In the middle of summer, the prefecture of the Pyrénées-Orientales closed this famous seaside bar

The announcement had the effect of a bomb Argelès-sur-Mer, European capital of campsites and flagship destination for the Mediterranean: L’Arpotik Caféfamous establishment of the Catalan seaside resort has just been struck by a heavy administrative decision. In the heart of the summer season, the Pyrénées-Orientales prefecture forced this famous tapas bar of the seafront to close its doors temporarily. The patterns are still vague.

A closed Argelès-sur-Mer bar

The information was revealed by the establishment itself. “Dear customers, it is with great sincerity that we announce you The temporary closure of the Exotik Café, from today. This decision follows an administrative closure, “said the Julelés d’Argelès-sur-Mer.

“We wanted to inform you in all transparency, out of respect for all of you, who made this place live with your good humor, your loyalty and your energy,” continues the establishment, which has not announced the duration of its closure, nor the reasons for this heavy decision.

“Night tapages”?

According to Ouilladethe exotik café would be forced to lower the curtain to A minimum duration of one month, until the end of August. The local site evokes various “night tapages”, as well as an evening which would have degenerated, with in particular “an improvised fireworks, on a large scale”.

Contacted by News Perpignanthe prefecture of the Pyrénées-Orientales said it will communicate the reasons for this administrative closure very soon. For his part, Here Roussillon recall that This is not the first time that the exotik café undergoes an administrative closure.

In 2020, during the COVID era, the bar had been closed for two weeks by state services for “repeated non-compliance with physical distancing and barrier gestures”.

“We hope to come back very quickly”

On its press release, the Exotik Café does not wish to extend to it on the reasons for this new closure. The Silgeian bar nevertheless indicates “Do the necessary in the legal sectors. When everyone has come will be informed by official press release ”.

“We hope to come back very quickly, stronger, with even more beautiful evenings, laughter, and atmosphere as we love them with us,” concludes the Exotik Café, which will be, in doubt, heavily impacted by this measure.

More information to come …

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