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 Swinging in English, echangisme in French, scambio in Italian. An article in the conservative newspaper La Stampa revealed this week that an estimated 500,000 Italian couples are officially exchanging partners at private sex clubs, with thousands more doing it in car parks, specially designated beaches or even cemeteries! According to the report, swinging has expanded “at a rate that makes you dizzy”, largely because of the internet which had stripped away the taboos. A Rome-based body called The International Federation for the Protection of Rights and Freedoms (Federsex) supports that there are officially 200 private clubs across Italy, but this is just the tip of the iceberg . They put the real figure closer to two million!  (Source La Stampa, Independent)