German naturists swimming and sunbathing on a nude beach near the Polish border are complaining about voyeurs from the other side of the border who stare at them.

One nude beach patron, Ines Muller, said beach-goers from Poland come to the beach in Germany to stare at nude swimmers and sunbathers.

Muller told the Sun newspaper, "You feel like an ape in the zoo. The Poles come with their binoculars, stare and swear."

A fence separating the beach at the border was demolished in 2007 after an agreement was reached between Germany and Poland.

Ever since, the fence was removed, Poles have been looking at activities on the other side of the beach.

Elke Bernholz, another German beach patron said, "It's a nudist beach. It's terrible that the Poles come over dressed and stare."

But while the naturists are annoyed by the presence of their neighbors, the mostly conservative Poles are also "scandalized" by so many naked swimmers and sunbathers in their area.

A Polish national from the town of Swinemunde said, "It's horrible -- we would never bathe naked, we are Catholic."