Nudist French Christmas Celebration Part 1 Nudist Naturistl Exclusive | Ultimate & Pro

By Marc LeClerc, Special Correspondent to Naturist Life International

Every hour, the group migrates. After an hour of seated eating, everyone rises—still naked—and walks twenty meters through a glass corridor to the (38°C / 100°F).

This isn't sexual. It isn’t exhibitionism. It is, strictly, —the lifestyle of practicing non-sexual social nudity in private spaces. And during the holidays, it transforms into something magical. The Venue: A Hidden Naturist Estate For this exclusive feature, we were invited to a private naturist resort just outside Montpellier—an estate that normally closes to textiles in October. For three weeks in December, however, the members-only group "Les Sapins Nus" (The Bare Firs) takes over. By Marc LeClerc, Special Correspondent to Naturist Life

Tradition dictates that you must kiss the person to your left and the person to your right on both cheeks ( la bise ). In a nude setting, this is not charged with eroticism; it is charged with tenderness . It is a room full of vulnerable, cold, happy primates celebrating the solstice.

"We cannot serve cold salmon," Dominique laughs, his belly bare over the stove. "Cold food plus naked bodies equals blue lips. We serve heat ." It isn’t exhibitionism

The lodge is heated to a tropical 24°C (75°F) via underfloor heating and a massive stone fireplace. But the real genius of the is the "staggered thermal rhythm."

Cap d’Agde, France & Private Resorts in Provence Season: Late December The Venue: A Hidden Naturist Estate For this

It is the most naked, and the most holy, Christmas I have ever seen.