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Date Published: 04/10/2023

Seville cracks down on bawdy hen and stag parties

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The Andalucia capital has become the latest city to ban “obscene” behaviour

Seville cracks down on bawdy hen and stag parties

Seville is following in the footsteps of other major Spanish cities by putting a stop to rowdy hen and stag parties and placing an outright ban on walking the streets half naked or in underwear alone. The plans were announced last week by mayor José Luis Sanz, who is also considering prohibiting “obscene exhibitionism” and explicit fancy dress costumes that could cause offence.

The Spanish mayor said that Seville “has no interest whatsoever” in any tourism generated from wild bachelor and bachelorette parties.

Mr Sanz added: “Anyone can celebrate their bachelor party in Seville.

“What we don’t view favourably are groups of people dressed as whatever, with brass bands behind them, disturbing the many residents of Seville – especially in areas of the historic centre – who also have the right to enjoy their city.”

He hasn’t specified when the crack-down will begin or whether flouters will face a fine, but in the Costa del Sol rowdy stags and hens are first given a warning by police to clean up their behaviour.

Malaga City Council finalised a series of regulations aimed at stamping out raucous party groups on September 21. Just like in Seville, anyone caught in a state or undress will be punished. In addition, the authorities have placed an outright ban on blow-up sex dolls and inflatables that resemble genitals. If rule breakers fail to heed the cops, they could be slapped with fines of up to 750 euros.

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Image: Holger Uwe Schmitt via Wikimedia Commons

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