New tourist rules at Algarve holiday resort now in place with large on-the-spot fines
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New rules for holidaymakers at an Algarve resort have now come into force - with major fines in place for those who flout them. The Foreign Office issued an alert to Brits heading to Albufeira in Portugal.
The resort took action after eight British men were filmed dancing completely naked on a bar in broad daylight on Rua da Oura, Albufeira's main party strip. It sparked an emergency meeting with the local council, security forces and businesses.
The new rules were recently approved as the resort bids to "preserve Albufeira as a multicultural, family-friendly and safe destination".
They came into force this week.
The UK's Foreign and Commonwealth Office said: "The municipality of Albufeira has introduced a Code of Conduct which bans inappropriate behaviour in public places.
"Check out the rules that are now in force. If you break the rules, you could be fined on the spot from between 150 and 1,800 euros."
There is now a 1,800 euro maximum fine for anyone going fully nude in public and 1,500 euros for partial nudity in 'non beach' areas. This will ban people being shirtless in the streets.
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In addition there are potential fines of up to 1,500 euros for drinking alcohol in the street or sexual acts or simulations.
The code also prohibits spitting and urinating in public, disturbing the peace and misusing public furniture.
The authorities called on visitors to "stop bad conduct, respect the locals" and "love Albufeira".
Albufeira joins a relatively long list of European cities with similar laws, including Barcelona, Dubrovnik and Nice.
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