Palma (TAN): The city council of Palma has approved a demand on ban on alcohol advertising in an effort to promote responsible drinking and discourage drunk behaviour, media reports said.
Palma is the capital of the popular Spanish tourist island Majorca located in the Mediterranean Sea.
According to the news portal ABC Society, the ban will be in force during the high season from April 1 to September 30 at Playa de Palma, Paseo Marítimo, the city centre, Cala Major and the Joan Miró Avenue.
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Offenders encouraging drinking through fliers and posters during this period will be fined between EUR 2,000 and EUR 3,000.
The “biergardens” have been asked to isolate themselves with high fencing and glass panels.
In parts of Majorca such as Playa de Palma, Express reports, the authorities have already imposed a ban on tourists from eating and drinking in public areas between 1700 and 2000 hours in an effort to minimise littering and noise so that the locals are not inconvenienced.
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This comes at a time Italy is considering a fine on tourists for wearing flip-flops because officials are now having to frequently rescue tourists stranded on steep narrow footpaths linking coastal villages in Liguria despite warnings.
“First we will introduce the information campaign, then we’ll start issuing fines,” Express quoted Patrizio Scarpellini, the head of the Cinque Terre national park in the Italian Riviera, as saying.
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