Relaxing Naked in Berlin, because why not?
<p>Germany has a well-established tradition of embracing nudity in its many shapes and sizes. ‘Freikoerperkultur’, which translates literally as ‘Free Body Culture’, is based on a non-sexualised view of the body as a source of pride rather than shame or embarrassment. Nudist baths and beaches became increasingly popular in Berlin and other parts of Germany from the end of the 19th century.</p>
<p>This movement was in stark contradiction to prevailing Victorian attitudes of prudishness. While straitlaced Britons and puritanical Americans were stuffing themselves into corsets and suits and sweating beneath layers of prim and proper attire, Germans were sweating in an altogether different way, namely, nude.</p>
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