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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Travel
Benjamin Parker

Fake signs at Spanish beaches warn English-speaking tourists to stay away

Coordinadora anticapitalista de Manacor

English-speaking tourists could be fooled into avoiding popular Spanish beaches after a series of fake warning signs were put up across the island of Mallorca.

Some posters claim that there have been jellyfish on the shore, cliff falls or sewage contamination in the water, while others state that the beach is closed or that it takes almost three hours to walk there – despite it only being around 90 metres away.

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