Île du Levant, sometimes referred to as Le Levant, is a French island in the Mediterranean off the coast of the Riviera, near Toulon. It is one of the four that constitute the Îles d'Hyères. Part of the island is occupied by the naturist resort of Heliopolis and the rest is under military control.
Aeiral view of the island, seen from the southeast
Beach at Île du Levant
Plage des Grottes at Île du levant
Sign at the trail to the beach
Naturism is a lifestyle of practicing non-sexual social nudity in private and in public; the word also refers to the cultural movement which advocates and defends that lifestyle. Both may alternatively be called nudism. Though the two terms are broadly interchangeable, nudism emphasizes the practice of nudity, whilst naturism highlights an attitude favoring harmony with nature and respect for the environment, into which that practice is integrated. That said, naturists come from a range of philosophical and cultural backgrounds; there is no single naturist ideology.
Sunbathers at Müggelsee lake beach, East Berlin, 1989
Families bathing nude at a hot spring in Taiwan
Nudist couple at Terra Cotta Inn, Palm Springs, California, US
People bathing naked after the World Naked Bike Ride in Brighton, 2017