Spontaneous visit to Cap d’Agde at Easter

From the Oasis, where I’m currently spending my Easter vacation, it’s about 80 km to Cap d’Age.

So yesterday I spontaneously decided to give the largest naturist resort on the Mediterranean a quick visit. The idea behind this was also that there wouldn’t be too many people around at the moment, which would make it possible to take a few photos.

As soon as you arrive at reception, you notice that the area is a huge construction site. A large new apartment building is apparently being constructed in the entrance area. The new apartments are being advertised everywhere. Then I then to the makeshift parking lot and bought my ticket for the day. A totally unfriendly lady at the counter. She wanted the IDs of all the people traveling with me, as all the data had to be recorded. I dared to ask. Pure bureaucracy! An employee like that is not a figurehead for an internationally well-known vacation destination. People come to such a demotivated lady full of anticipation and expectations and get a negative first impression.
The price for a “normal vehicle” plus 2 people for one day is 26 euros, a high price. Incidentally, minibuses and vans are not allowed in. Apparently they want to prevent people from sleeping in their cars.

A lot has also changed in the complex itself. Everything has been “spruced up” a bit, although not much can be done about the ugly buildings from the 70s. However, the entire area around the harbor has been changed. The street is now reserved for pedestrians. A few street cafés have been set up and everything now looks brighter and friendlier.
I parked the car and walked across the complex to the beach. The wind was quite chilly, so it was out of the question to undress. There were only a few people out and about, nobody was naked. Work and renovations were going on everywhere. All the stores were closed. They probably don’t open until Pentecost. Only a few cafés were open.
When I arrived at the beach itself, I was a little disappointed. The otherwise great beach looked rough and dirty. A few winter storms had obviously left their mark here. It was too chilly to lie on the beach anyway. But it will probably look “normal” again in a few weeks.

Then I walked back towards the harbor and sat down in a street restaurant to have a cappuccino. It was a little sheltered from the wind there and you could stand it in the sun. Slowly, one or two naked people passed by the café. So I was in a nudist resort after all, lol!   By now it was already past midday. I was able to put my top in my swim bag as the sun was now shining warmly. Nevertheless, it wasn’t enough to do a completely naked tour. So it was back to the car and back towards the Oasis.

Conclusion: Easter is still much too early for Cap d’Agde. It’s not worth spending an Easter vacation there. Better to go further south, to southern Spain or the Canary Islands. In any case, you should only go to CDA if you are coming for the unusual “evening entertainment”. For everyone else, there are more beautiful and cheaper vacation destinations.