pool and then we often go to the beach around lunchtime and may park ourselves on the sunbeds at Les Galions or this year we enjoyed the beds below the beach restaurant just before the couple’s beach.

The service here was great and the wines and food enjoyable. Then a read of the newspaper or a book and time for a walk along the beach to cool off in the breeze and to enjoy the views.

In the late afternoon or early evening, we return to the apartment and dress for the night ahead.

We like to dine at Jardin 16; always reliable and the chance to chat over dinner and perhaps make conversation with the neighbouring table.

This year we met a lovely couple from London who were both 84 and had been going to Cap D’Agde for many years!

Afterwards a promenade, perhaps a drink at Waikiki Beach to take in the sights.

Melrose Bar is a favourite of ours and on a good night, the atmosphere rocks and the sexual tension is so acute.

We always try and take in a mousse party and this year were lucky enough to be at Babylone when they had a pool party for the SDC crowd. And what a party it was!

We remember all these lovely experiences and especially as the winter draws close, they keep us going until summer next year when we can do it all again!

What type of Food is available

Unless you have been to the resort before, it is really hard to be sure what facilities are available within the resort and what you will need the resort for?

People often wonder if you have to dress up, for example, to go shopping outside of the resort gates?

The situation is that you can get everything you need within the resort and this includes food.

Inside the naturist resort there are roughly:

• 12 restaurants within the resort
• Several take away style shops
• Places which serve breakfast (French style of course)
• 3 Supermarkets

You do not need to bring food with you because you will find everything you will need available in the resort.