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On the Ile du Levant, unspoiled from Covid-19, nude and confined naturists

2020-04-18T06:46:20.875Z


In Var, followers of naturism, a little more numerous than usual, live isolated in a dream place, free of coronavirus and pre


Off Lavandou (Var), the Levant Island watches over its 185 current inhabitants, all naturists. No case of Covid-19 known here, a perceptible fear with the arrival of good weather. “As soon as the containment is lifted, there will be an influx of vacationers, impatient to rediscover nature and the great outdoors. That's what scares me… For now, only our island status protects us, ”says a resident.

Until further notice, all maritime connections between the mainland and the island from Lavandou have been cut and the rare shuttles from the neighboring town of Hyères-les-Palmiers are closely scrutinized: "No boarding on board , except for food supplies and for islanders who have a compelling reason to travel, "warns a police officer. Only four connections per week continue and it is necessary to show white cred to disembark in the area of ​​Héliopolis, naturist paradise, where the bravest live in the simplest device winter and summer.

"We stay on our terraces, naked or in pareos"

“The season was to start in early April and we already had reservations. We canceled everything. Now we are waiting, ”comments Alain Corre, manager of the Iles d'Or du Levant, a successful guest house. Despite the emerald-colored water that surrounds the island, all access to the shore is prohibited. “We stay on our terraces, naked or in pareos. We respect the rules in force everywhere. The fact remains that the Levant population climbed just before the declaration of containment. “Usually, we are between 90 and 100 inhabitants a year. Today, the figure has almost doubled: 185, given the naturists who have a pied-à-terre here, ”said Frédéric Capoulade, deputy mayor on the island.

On this pretty rock of 9 km2, no municipal police station. So a higher permissiveness? "Don't believe that", replies the assistant: "At any time, an agent can disembark in a pneumatic tire to check that the confinement is respected". Naked but cloistered at home like everyone else, the Levantines still benefit from an envied environment ... and are almost self-sufficient. “The food arrives by boat and a Hyères pharmacy helps us out with medicines. Two grocery stores are present on the island as well as a baker. Need nothing else. "

"The Covid is absent, let it remain!"

In the central village square, only a few cats cross and rare naturists return from shopping. “We pay very close attention to hygiene and safety. The Covid is absent from the Levant and we want it to remain so, ”says an owner, who favors total nudity.

And the representative of the merchants of the island, Guy Thouvignon, to abound: "No arrival by boat, no plane in the sky and no car on the island: we have become the robinsons of containment".

VIDEO. Cyril and Billie, confined on a small boat in the center of Paris

Source: leparis

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