Freewheeling willies are out in Spain

Another major Spanish resort has become fed up with the unseemly antics of tourists.

Mojácar, on the southern Almeria coast, decided to curb what it calls the “vulgarity” so often associated with stag and hen parties, such as blow-up dolls and willies.

"We are tired of rowdy groups parading round with inflatable dolls or novelty penis headbands," said Rosa Maria Cano, the mayor from the conservative Popular Party. "We just don’t want this sort of obscene behaviour in our town."

To stamp out the public exhibition of “phallic tiaras” or “unbecoming behavior with inflatable sex dolls” Mojácar has brought in an ordinance prohibiting such behaviour in public places.

Also banned are walking naked or just bathing trunks with no shirt in public or "in an outfit that is deemed offensive to dignity or religious sentiments, or is considered sexist, racist or homophobic".

Fines for breaching the regulations will be between €100 and €300, although if the rules are broken in crowded areas where there are children or in buildings under landmark protection, the fine could reach €1,000.

The ordinance was rejected by all three opposition groups in the council. Manuel Zamora, a Socialist (PSOE) spokesman, called the local council “a factory for destroying tourism.”

Mojácar’s mayor defended the new regulations, saying the resort wishes to appeal to families as well as party goers who often start celebrating “at noon in places where children are present”.

"It is not that we are against people celebrating their stag and hen parties but they need to do so in an orderly way," she said. "We are a hospitable town but want to welcome everyone, and that includes famiies."

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