Spanish Supreme Court Decision!!

[paully]

Its has been accepted, for a long time now that naturism was permitted on every beach, and it was no offence to be naked on the beach (albeit using common sense re town beaches etc)..A council in Gerona province has challenged that ruling and has sadly won...

http://spanishnewstoday.com/girona-town-hall-wins-battle-to-ban-beach-nudism_21255-a.html#.VVyZkLlVikp

  The decision is from the Spanish Supreme Court and therefore carries some clout, certainly as far as some councils are concerned.Whilst I don`t forsee much change in Fuerte, in general things need to be kept an eye on methinks.The naturist association of Catalunya is taking the case to the European court, but either way such a decision will be a long way off..In the meantime , lets make sure we use the facilities we have

[Will196]

It's not the first time. Barcelona banned public nudity I think four years ago.

The national rule doesn't forbid nudity in town. If I understand it it forbids it anyplace that might cause offense. You can't go to church naked or wander a round a playground naked but cities weren't always banned.

[jg]

In other words: the official situation is now what we have always worked to on Fuerte.

[Magoo]

The Buff Euro is worth a fair bit to the Fuerty economy, so I cant see that they would be keen to banish naturists from the beaches. However there is always an element who will try to push the envelope because they believe it is their God given right to flounce through Corry naked.

I think the above post shows that this is not the case & if the activities of some give the Gardia grief (Having to deal with complaints from locals & Sun reading Brits) Then watch out for local legislation hitting the beaches anywhere within a half hour hike of an AI hotel.

[SoCal]

The difficulty in reading the article is that it is not clear what is the extent of the ruling. Does it apply only locally? Or can police in Fuerteventura suddenly start use this ruling to cite those of us who value the natural look.  I have normally used the policy I found in this pamphlet: http://www.naktiv.net/legal/triptico_ing.pdf  At this point,  we might leave the interpretation of the ruling to those who understand Spanish far better than us.

My personal experience as one who has been observed in the proper state by the police is that the authorities simply don't care. Oddly, a dog not a leash is more likely to be cited than a nudist near the beach - or even a nudist in an apartment complex open to the public. Indeed, I agree with Magoo - as long as a tourist isn't causing harm, don't annoy them too much, they may not return.