Bikini’s are for the beach or the pool only NOT for walking around the street… this should be common sense for most people (you’d be arrested for it in Tescos), but some holidaymakers throw common decency out the window the minute the plane lands on sunny shores!
Now Spain is hitting back, clamping down on some of holidaymakers more unsavoury behaviour.
Beachgoers could face fines worth thousands of pounds for reserving a spot with a towel, smoking, having a BBQ or urinating in the sea.
Holidaymakers will also be fined for leaving the beach without clothes on (this includes shirts for the men.
Fines vary, but tourists reserving a space with a towel or playing bat and ball games on the beach will receive a £25 fine (and are likely to lose your towel), anyone found relieving themselves ‘in the sea or on the beach’ will be forced to shell out £645.
Going shirtless while not on the beach could put you £250 out of pocket (football shirts are not allowed in most restaurants though so plan ahead).
Walking around the street with only swimwear on will get you a £250 fine. If you are caught using soap or shampoo at any Spanish beach shower you could be fined up to £620. This is because the chemicals in these products are harmful to marine life.
Having a nap on the beach in the day is allowed, but if you sleep on the beach over night wyou will wake up to a £1,300 fine.
Going nude on a non-nudist beach is also a big no-no and you can expect to be hit with a fine of up to £650 for doing so.
Some Spanish beaches allow BBQ, while others may serve you a £2,500 fine, it’s best to check with local authorities first.
Smoking has been banned on a number of Spanish beaches for some time, but from next month you could be fined £25.
These new laws are just the latest in a country-wide crackdown on unruly behaviour. Majorca and Ibiza recently announced that holidaymakers will be limited to just six drinks a day on their all inclusive holidays while in January the Balearic Government banned the sale of alcohol in shops between 9.30pm and 8am, as well as pub crawls, two-for-one drinks offers and happy hours at certain spots in Magaluf, El Arenal and Playa de Palma in Mallorca and Sant Antoni de Portmany in Ibiza.
In May, the Costa del Sol announced it will crackdown on hen and stag parties after hoteliers and local residents said they were fed-up with ‘Magaluf-style drunken tourism’ in the historic city.
