The Naked Truth About Cap d'Agde Paperback – May 1, 2003

Ross Velton would have you believe that SEX is the PRIME emphasis and experience at Cap d'Agde. That MAY have been true before the mid-1990s, but it is no longer. Unfortunately, this author remains preoccupied with what used to be.This book is a "How-To" manual for navigating only the sexual features of Cap d'Agde, and ignores the primary "Family-oriented" society that is Cap d'Agde. Were he describing New York City, Velton would emphasize the old 42nd Street & Times Square sex business or describe Boston through the "red light district". Very misleading. If you go to Cap d'Agde during the prime season for sex on the beach (too much of the authors' text), you will be very disappointed. European grandparents, parents, children, and grandchildren visit Cap d'Agde for the family-oriented, social nudity in a beach community. Not only are the police there to protect that, and be lifeguards, they also intervene tactfully with people who wander onto the nude beach, in clothing, to gawk. Nudite obligatoire on the beach. You will find yourself stepping over numerous sand castles, around ping pong sized balls flying through the air, and children/babies running endlessly to and from the water. There is a sexual tone to the nightlife of Cap d'Agde. Europeans are more balanced about the subject than Americans. However, it is just that...nightlife. Like after-hours television, it is available to adults who chose it, not a dawn-to-dawn experience.Avoid this book. Go to Cap d'Agde and see for yourself.

I found it very informative. I also read other reviews about this book--one said many things about what the author stated are false--about the conduct of many people. I am not into much was written about that, but I did enjoy the history of the Cape. I will see for myself in July. I most likely will write a better review then.I hope I find what the many pages concentrated on are not to the extreme the author stated. But with 40,000 people there, anyone should be able to escape such actions.I am interested in learning more if what he has written is true or false.I purchased the book because I wanted to learn about where I will be spending a week. I always try to research the place I have chosen to visit BEFORE I go.This being a nude city, of course there will be nudity. Nudity defintely does not mean sex. This is the ultimate place a nudist wants to visit.

I am a nudist or naturalist which ever fits best. I had her of Cap d' Agde, this was a very good description of the town and the environment. I am too old to go now but maybe in the next life I can get there.

Lots of info about a very special resort on the Med.

Since the book was written, people behavior has shifted dramatically. Today's (as of 2014) Cap d'Agde is absolutely fantastic place that offers unparalleled experience. The book is nice (I bought it in 2005) but does nothing with reality as of today.

okay

Does Ross Velton tell the "Naked Truth About Cap d'Agde"? That depends upon your point of view. After I made my plans for a week at Cap d'Agde, I purchased the book and read it before, during and after my visit comparing it to what I saw and experienced. First of all, the Quartier Naturiste is just that, a section of the town of Cap d'Agde where it is possible to be be naked in public at all times. Personally, I was nude 24/7 and found the experience wonderfully refreshing. In an uptight, clothe compulsive world, it is physically, mentally and spiritually liberating to be able to do all your regular daily activities like shopping, banking, eating out, going to the post office, getting your hair done, filling up your car and even going to a laundromat without the restrictive encumberances of clothes. And consider there are thousands of others of all sizes, shapes, colors and ages doing the same, it makes you realize what a very special place Cap d'Agde is. Being the "Naked City" that it is, however, the Quartier Naturiste also attracts people of all persuasions. Not only will you see families from babies to grandparents but you'll see couples (gay and straight) and singles (mostly male) some of whom come to Cap d'Agde for its "wilder side". Half of Ross Velton's book is written for those whom he calls "libertines" (who are a minority from what I could see) and how they can go about persuing their sexual pleasure at Cap d'Agde. Not only does he list bars, clubs, and rendevous points of very stripe but he offers tips, advice and etiquette for successful swinging. That being said, let me say that in no other source, did I find so much basic information about Cap d'Agde (the other half of the book). Not only is there a map, but there are listings and contacts for places to stay, directions on how to get there, what it will cost, when to go, restaurant reviews, bar and club reviews, etc. For this reason alone, I highly recommend it for the first time visitor whether they are just plain nudists or swinging libertines. Fortuntately, Cap d'Agde is large enough for all. Just like you may not patronize the local bar down the street, so too, you do not have to go to a sex club. And just like the French are more accepting and open minded about public nudity in order for a place like Cap d'Agde to exist, so too is their attitude towards sex. Not having taken the libertine path myself in Cap d'Agde, I found nothing there to be any more sexually overt and flagrant than I found in any other European city. So, buy the book, get on a plane, take off your clothes and stay for awhile so you can experience something totally unique to the world.

I would not suggest anyone purchase this for any reason. You can find better resources or information online. Sorry to say I think this was a waste of money!!!

Bought this for my husband, its quite old but still has all the relevent facts about 'good old Cap D'Agde'. He has laughhed a lot, I think he enjoyed reading it.

My wife and I thoroughly enjoyed a week at Cap d'Agde some years back so it was an interesting read. This is one amazing place, like no other!

Hier gibt es "Insider"-Wissen zu der Ferien-Anlage. Heute gekauft ist das Buch natürlich nicht mehr ganz so aktuell, die wesentlichen Fakten stimmen aber auch heute noch.

This book was written in 2002 if I recall well. If in general it gives a good idea about cap d'agde, it needs to be updated.

Excellent