Well, you never know what the EU for rules might come up with next. It's such a tradition and just seems so normal in France. I loved it but I would now be off to the side on the rocks with the old ladies now. In Bandol, the older women had a little group to the side of the main beach on the rocks so they weren't in complete view. I found that quite charming at the time that they were still going topless.
France's interior minister ensured that no one will be stripped of the right to sunbathe topless.
It comes following an "incident" on the beach of Sainte-Marie la Mer, south-west France, where three women got asked by police to cover up after complaints by an "uncomfortable" family with children on August 20.
Interior minister Gérald Darmanin said that the local administration was in error, stressing that "freedom is a precious commodity."
The decision by the local authorities caused an uproar in France and on social media, prompting the national spokesperson for the Gendarmerie to clarify the situation.
France's interior minister ensured that no one will be stripped of the right to sunbathe topless.
France's interior minister ensured that no one will be stripped of the right to sunbathe topless.
It comes following an "incident" on the beach of Sainte-Marie la Mer, south-west France, where three women got asked by police to cover up after complaints by an "uncomfortable" family with children on August 20.
Interior minister Gérald Darmanin said that the local administration was in error, stressing that "freedom is a precious commodity."
The decision by the local authorities caused an uproar in France and on social media, prompting the national spokesperson for the Gendarmerie to clarify the situation.
"You will always see me in uniform", said ironically female lieutenant colonel Maddy Scheurer, "but the practice of tanning topless is well authorised on the beach of Sainte-Marie la Mer".
The Pyrénées-Orientales Gendarmerie said that the officers were just trying to calm the situation but acknowledged their blunder.
