New dress code warning for British tourists in Spain

A new warning has been issued to British tourists holidaying in the Spanish region of Costa del Sol this summer.

‘Dress completely,’ is the message plastered all over the streets of the coastal city of Malaga.

It is part of the city council’s campaign to encourage Brits to keep their tops on in public.

Posters in both English and Spanish have been put up across the region, clearly directed at tourists arriving from the UK.

It is accompanied by the message: ‘Both on the street and in public places, always wear an upper garment for respect and hygiene.’

A page called ‘guiris go home’ – a colloquial Spanish word often used to refer to uncouth foreign tourists – shared a photo of three friends walking through the city topless.

It came just days after another picture of a topless man and his girlfriend in her bikini was posted.

They complained that nothing was being done to discourage people from walking around the city centre topless, after it was made illegal last year.

Under the new laws, visitors to Malaga could be fined up to €750 for breaking the rule.

Gone are the days when Spanish resorts tolerated bad behaviour from tourists from the UK.

This is the latest regulation being brought by authorities in recent years, after the introduction of drinking limits on all-inclusive deals and wearing of football shirts in some restaurants.

The latest warning comes on the background of multiple anti-tourism protests across Spain this year.

Malaga is one of the cities where such a demonstration was staged, alongside Barcelona, and other popular holiday destinations like Palma de Mallorca and the Canary Islands.

Residents argue that visitors drive up housing costs and lead to locals being unable to afford to live in city centres.

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