Germany's FKK culture makes nudity ordinary: in lakes, city parks, Baltic beaches and above all in enormous mixed sauna complexes. It suits anyone who wants the nude option without making a production of it.
Ask anyone who visits and you hear the same things: fkk sauna complexes where swimwear is banned, baltic and north sea nudist beaches, nude sunbathing in city parks and all-year indoor options. In practice that means Therme Erding, Usedom beaches and Englischer Garten, Munich.
Below you will find guides to Baltic Coast and Berlin — the rules and the season shift between them.
Why naturists choose Germany
- FKK sauna complexes where swimwear is banned
- Baltic and North Sea nudist beaches
- Nude sunbathing in city parks
- All-year indoor options
Beaches, resorts and saunas in Germany
Sauna world
Therme Erding
One of Europe's largest sauna complexes, textile-free upstairs.
Beach
Usedom beaches
Long Baltic FKK stretches on the Polish border island.
Park
Englischer Garten, Munich
Nude sunbathing lawns in the middle of the city.
When to go and what the rules are
As a naturist country, Germany comes down to when you go and how you behave. Beaches June to August; saunas are a year-round, and mainly winter, pleasure. In German saunas, swimwear is forbidden and a towel under your whole body is compulsory. Aufguss sessions run to a timetable.
- Best time to visit
- Beaches June to August; saunas are a year-round, and mainly winter, pleasure.
- Etiquette & law
- In German saunas, swimwear is forbidden and a towel under your whole body is compulsory. Aufguss sessions run to a timetable.
Naturist regions of Germany
Baltic Coast
Germany's Baltic coast has kilometre after kilometre of signposted FKK beach, a habit that survived the GDR and never went away.
Naturist Baltic Coast guide →Berlin
Berlin is the easiest city in the world to be naked in, between its lake beaches, park lawns and huge sauna houses.
Naturist Berlin guide →Naturist Germany FAQ
Is Germany good for a naturist holiday?
Germany's FKK culture makes nudity ordinary: in lakes, city parks, Baltic beaches and above all in enormous mixed sauna complexes. Start with Therme Erding, Usedom beaches, Englischer Garten, Munich.
When is the best time for a naturist trip to Germany?
Beaches June to August; saunas are a year-round, and mainly winter, pleasure.
What are the nudity rules in Germany?
In German saunas, swimwear is forbidden and a towel under your whole body is compulsory. Aufguss sessions run to a timetable.
Where can you go naked in Germany?
Therme Erding (sauna world) is the obvious starting point — one of Europe's largest sauna complexes, textile-free upstairs.
Do I have to be naked in a German sauna?
In the sauna cabins, yes — swimwear is banned for hygiene reasons. You wear a bathrobe between cabins and sit on a towel inside.