Pee in the sea — get a fine of 750 euros — a popular Spanish resort plans to increase the fine for tourists who pee in the ocean. It will be introduced in the popular Spanish resort of Marbella by stricter summer rules for vacationers. However, how the popular resort plans to identify peeing tourists is still unclear.
According to the Spanish press, such measures will be introduced on 25 beaches of the Malaga resort — peeing tourists will be fined 750 euros, instead of the 300 euros required by the 2004 law. Currently, these plans to increase fines have been approved by the Marbella City Council as part of efforts to limit the damage caused by the large influx of tourists during the summer season. However, the new proposal must undergo public consultation before it becomes law.
“It is still unclear how lifeguards on duty will identify vacationers guilty of urinating in the water to collect a fine,” the Spanish media added. Perhaps only those who defecate in public will get it.
Incidentally, this is not the only thing tourists will be fined. Tourists will also be prohibited from booking sun loungers with towels, holding mass events without prior permission, walking dogs outside the area of the beaches where they are allowed access, and even playing with a ball in the water. Smoking on the beaches in this particular part of Spain has not yet been banned, but cigarette butts and other trash in the sand will be fined.
It should be noted that other beaches in Spain have stricter bans and higher fines. In Vigo (Galicia), a fine of 750 euros for public urination on the beach has been in effect since 2022. But Benidorm is the leader in popularity — for example, smoking is prohibited there — and they will rip you off 2 thousand euros for it, it is prohibited to stay on the beach from midnight to 7 am — for romance you will have to pay up to 1200 euros, and using soap and shampoo while taking a shower can entail a fine of 500 euros. Tourists are warned that such rules regarding the use of soap and shampoo, as well as smoking, have become commonplace throughout Spain.