Urgent holiday warning as ‘red alert’ issued for Costa Del Sol as temperatures set to soar to 42C
And despite the heat this summer, Europe's record temperature of 48.8C - recorded in 2021 in Sicily - has not been reached and is currently not forecast to be broken.fine for hogging prime beach spotsTorrox has become the third town in Malaga to introduce fines from £43 to £260 for those who reserve a spot at the beach.
The move comes after fed-up locals reported not being able to find a spot on the beach in the morning with tourists reserving spots by plonking down umbrellas, chairs, and towels before going back to theirOne told local media that the practice is so widespread it is impossible for locals to "get up later than eight in the morning because otherwise, they won't have a spot".
Spanish police said that if they find unattended belongings on the beach, they will wait for one hour and, if no one returns within that time, the items will be seized.The tourists must pay the fine to get them back if they are claimed.