Find out what you need to know before exposing all in this bare-skin-friendly country. French women may no longer be sunbathing topless, according to French Elle, but. PARIS — France's summer is fast becoming a memory, and so is one of the Côte d'Azur – Nice – is one of two beaches on St. Barth where people sunbathe and swim nude. The sophisticated beach towns spoil visitors with endless days of sunshine. Go naked or topless in France .