When you think about Italy, you may think of beautiful Italian coastal beaches with picturesque hidden coves. But what you might not know is that there is nearly one nude beach in every coastal city in Italy. The stereotypical scene of an Italian beach in the summer is beautiful men and women jumping around in the smallest bathing suits they can find into crystal clear waters.
Well⦠this is often the case. The typical beach attire of choice for men, young and old are swim briefs or speedos. The typical beach attire for women is the two piece or bikini. You will almost never see a woman on an Italian beach wearing shorts into the sea. Even one piece swimsuits are not very common.
The bikini is their go to beach item, no matter the age or size. Though topless tanning is the norm on most beaches throughout Italy, there can be a small issue if you want to go completely naked as this is usually restricted to certain areas of the beach.
Nude tanning has been common in Italy for many years, in was only made officially legal in , with a legislation that was passed to create designated public nudist beaches, with obvious signs and indications to show you where they are. There are now many beaches designated specifically to nudists, with nearly one in every coastal city.
One of the more popular nude beaches in Italy, beside Rome is Capocotta Beach. This beach is located on the South coast of Rome between Ostia and Torvaianica. The beach itself is very unique as it is located within the Nature Reserve on the Roman Coastal area which gives you a beautiful unspoiled view of the translucent blue sea. Although the beach is picturesque with the soft golden sand, if you look behind there are striking dune formations that have taken over the landscape. The secluded nature of the beach allows it to be a perfect place for nudists to feel free to do as they please in a beautiful uninterrupted beach.
