France’s reputation as a hotbed of European libertinism dates back to the 16th century and a philosophical backlash against the moral constraints of the church, spawning debaucherous figureheads such as aristocratic novelist Marquis de Sade.
Hundreds of years later it is all about the erotic, and it is at libertine establishments — ranging from seedy saunas to chic clubs with exorbitant entry fees — that people from all walks of life come to find sexual thrills.
So what actually goes on in a club such as this?
