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Best check the by-laws before going to the beach in Spain


Many towns have introduced new regulations this year

As the summer continues with Spain’s beaches as busy as ever, there are signs of change in a country where previously, after the suppression of the Franco years, anything goes.
Now there are a growing number of local bylaws affecting beaches around the coasts.

In Almuñecar the siesta is sacred as those who play music, live or on the radio face a fine.

In A Coruña if you ignore the red and other warning flags be prepared to face a 500 € fine as well.

Despite being in the open air, smoking is banned on the beach at L’Escala in Girona, and the banning of s*x on the beach, along with stag nights and hen parties has proved unpopular with many in Tossa de Mar.

In Valencia expect a fine if your sunshade is less than six metres from the sea, or if you are caught drinking alcohol.

I’ll let you decide if this is part of a general moral crackdown, or just local town halls trying to raise funds in financially troubled times.

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More high temperature alerts for Spain today

Yellow alerts have been issued in several Spanish provinces as temperatures rise again

Temperatures are on the rise across Spain again with the Ebro valley and the south of the country expected to reach 36 degrees in many areas today.

The Spanish Meteorological Agency has issued yellow alerts for high temperatures today in parts of Sevilla, Córdoba, Jaén, Murcia, Albacete, Mallorca, Teruel, Zaragoza, Huesca, La Rioja, Navarra.

Cloudy or very cloudy today in Galicia and Asturias, with showers, locally moderate and occasionally stormy. Cloudy too in Aragón, Navarra, La Rioja and the Pyranees where rain is possible in the afternoon.

Any cloud or morning mist along the costas will soon clear to give another dry hot and sunny day.

Winds light and variable, veering weak Easterly later along the coasts.

Temperatures
Highs: Granada 34, Alicante 31, Málaga 30, Almería, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Valencia 29, Cádiz 28,
Lows: Alicante, Valencia 23, Almería, Santa Cruz de Tenerife 22, Málaga 21, Cádiz 20, Granada 14

Hottest place in Spain today – Córdoba 39
Coolest overnight provincial capital – Burgos, León, Palencia, Salamanca 10

Outlook
The latest heatwave will be short-lived as cooler temperatures with some cloud are forecast for the costas from Saturday.