Tourists have been warned of a new rule on certain beaches in Spain that could see people fined heft sums. Smoking is now illegal on all beaches in Barcelona, with the ban coming into effect since Friday, July 1.
This means that anyone caught smoking on any of the city's beaches will be fined €30, the Irish Mirror reports. The new law comes after a pilot project last year which saw smoking banned on four of the city's 10 local beaches.
The pilot project saw the amount of cigarettes butts left on the beach greatly reduced, which prompted the new law to be introduced.
