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The naturist village of Charco del Palo (there are some apartments there called Charco Natural) is indeed quite quiet, with only 4 restaurants/bars to choose from and not a single water park or shopping centre in sight. There is one small supermarket. Most if not all apartments have their own swimming pools though, and if swimming is a bit too energetic you can always lie down, read and keep your eyes open for the whales and dolphins that are frequently seen just offshore. And all without clothes, too! Elsewhere on the island there's more genuine touristy bits to do than you'd want to manage in a fortnight.
Jon
Having looked at your site for information about Lanzarote before going there this summer, I thought it was only fair that I added my experiences.
My girlfriend and I are not naturists, though if I found myself on or near a naturist beach I would join in, and she had done the same occasionally. So going to Famara we thought we would check out the beach there. We were staying in Caleta de Famara on a Canarian Dreams holiday. The resort was quiet and the villas were good - large, clean and with a private terrace. Even in early June it was hot enough to not have to wear clothes and the layout meant that you couldn't be seen, but even if you were I don't think anyone would care.
It's a good beach in spectacular surrounds - a long wide bay with high rugged, cloud-clad mountains as a backdrop. The sea is shallow and warm though there is a strong current that can drag you towards the village. For first timers it was ideal - very few people (we were there in June so it wasn't high season) so there was no problem about worrying about being seen or getting embarrassed in any way. We could just shed our clothes and sit in the sun or swim and of the few others on the beach ,some were naked, some we not and nobody gave a hoot either way.
The sunsets were fabulous and the light in the late afternoon is golden and misty. Though be careful; the sun is strong, it can get breezy and there is no shade.
To get to the beach, keep going and drive around the back of the resort (Caleta de Famara). The road leads down to the beach where you can park and walk the small distance over some rocks to the sand.There isn't anywhere on the beach to get food or drink, but there is a good restaurant in Caleta de Famara and there are two good restaurants in Famara, about a mile away, that do great fish and salads.
I read that there isn't much to do on Lanzarote - what rubbish! It's a great island.- hire a car and drive through the lava fields, visit little seaside towns like El Golfo or Orzola and on no account miss the works of local legend and international artist/sculptor/designer/architect Cesar Manrique, who helped ensure that the island didn't go the way of other Spanish resorts. There's more than enough to see, at least on a one week stay.
We also visited Papagayo on the southern tip of the island. There are three beaches here and the most eastern one is naturist. It's small quite and beautiful - but more popular and therefore slightly more crowded than Famara. There's a lovely little cafe overlooking one of the beaches that serves drinks and sandwiches.
I don't think I would ever become a member of a naturist club in England, the weather just isn't hot enough, but abroad it's ideal. Lanzarote is perfect if you want to swim and sunbathe naked for the first time. No one is going to notice you, the weather is good, loads of other people are doing it and those who aren't don't mind.
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