local bylaws affecting beaches around the coasts

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 sex 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.