Spain beach warning as little known rule could see you fined £130 – don’t get caught out

BRITS could end up getting fined as much as £130 on their next holiday in Spain for making a very simple mistake. Strict beach laws could see you slapped with a big fine for simply building a sandcastle. The bonkers rule came into effect following a 2016 Benidorm’s Town Hall vote to ban sand structures […]

BRITS could end up getting fined as much as £130 on their next holiday in Spain for making a very simple mistake.

Strict beach laws could see you slapped with a big fine for simply building a sandcastle.

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The bonkers rule came into effect following a 2016 Benidorm’s Town Hall vote to ban sand structures on Levante beach.

It is also not allowed in Arona and Arica in Tenerife.

It means eager sand architects will  to apply for a municipal permit before starting construction.

If not, they could be hit with a hefty fne of £130.

It isn’t the only law you could be breaking while on holiday in Spain.

Several Spanish tourist hotspots, including Barcelona and the Canary Islands, ban smoking on the beach, with fines up to £1,700.

Wearing your swimwear off the beach also could see you paying out in Spain.

In Barcelona, people can only wear bikinis on the beach, and holidaymakers caught wearing one in the town centre could face a fine of up to £260.

Similarly, bikinis are limited to the beaches in Majorca, with fines of up to £500 for those caught flouting the rules.

And anyone caught balconing – the term given to people who jump off their hotel balcony into a swimming pool below – on the Balearic Islands can face fines between £620 and £1,250.

It’s not just Spain where there are strange driving laws too.

Here are seven other driving laws you need to be aware of when travelling abroad.

And here are five other Spanish laws to be aware of too.