The fight against anti-social behavior, beating a European tourist in the most sensitive places – on a wallet, began in droves in the resorts of Spain. You can get a fine for almost any reason: for example, smoking or spending the night on the beach, taking a sunbed with a towel, washing with soap in a beach shower, or even urinating in the sea (how law enforcement officers can find out is not at all clear).
Here are the details and prices in hryvnia “at the current rate”.
Let’s start with an interesting ban – in the city of Vigo in the Spanish region of Galicia, a tourist can pay a fine of more than 23 thousand hryvnias for trying to urinate in the sea. The authorities are installing a large number of public toilets on the beaches to minimize the number of piss lovers. The city council called public urination “petty disorderly conduct” and a “violation of hygienic and sanitary regulations.” When asked how violators will be caught, part of the answer is given by local signs “Do not urinate”: we are talking about those who urinate into the water, exposing themselves in the air and front of everyone. No special detectors will be launched into the sea. Read the details at the link.
By the way, naked on the beaches is generally not welcome – including financially. For an attempt to take a walk in kind, not on the official nudist beach, you will have to pay – and seriously – more than 23 thousand hryvnias
Financially, they will fight against the favorite habit of German and English tourists to arrange a war for sunbeds, occupying them with towels from early morning and going about their business. Upon returning, such a tourist may not only find that the towel has disappeared, and the sunbed is occupied – but also receive an unpleasant surprise from the beach worker – a fine of almost 1,000 hryvnias. So far, such fines have been introduced on selected beaches of the Costa del Sol, but other beaches will likely take the initiative, details here.
The Spanish authorities intend to fight the wrong type of tourists – a walk around the city in a beach look – that is, for women – in a bikini, and for men – without a shirt, will result in a fine of almost 10 thousand hryvnias. Moreover, in popular resorts, such a risk is even the closest to the promenade beach. T-shirts are not yet fined – although some restaurants near the beach have already announced that they will not allow visitors to wear inappropriate clothes, more in our material “In the resorts of Spain, tourists will no longer be allowed into restaurants and bars without a dress code.”
Even using a beach shower, a tourist risks – though only if he decides to wash with soap or shampoo. The environmental rationale – shampoo and soap flow into the water and harm the flora and fauna and beaches – they are sure in Spain. As a result, a purebred tourist will pay over 23,000 hryvnias for a shower.
It is also unecological to smoke on many beaches. The fine is not so huge – but still, you will have to pay almost 1 thousand hryvnias for this. This applies to beaches in Galicia, Murcia, Catalonia, Andalusia, Asturias, the Canary Islands, and the Balearic Islands.
It is possible to be fined almost the amount of the tour purchase if someone is caught sleeping on the beach. The ban on tents and free accommodation on the beaches was introduced, for example, by Valencia. As a result, the fine is more than 50 thousand in hryvnia equivalent – that is, quite a price for the tour.
Barbecues can pay even more – on some beaches in Spain it is strictly forbidden to have a barbecue – for example, in the Salobrena region in Andalusia. What is the price? Almost 95 thousand in hryvnia.