Spain set to introduce strict new country-wide ban at beaches, restaurants and bars
A new ban on the country’s scale could soon be deployed across Spain, affecting British tourists.
The Spanish government presented a bill earlier this week which would prohibit smoking in all open -air places.
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This would include beaches, bars and restaurant terraces as well as outdoor stages.
It would include both vapes and electronic cigarettes.
Health Minister Monica Garcia told journalists: “We will always put the audience health before private interests.
“Everyone has the right to breathe clean air […] And live more and a better life. “”
However, the hotel sector criticized the bill, claiming that this would affect them massively because of the popularity of smokers using the external terraces of Spain.
Inner smoking has been prohibited since 2011.
And a number of beaches across Spain have already prohibited smoking.
The Albir Beach in Alicante, between Benidorm and Altea, prohibited smoking throughout the beach in March.
The beaches of Benidorm are also the beaches of Levante and Poniente, where smoking is also prohibited.
Barcelona And Valence Have a smoking ban at the beach.
And many Balearic Islands which include Ibiza, Majorca and Menorca prohibit smoking on the beaches.
If it is introduced, it would follow the traces of France who implemented a ban on outdoor smoking earlier summer.
The smoking ban includes beaches, parks and bus stops, although the coffee terraces does not include.
He also includes cigarettes – Vapes are always allowed.
Anyone who has surprised the rules can be sentenced to a fine of £ 114.
Other strict prohibitions are in place Europe Also, including Barcelona prohibiting tourists from carrying bikinis in town (with 260 fines).
The fine goes to £ 500 for tourists with Bikinis in the town of Mallorca.
Here are some other Spanish rules to know who might be condemned to a fine, including Sunrounger Poudging and Tardif Boozing.
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