Editing Naturism (section)

=== Naturist facilities ===

At naturist-organised events or venues, clothing is usually optional. At naturist swimming pools or sunbathing places, however, complete nudity is expected (weather permitting). This rule is sometimes a source of controversy among naturists. Staff at a naturist facility are usually required to be clothed due to health and safety regulations.{{sfn|Descamps|1987|p={{page needed|date=August 2024}}}}

Facilities for naturists are classified in various ways. A landed or members' [[naturist club]] is one that owns its own facilities. Non-landed (or travel) clubs meet at various locations, such as private residences, swimming pools, hot springs, landed clubs and resorts, or rented facilities. Landed clubs can be run by members on democratic lines or by one or more owners who make the rules. In either case, they can determine membership criteria and the obligations of members. This usually involves sharing work necessary to maintain or develop the site.{{sfn|Woycke|2003|p={{page needed|date=August 2024}}}}

[[File:Outdoor bathing at Jhiben Hot Spring 20121110.jpg|thumb|left|Families bathing nude at a hot spring in Taiwan]]

The international naturist organizations were mainly composed of representatives of landed clubs.{{sfn|Choin|2002|p={{page needed|date=August 2024}}}} "[[Nudist colony]]" is no longer a favored term, but can be used by naturists to address landed clubs that have rigid non-inclusive membership criteria.

A holiday centre is a facility that specializes in providing apartments, chalets and camping pitches for visiting holidaymakers. A center is run commercially, and visitors are not members and have no say in the management. Most holiday centers expect visitors to hold an INF card (that is, to belong to an INF-affiliated organization), but some have relaxed this requirement, relying on the carrying of a trade card. Holiday centers vary in size. Larger holiday centres may have swimming pools, sports pitches, an entertainment program, kids' clubs, restaurants and supermarkets. Some holiday centres allow regular visitors to purchase their own chalets, and generations of the same families may visit each year.{{sfn|Montananaturist.org}} Holiday centres are more tolerant of clothing than members-only clubs; total nudity is usually compulsory in the swimming pools and may be expected on the beaches, while on the football pitches, or in the restaurants in the evening, it is rare.{{sfn|Montananaturist.org}}

[[File:Nudist couple at Terra Cotta Inn, Palm Springs, CA.JPG|thumb|Nudist couple at Terra Cotta Inn, Palm Springs, California, 
US]]

A naturist resort is, to a European, a private property with accommodation and facilities where naturism is the norm. Centre Helio-Marin in [[Vendays-Montalivet|Vendays Montalivet]], France (the first naturist resort, established in 1950); the naturist village of [[Charco del Palo]] on [[Lanzarote]], Canary Islands; [[Vera, Spain|Vera Playa]] in Spain;{{Sfn|VeraPlaya|2006}} and Vritomartis Resort{{sfn|Schneider|2009|p=41}} in Greece are examples.

In US usage, a [[naturist resort]] can mean a holiday centre.{{Sfn|TerraCotta|2011}} [[Freikörperkultur]] (FKK)—literally translated as 'free body culture'—is the name for the general movement in Germany. The abbreviation is recognised outside of Germany and can be found on informal signs indicating the direction to a remote naturist beach.{{sfn|Constanze|2019}}