As Spaniards got their first real taste of freedom this weekend, hundreds of them got arrested and thousands were fined

One of Europe's strictest lockdowns has eased. Our editor in Madrid writes about what it's like to finally go outside for exercise:

Even when bombs were falling on the Madrid streets during the Spanish Civil War in the 1930s, the streets would fill up as soon as the all-clear sounded, sending people back to their beloved plazas and avenidas. So when Spain loosened up coronavirus restrictions over the weekend, allowing adults an hour a day to exercise, people here in Madrid took full advantage.

Saturday morning marked the inaugural of the 6–to–10 a.m. exercise shift for adults, and by 9 a.m. Madrid’s sidewalks — parks remain closed — were jammed. Two adults from the same household may go out together, which remains strict for a country whose citizens have been starved of human contact, particularly those who live alone. Rules are looser for Spanish towns with fewer than 5,000 inhabitants.

The looser rules proved too great a temptation for frustrated young people, with reports of dozens of parties across the capital city Saturday evening. The Interior Ministry announced 119 arrests and 16,490 fines on Saturday across Spain, with 116 arrested and 20,272 fined on Sunday. The grip remains so tight here that police stopped three people ambling across Plaza Mayor on Saturday evening as they shouted through a loudspeaker to tell everyone to keep moving — no sitting.

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