Spanish TV have reported that some people in Benidorm are getting up early specifically to put their parasols in the first row of Levante Beach. Spanish media reported in 2023 that Benidorm had not issued a single fine that summer specifically for putting up parasols to reserve a place, with the council saying there was no explicit rule banning that precise action. There have been recent reports on a dawn operation at Laghetto beach in Torre del Greco, near Naples, where authorities seized 40 parasols, deckchairs and other items used to reserve prime positions on a free-access beach.