Beaches in Malaga will use germ-killing ultraviolet light to keep sunbathers safe from the threat of coronavirus.
The resort will become one of the first holiday destinations in Spain to use a pioneering high-tech disinfection system in toilets.
They are being installed in 28 toilets on the resort's most popular beaches and will automatically flush and disinfect the loos.
A light will go on every time someone leaves and the next person will have to wait 15 minutes before they can use the toilets but the authority says the system will kill 99 per cent of germs.
The new automatic disinfection system will mean beach users will not have to touch the flushes in the toilets and can turn the water on by using foot pedals rather than the taps.
All of the showers, 136 in all, and the 45 foot wash stations on the beaches will remain open, unlike many other regions where they are being closed.
However, they can only be used by one person at a time, unless those using them are family members.
Malaga's beaches will reopen on June 1st after the region finally enters stage two after a delay due to the incidence of coronavirus and the Spanish government's ruling that it "wasn't quite ready" for the next stage in the country's de-escalation plan.
The city council has decided against using a system where beach-goers can book a slot but an app will be available to give real-time information about how packed a particular beach is.
The beaches will be open all day and because of the need to clean the sand each night, zones won't be marked off.
Instead, users will be ask to do this themselves using the social distancing recommendations of two metres apart and their "general commonsense".
Councillor for beaches, Teresa Porras said lifeguards and beach controls would not start until June 15th so she has made an appeal for care and vigilance.
She said the council had ruled out the installation of cameras because it would have cost 400,000 Euros and might have been against the law to record people.
Certain sections of the beach will be allowed to take up to 15 people and Malaga is anticipating a mad rush for these each morning.
"It's up to to apply common sense and respect the rules so that we do not take steps back," said the head of the beaches.
