# Spanish Resort City Palma Bans Topless Walks and Antisocial Behavior

> A look at Mallorca's new rules: the city of Palma bans topless walks and takes on "tourism of excess." Here's what you need to know before you go.

- URL: https://langandtrip.com.ua/en/article/ispanskyi-kurort-palma-zaboroniaie-prohulianky-toples-i-antysotsialnu-povedinku/
- Language: en
- Published: 2024-08-06
- Categories: Leisure, Beaches, Hotels, Spain, Parties, Relaxation

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Planning a trip to the resort island of Mallorca, Spain? You may want to pack something a little less revealing.

Officials in the island's capital, Palma, are waging war on what they call "tourism of excess," cracking down on public nudity, drinking in the streets, sex acts and antisocial behavior.

Their weapon is a new set of rules and regulations designed to push tourists to "behave responsibly" or face hefty fines.

"This ordinance won't solve every problem, but it gives the police the tools they need to do their job," said Angelica Pastor, Palma's councillor for public safety. "I hope it helps improve the city, so that we can coexist better in the main leisure areas."

The new measures, which follow similar rules introduced in 2017 in Magaluf, the island's rowdy party hub, came after mounting complaints from locals about the behavior of visitors, who are a major source of income for Mallorca.

They arrive at a moment when the negative impact of mass tourism is being debated in popular destinations around the world, from Machu Picchu in Peru to Venice in Italy.

## Tourism of Excess

Once the rules are finalized after the summer of 2018, they will give police greater control over the island's entertainment scene and the power to hand out on-the-spot fines.

Anyone caught wandering around bare-chested could be forced to pay up to 3,000 euros ($3,500). People caught having sex in the street or performing sex acts in public will also be fined.

Other bans include jumping from hotel balconies into pools and the sale of laughing gas.

"We're going to tackle tourism of excess head-on," said Palma's mayor, Antoni Noguera. "We'll have the tools to avoid creating the wrong image of our city. This will help us improve Palma."

The laws will also target so-called "hate crimes," where locals take matters into their own hands to deal with unruly tourists.

"We all have to be part of the solution," Noguera added.