Spanish resort bans stag and hen parties during the month of August after drunken and scantily-clad tourists urinate in street and disturb sleeping locals

• Tossa de Mar has placed the parties under strict rules that exist year-round
• Party planners must obtain permits and give their itineraries to police
• Mayor says tourists should not be allowed to 'do whatever they want'
• Visitors could be slapped with fines of up to £480 if they are too loud

A picturesque tourist destination on Catalonia’s Costa Brava is cracking down on rowdy stag and hen parties that disturb locals and other visitors.

The seafront town of Tossa de Mar is so fed up with drunken and scantily-clad tourists from Britain and other countries that it has banned stag and hen dos during the month of August and placed them under strict regulations throughout the rest of the year.

Local authorities say the new rules are aimed at party planners – not individual groups of visitors – who organise booze cruises, treasure hunts and other events for tourists’ stag and hen dos.

Residents of Tossa de Mar have had enough of rowdy stag and hen parties (file photo)

The town is taking action after locals complained about drunken partygoers urinating in the street and singing loudly in the town’s squares in the early morning hours.

Mayor Gisela Saladich Pares told the Guardian: ‘They come here and do whatever they want. It can’t be like that.’

To deter raucous behaviour, party planners must apply for annual permits and give police a detailed itinerary for each event they host in the town on the Mediterranean Sea.

The picturesque seafront town has banned stag and hen dos during the month of August

Party planners are now required to obtain permits and share their itineraries with local police

Planners risk being fined or shut down by police if they don’t follow the rules and visitors could be slapped with fines of up to £480 if they are too loud in public places.

Located 60 miles north of Barcelona in north-eastern Spain, Tossa de Mar lures holidaymakers with its sandy beaches, blue waters and a hilltop castle.

Its mayor said the restrictions are meant to give locals some peace and quiet, not to spoil tourists’ fun.

She said: ‘They can be on a boat having the party of their life, that’s fine, but when they get off the boat they should walk calmly to the restaurant or hotel.’

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Tossa de Mar's mayor says the new rules are not meant to spoil the tourists' fun

Spain is one of the most popular destinations for Britons looking to let loose, but it appears they have worn out their welcome as a handful of communities have taken action or held protests calling for a crackdown on rowdy behaviour.

On the outskirts of Barcelona, the picturesque fishing village of Barceloneta has become a popular stop for young tourists thanks to its all-night raves.

Last August, furious locals held protests at blocks of flats rented to holidaymakers, with chants of ‘out, out, out drunken tourists’.

The protests were organised after a photo posted online showed three naked Italian tourists running out of a supermarket.