On April 27, 2024, near the Sagrada Familia in Barcelona, a touring bus was blocked, sprayed with water pistols, and a banner bearing the slogan "let's put out the tourism fire" was stuck to its front ...

People block the entrance of a hotel during a demonstration against mass tourism in Barcelona under the slogan 'Enough. Let's put a limit to tourism'. Lorena Sopêna/EUROPA PRESS/dpa Around 2,800 ...

As protesters marched through central Barcelona on Sunday, they shouted at the tourists who were filming them to "Go Home!". Bemused couples sitting in street cafés got squirted with water pistols and ...

Mass tourism troubles hit fever pitch in Barcelona, Spain, on Saturday as protesters threw items and sprayed travelers with water guns and canned drinks, while shouting "tourists go home." The ...

Protesters in Barcelona have sprayed visitors with water as part of a demonstration against mass tourism. Demonstrators marching through areas popular with tourists on Saturday chanted "tourists go ...

If you have visited Barcelona recently, you might have noticed something unusual going on. Since the early summer, central hotspots such as La Rambla and neighbourhoods such as Gracia and Parc Guell ...

Barcelona is pivoting away from mass to quality tourism promotion in the wake of local outrage and pressure. Barcelona’s tourism board is replacing its 15-year-old slogan ‘Visit Barcelona’ with ‘This ...

Tourists are flocking to Barcelona in ever increasing numbers, fueling anger among locals who complain that mass tourism is driving up housing prices and overwhelming public spaces in Spain's second ...

The result was bad. What happened in the stands was worse. The Camp Nou was white. Of the 79,468 spectators who attended, an ...