Sun bathing rules in Paris

artifiacial beach

It is very common to see people sun bathing during summer in Europe.In France, many are gathering to parks and the banks of the River Seine to enjoy  the summer sun.The problem is they taking too much clothes they should be in public areas in Paris.The French police have now told Parisians to keep their clothes on or they'll be fined - or even jailed.

sunbathing in park

In a statement posted on its website, the Paris police outlined rules for basking in the sun and at the popular annual Paris Plages event, in which an artificial beach - complete with deckchairs and palm trees - is created on the banks of the Seine.
The statement noted that it is not forbidden "when the thermometer rises a few degrees to put on your best bathing suit and find a little corner of grass or head to the welcoming banks of the Seine to put down your towel."
But it said that bathing suits should not be worn in official city parks and that dress should be "decent and in accordance with good morals and public order," reported AFP.
Those caught wearing inappropriate attire could be fined at least 38 euros (S$58). They could also face fines of up to 3,750 euros and get two years in jail if suspected of soliciting sex, police said.
Unlike many beaches in France, topless sunbathing or nudity is completely forbidden on the banks of the River Seine."Any outfit that allows for the genital area or breasts to be seen constitutes sexual exhibition and is punishable by a year in prison," police said.