The sale of alcohol will be totally banned between 9.30pm and 8am in areas of “excessive tourism” in Majorca and Ibiza, under a new decree passed by the government of Spain’s Balearic Islands.
In a bid to crack down on booze-fuelled holidays in tourist areas, the law completely prohibits late-night sales of alcohol in Llucmajor, Palma and Calvia (Magaluf) in Majorca, and San Antonio in Ibiza.
Authorities have also banned party boats from sailing within one nautical mile of any of these destinations and the vessels are banned from picking up and disembarking passengers in these areas, reported the Majorca Daily Bulletin.
But some businesses have criticised the legislation, saying tourists will just go to neighbouring resorts which are not part of the restrictions.
The bans follow the toughening up of a law passed by the Balearic government four years ago to tackle the over-consumption of alcohol.
That 2020 legislation banned happy hours, pub crawls and two-for-one drink offers,…
