Penis suits and sex dolls BANNED: Hen parties caught with the offending items will be fined £1,250 in Costa Brava
- A seaside resort on the Costa Brava has banned penis suits and sex dolls
- The new ban is part of Platja d’Aro’s efforts to tackle rowdy behavior
- People caught carrying scandalous items could be fined up to £1,250
A Costa Brava town has banned penis suits and sex dolls, saying it could fine stag parties up to €1,500 if they are caught.
Platja d’Aro, a popular seaside resort Spain‘s Costa Brava, is Considered a favorite for stag and hen parties, thanks to package deals that include flights, hotels and the provision of strippers.
Partygoers have often seen penis suits and other garments and accessories that reflect human genitalia, but locals are growing tired of their gross antics.
A new ordinance bans people from going out in public “without clothing or only in their underwear or with clothing or accessories representing human genitals or with dolls or other accessories of a sexual nature.”
Those caught will have to pay fines of up to €1,500, which equates to around £1,250. La Vanguardia reported.
A Costa Brava resort has banned penis suits and sex dolls in a bid to tackle rowdy anti-social behavior at stag and hen parties.
Platja d’Aro is the latest Spanish town to tackle scandalous acts linked to stag and hen parties, while other places such as Malaga and Mojacar have already banned sexual objects.
A group of stag and hen parties are pictured posing with an inflatable sex doll, an item banned in the town of Platka d’Aro on the Costa Brava.
The bride at a bachelor party is depicted with an inflatable penis in her hands.
These measures, which are being implemented to tackle the raucous behavior often caused by stag and hen parties, could be introduced later this month.
Mayor Maurici Jimenez said: “This attitude is affecting the coexistence of the community and we must fight against it.”
As an example of outrageous behavior, the head of the local police of Platja d’Aro, David Puertas, gave the example of a recent incident in which a groom was tied to a lamppost with duct tape while others circled around him, singing and playing loud music . until the early hours of the morning.
The ordinance also prohibits people from walking around shirtless or in swimsuits in areas that are not close to the beach.
In 2022, party hotspot Malaga banned inflatable sex dolls and inflatable penis costumes in a major crackdown on stag and hen parties
Platja d’Aro is not the first Spanish city to want to restrict pre-wedding celebrations.
Tossa De Mar and Lloret de Mar, also on the Costa Brava, have already introduced similar restrictions, as have cities such as Seville, Malaga and Granada in southern Spain.
In 2022, party hotspot Malaga banned inflatable sex dolls as part of a major crackdown on stag and hen parties.
The city council introduced the new regulations due to a reported increase in anti-social behavior, often linked to the vulgar parties.
They said the rules are intended to “preserve public space as a place of encounter, coexistence and civility that accommodates the plurality of expressions and diverse ways of life that enrich our city.”
The Spanish resort of Mojacar also banned giant inflatable nude dolls and novelty penises in 2016, after the city council said it had had enough of unruly groups of men and women, many on stag nights, giving the popular resort on Spain’s southern coast of Almeria a bad image.
Efforts to control anti-social behavior in holiday hotspots come amid ongoing protests against tourism in Spain, as locals claim holidaymakers are causing too much disruption to their way of life.
On Tuesday, eight British men attending a bachelor party in Mallorca were arrested by local police after a fight broke out at a beachside restaurant, leaving a waiter and two police officers injured.