BRITS who try and nab a sunlounger too early on holiday could be left hundreds of pounds out of pocket. Council chiefs in the popular Costa Blanca resort of Calpe have ordered local police to remove sunbeds, towels and parasols placed on the sand before 9.30am.
3 Brits trying to nab a sunlounger on the beach could be fined hundreds of pounds Credit: Alamy 3 A beach in Costa Blanca is cracking down on early morning sunbed hoggers Credit: Getty Tourists and locals who breach the ban will have to pay to retrieve them from a municipal depot and face a penalty charge of €250 (£210). Calpe Council says the municipal by-law is designed to facilitate the early-morning cleaning of beaches in the popular holiday resort a 25-minute drive north of Benidorm . A similar approach is being taken to sun seekers who try to keep the best spots by going for a long lunch followed by a siesta, leaving their belongings unattended for more than three hours.
A spokesman said in a statement on X: “This measure prohibits the indiscriminate occupation of the public domain, especially the beach, with items such as chairs, hammocks and parasols at the start of the day. “These bad habits make it difficult to clean the beaches . “The by-law establishes that all these items and others installed on the beaches before 9.
30am can be removed and the owners reported. “It also states that those umbrellas, chairs or hammocks that are left for more than three hours without the presence of their owners thr.
