It is a gesture that millions of holidaymakers make every summer in the water. However, a European country has prohibited it. This is a surprising rule that could cost you a fine …
Who has never given way to temptation? A pressing need, the sea or the ocean at hand and it was necessary to discreetly relieve its natural needs in the middle of summer. This harmless gesture, which we imagine tolerated by the greatest number or at least difficult to reprehensible, is however strictly prohibited in a European country! It is not a joke: urinating in the water, when you came to enjoy the beach, constitutes an offense for this very popular country in the hearts of tourists.
While most European countries have no specific rule concerning peeing in the sea or the ocean in the midst of other bathers, a country has decided to take the lead and legislate. The law is thus clear: the act of urinating in water is considered to be an offense on the rules of public hygiene! But bathers are not necessarily aware that they are infringing themselves in the eyes of the law …
However, in practice, can such a ban be implemented? It is difficult to imagine patrols watching up each swimmer for a possible ticket … and fortunately! Fines for this type of offense are extremely rare, unless the vacationer wishing to relieve his needs is absolutely not discreet … But it is still preferable to avoid such behavior so as not to end up with a ticket during his beach vacation.
But then what is this European country, known for its vast beaches, its wild nights and now for this surprising ban? According to data from the travel specialized account The World in Mapsit would be Portugal. However, The Portugal News has since denied this fake news In early July, explaining that it came from misleading remarks made by an influencer on social networks: “The National Association of Municipalities (ANM) has confirmed that no law in Portugal prohibits urinating in Portuguese waters. “And the news site to specify that the country which applies such sanctions is actually … its neighbor, Spain!
Indeed, the site relates that two Spanish cities wanted to apply financial sanctions for swimmers who pee in the water: Vigo (in Galicia) has been paying for 2022 a salty fine of 750 euros “to anyone who does its needs on the beach or in the sea“While the popular Marbella finally rear machine last year after considering a fine of 700 euros.
