Last Saturday, nearly 3,000 anti-tourism demonstrators took to the crowded streets of Barcelona to protest against mass tourism and gentrification that is forcing locals out of their neighborhoods.
So far in 2024, thousands of Spaniards across the Canary and Balearic Islands, Girona, Málaga and Costa del Sol have also voiced their concerns regarding the same matters.
But none had caught the international media’s attention like this particular protest. Why?
This time, Barcelona protestors went a bit further and fired water pistols at tourists who were having food and drinks at famous terraces, and tape crisscrossed the doors of some hotels and bars.
All of this while holding up banners
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