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What is the legal drinking age in Malaga Spain? ›

Drinking in Spain

The minimum buying and drinking age in Spain is 18, which is fairly young compared to the rest of the world. This includes buying alcohol in bars and clubs, restaurants and shops.

For a long time, the country's legal drinking age was 16. Starting in 1991, though, regional governments began raising the minimum drinking age to 18. The last regional holdout, Asturias in the country's northwest, joined the rest of Spain in 2015.

That means every club and pub checks everyone's ID automatically as they enter. Besides preventing underage people, they don't allow known gang members or criminal associates to enter drinking establishments, to reduce the risk of violence. I've never been asked for ID at a hotel bar.

Burkina Faso is the country with the youngest drinking age at 13 years. Burkina Faso, a country in West Africa, a population 20.9 million (2020), has an area that expands to roughly 170,255 miles.

British holidaymakers flying to travel hotspots in Spain are being warned of alcohol restrictions in place across all-inclusive resorts. A drinking rule, that was first enforced in 2020, restricts the amount of alcoholic drinks consumed at all-inclusive resorts on the Balearic Islands to just six per day.

Regulations for Selling Alcohol in Spain

It is illegal to sell alcohol to individuals below the age of 18. Furthermore, establishments that sell alcohol are required to check the identification of customers who appear to be younger than 25 years old.

The youngest legal age associated with alcohol in Europe is in Germany. Here, a minor can drink undistilled alcohol like wine or beer at 14 years old, if they are accompanied by what is called a Custodial Person, (ie their parents or another adult who is in charge of their welfare).

All-inclusive drink restrictions in Spain

The restrictions limit guests to a maximum of six drinks per day, three with their lunch, and three with their evening meal.

Personal ID

You must provide photo ID if asked by a police officer. This includes the Guardia Civil and national, regional and local police forces. The police have the right to hold you at a police station until they have confirmed your identity.

Can you go clubbing in Spain at 17? ›

No one below the age of 18 can enter nightclubs IN THEORY. But this is a big "in theory" as NSG points out, and it will very much depend on how grown up your daughter looks like. I can tell you that many below 18 years old local youngsters go to Los Álamos on summer nights.

Generally the nightclubs ask for photo ID for anyone who looks under about 23 years old so you're going to have to hope that your driving license/passport scam works. Otherwise it'll have to be bottles of beer from the corner shop brought back to your hotel room.

The legal drinking age in Russia is 18 years of age. The sale of strong alcohol is prohibited after 10pm. Drinking is prohibited on public transport, streets and parks. Restaurants and cafes have specially designated smoking and no-smoking areas.

Legal drinking age in Germany

Germans can buy and drink soft alcoholic beverages and wine at the age of 16 without an adult's supervision. Germans are legally allowed to buy and drink beer, wine, and other distilled spirits at the age of 18 (Germany's legal drinking age) without an adult's supervision.

The highest legal drinking age in the world is found in Eritrea – 25 years. This sets a top benchmark, showing extreme caution towards the potentially harmful effects of alcohol on individuals and their societies.

Whether you are in Madrid, Barcelona, Bilbao, or Andalusia the legal drinking age remains 18. So you don't need to worry about changing laws when you travel through Spain. If you are under 18 years old, you are not allowed to purchase or consume alcohol in Spain.

Spain is to raise the age of consent from 13 to 16 and the minimum age for marriage from 14 to 16. The change was agreed unanimously in principle by parliament in 2009 under the previous government and is expected to come into force this month.

At least eight countries and regions have set their MLDA at 16 years. These countries include Barbados, the British Virginia Islands, Cuba, Luxembourg, Panama, Serbia, Serbia, and Zimbabwe. In these countries, it is an offense for anyone to sell, give, or offer alcoholic drinks to people under the age of 16 years.

Alcohol may not be sold, served or supplied to persons under the age of 18 (the minimum legal drinking age in Spain).