In a sign of the 'new normal' for holidaymakers jetting abroad, sunseekers in Spain have faced queues in order to nab a spot on the beach.
Although it would have seemed unbelievable last year, the new social distancing measures have led to long lines as sunbathers patiently wait to step onto the sand.
Forget the furious wars over sun loungers of previous years - it's all about nabbing the best stop on the beach now.
Ahead of travel restrictions officially lifting for Brits, people have been pictured queueing to get onto Riazor beach.
Since June 22, tourists have to pass through one of 14 arches in the Galician city of La Coruna to reach the beach.
The sensors feed back to the city council - enabling them to monitor in real time how many people are on any of its six beaches.
Under the traffic light system, this means sun seekers are either prohibited or allowed access in line with strict social distancing rules.
Anyone wanting to avoid queues can check via information monitors to see how crowded the coast is.
Although the measures may seem prohibitive, it follows 55 beaches across Spain being shut down last weekend by authorities due to overcrowding.
That includes 29 beaches in popular tourist regions Malaga, Costa del Sol which thousands of Brits are expected to flock to this summer.
This is the third week in a row that beaches had to close - sparking fears that the situation will worsen as temperatures rise and lockdown restrictions loosen.
While the majority are thought to have reopened yesterday, there are fears that the queues could increase.
Beach wardens hired to enforce strict coronavirus restrictions reported a whopping 22,000 incidents after the 55 beaches closed.
Many infractions related to sun bathers not following social distancing rules or abusing workers after not being granted access to beaches.
Andalucia’s Interior Minister Elías Bendodo said: "We all want to go to the beach, but we have to do it responsibly."
