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Milo Boyd, Sophie Foster & Jacob Rawley

Bars in Spain facing closure in crackdown on boozy 'bad behaviour' in Magaluf

The Spanish crackdown on disruptive tourism has left a handful of bars facing closure under new rules.

The Balearic Islands are known as party hotspots but the local parliament is trying to change that reputation.

As many as eight bars in Magaluf and Playa de Palma in Majorca facing closure under the new Decree Law on Excessive Tourism, according to the Majorca Daily Bulletin.

Officials say that they are not trying to dissuade British tourism, but instead are trying to move away from holidaymakers who cause disruptions.

This has been somewhat of a recurring theme lately, with a proposed ban on drunken swimming in San Sebastián and tighter tour guide restrictions in Barcelona.

The Star reports that four bars in Magaluf and four in Playa de Palma have received precautionary closure notices, with some of them already coming into action.

The Magaluf bars had been cautioned for selling alcohol outside of their hours and for the degrading treatment of women.

In Playa de Palma, the closure notices were sent to premises which breached licensing hours laws and sold booze to minors.

Since the law was brought in 27 fines have been issued in Magaluf alone, with premises also pinged for party boat infringements and balconing.

The Balearic Islands have been cracking down on partying visitors in recent months. For example, tourists are already being asked to sign a 'good behaviour pledge' and will be restricted to six drinks a day at all inclusive hotels.

The Balearic government has also put a stop to pub crawls, the sale of alcohol in shops between 9.30pm and 8am, and advertising party boats in some areas.

Earlier this year, Tourism minister Iago Negueruela had already suggested that a crackdown was imminent. Speaking at a conference he said: “We want British tourists - we don't want this type of tourism.

"British tourism is essential for our islands. We share with the British government the view that some images of British tourists are embarrassing.

“We want to put a stop to bad behaviour. We will increase the police presence in these areas and the number of inspectors - we will have zero tolerance for tourism excesses.”

It has not been announced which bars have been closed, and it remains to be seen if their closure will be permanent.

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