Bikini-clad women and uncovered male torsos are to be outlawed on the streets of Barcelona.
Local officials passed a law last Friday banning nudity and what they described as "near nudity" in the city centre, with anyone ignoring the regulations risking a fine, after concerns had been expressed that too many locals and tourists were unable to distinguish where the beaches ended and the city started.
Lawmakers and tourism bosses were worried Barcelona's image was being damaged by the number of people walking straight off the sand and into residential and historic areas without bothering to adjust their dress.
Signs were erected in coastal areas of Barcelona earlier this year, asking people to cover up when they left the beaches, but the message did not appear to get through, so legislation has now been passed that will allow the police to fine anyone spotted on the streets in a bikini, swimsuit or trunks up to 300€.
The new law also includes provision for fines of up to 500€ for anyone who is found to be completely naked in public anywhere in the city other than its nudist beach, after a number of incidents of people walking or cycling through the streets without a stitch of clothing on.
Seems fair enough to me.
Local officials passed a law last Friday banning nudity and what they described as "near nudity" in the city centre, with anyone ignoring the regulations risking a fine, after concerns had been expressed that too many locals and tourists were unable to distinguish where the beaches ended and the city started.
Lawmakers and tourism bosses were worried Barcelona's image was being damaged by the number of people walking straight off the sand and into residential and historic areas without bothering to adjust their dress.
Signs were erected in coastal areas of Barcelona earlier this year, asking people to cover up when they left the beaches, but the message did not appear to get through, so legislation has now been passed that will allow the police to fine anyone spotted on the streets in a bikini, swimsuit or trunks up to 300€.
The new law also includes provision for fines of up to 500€ for anyone who is found to be completely naked in public anywhere in the city other than its nudist beach, after a number of incidents of people walking or cycling through the streets without a stitch of clothing on.
Seems fair enough to me.
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