Héliopolis

 village, naturism

In 1931, Gaston and André Durville, both doctors, established Héliopolis, Europe's first town dedicated to naturism, on the island. The town was built on hillsides and is dominated by Fort Napoleon. The Bain de Diane and the Plage des Grottes (a nude beach) are reserved for naturists.

The isle has practically no transport, no street lighths (so the guests are advised to bring a torch); smoking is discouraged and utmost care should be taken in respect of open fire of any kind; pick up cigarette butts as the island's biggest terror is a fire.

Nudity is OBLIGATORY all along the seaside, from Cap Laisset in the North to beyond Bain de Diane in the South and on two naturist-only beaches - Bain de Diane (stony beach) and the plage des Grottes are reserved for naturists (the latter is the only sandy beach on the island and can be reached by taking from the village by taking the path on the left above the rocks; nudity is PERMITTED all over Heliopolis and the natural reserve, but it is FORBIDDEN around the city square and the market - this is the Eastern part of the city center. Nudity is permitted around (not in!) the Chapelle d'Heliopolis (the church), but, of course, one would be well advised not to hang around the church naked.

Union des Commerçants du Soleil Levant
Tél : 04 94 05 93 52
Email : unioncommlevant@gmail.com
83400 ÎLE DU LEVANT - FRANCE

ACCESS:

By car: Take the A7 in the direction of Marseilles, then, follow the A8/E80-A52-A50 in the direction of Toulon. At Toulon, Follow the direction of Hyères-Nice, A570 Hyères-St Tropez.
At Hyères, follow the direction of the harbour (ŒPort‚) or, N98 St Tropez till you get to the Lavendou.
Car park: Departure from the Lavendou, to park your vehicle:
-Garage Renault, reservations: 00 33 (0) 4 94 71 14 90
-Euro-yatching-locabat,
reservations: 00 33 (0) 4 94 64 91 10 - or at the free un-guarded parking of the seashell museum (musée des coquillages)
Departure from Hyères, to park your vehicle:
- free un-guarded car park next to the harbour.

By train: Toulon's SNCF train station: take the bus SODETRAV line103
Tel: 00 33 (0)4 94 18 93 40
www.sodetrav.fr
www.sncf.com

By plane: Take a taxi to Hyères‚ harbour (port d‚Hyères) which is the closest from the aeroport.
www.klm.com
www.airfrance.fr

By boat: Departure from Lavendou‚s harbour
(port du Lavendou): Take the ŒIles d'or‚ shuttles.Crossing: 30 min.
www.vedettesilesdor.fr

By boat: Departure from Hyères‚ harbour ( port d‚Hyères): Take the tlv shuttles. Crossing: 1 hours.
www.tlv-tvm.com

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