{"id":165300,"date":"2025-06-07T15:34:11","date_gmt":"2025-06-07T15:34:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/165300\/"},"modified":"2025-06-07T15:34:11","modified_gmt":"2025-06-07T15:34:11","slug":"uk-tourists-who-break-spain-beach-rule-face-593-fine-if-identified","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/165300\/","title":{"rendered":"UK tourists who break Spain beach rule face \u00a3593 fine &#8216;if identified&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>British tourists face financial penalties for breaking the sanitary rule at beaches and holiday destinations across the European Union destination.<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/0_spain4.jpg\" alt=\"UK tourists who break Spain beach rule face \u00a3593 fine 'if identified'\" loading=\"eager\"  \/>UK tourists who break Spain beach rule face \u00a3593 fine &#8216;if identified&#8217;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Spain holidaymakers have been reminded urinating in the sea can lead to a \u20ac705 (\u00a3593) fine. British tourists face financial penalties for breaking the sanitary rule at beaches and holiday destinations across the <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.birminghammail.co.uk\/all-about\/european-union\" target=\"\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">European Union<\/a> destination.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Spain beach fines stretch to pets on the beach, which is prohibited on most beaches (except guide dogs), with fines up to \u00a32.5k (\u20ac3k).Beach parties and loud music is strictly regulated, too.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Despite the new legislation, it is unclear how tourists guilty of \u201cphysiological evacuation at sea and on the beach\u201d will be identified for the fines to be enforced. The new restrictions also have an emphasis on keeping dogs out of the sea and on dog-designated beaches.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \"><a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.birminghammail.co.uk\/news\/midlands-news\/parts-england-set-at-least-31783084\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\">READ MORE All the parts of England set for &#8216;at least 30C&#8217; next week in UK heatwave<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Fines can reach \u00a318.55 (\u20ac22) per square yard for unauthorised gatherings and \u00a3632 (\u20ac750) for playing music too loudly. Selling goods without a permit can cost up to \u00a31.2k (\u20ac1.5k).<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Some municipalities, like Valencia, impose fines between \u00a31.2k (\u20ac1,501) and \u00a32.5k (\u20ac3k). Using soap or shampoo at beach showers is banned nationwide, punishable by a \u00a3632 (\u20ac750) fine.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Sleeping overnight on the beach can spark fines range from \u00a333 (\u20ac40) to \u00a31.2k (\u20ac1.5k), especially in Valencia. Reserving beach spots with towels or umbrellas can cost up to \u00a3632 (\u20ac750) in Benidorm and \u00a3252 (\u20ac300) in Malaga.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Swimming under a red flag is deemed very dangerous\u2014and expensive\u2014with fines up to \u00a32.5k (\u20ac3.k). Playing paddle tennis is forbidden in areas like Benidorm and San Javier, Murcia, with fines up to \u00a32.5k (\u20ac3k).<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">No smoking areas are also in force. Many beaches are now smoke-free zones. Fines for smoking where it\u2019s banned can reach \u00a3379 (\u20ac450).<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Though sometimes overlooked, fines for drinking on the beach or promenade can range from \u00a31.2k (\u20ac1,501) to \u00a32.5k (\u20ac3k). Leaving rubbish and littering behind could cost you between \u00a3633 (\u20ac751) and \u00a31,264 (\u20ac1,500), too.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"British tourists face financial penalties for breaking the sanitary rule at beaches and holiday destinations across the European&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":165301,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5312],"tags":[2000,299,104],"class_list":{"0":"post-165300","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-spain","8":"tag-eu","9":"tag-europe","10":"tag-spain"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/165300","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=165300"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/165300\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/165301"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=165300"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=165300"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=165300"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}