What is the legal drinking age in Spain?
My family moved to Spain and lived there for seven years. I was a sophomore in HS at the time. Went to bars frequently, was served wine and liquor in restraunts. My sister tended bar at 14. The legal age for consuming is 16, to buy is 18. But the enforcement is usually only on the vendors. And, enforcement is rare. Enjoy your trip. Drink responsibly. You could be a target as an obvious tourist. I could spot an American tourist two miles away. http://www.spainsummerstudies.com/Travel… http://www2.potsdam.edu/hansondj/LegalDr…
I think it’s 18 but who gives a . I just got back from Spain and I drank in Salamanca when I was 15 (in bars, discotecas, and restaurants), and Seville (bar) and Costa del Sol (restaurant and bar) when I was 16. You can’t get into any trouble, only the bar owners and bartenders who serve you the alcohol can. In Toledo I was 15, and I was with two girls who were 16, and one who was 17, and they wouldnt serve us alcohol at this one restaurant, but I did hear about some other people on our trip being served it at other restaurants in Toledo, so I don’t know what that was all about. We didn’t try in Madrid or Granada but I think the answer would have been no. They definitely wouldn’t have let us into the discotecas there either. Was never asked for ID. The plan was to just say “no lo tengo.” if they asked, but they never did. Sorry my mid-trip birthday makes this whole thing kinda confusing. haha Have fun!
