HORDES of anti-tourist protesters have taken over Majorca's beaches in the latest efforts to squeeze out foreigners. Pictures showed families and other locals gathered under umbrellas covered in the slogan "Ocupem Les Nostres Platges", which translates in English to: "We occupy our beaches." Demonstrators flocked to Majorcan beaches at the weekend in yet another display of locals' discontent with holidaymakers and mass tourism.
They were seen huddled together at the coastal resort of Colonia De Sant Jordi, east of the island's capital, Palma. A group called Mallorca Platja Tour - Majorca Beach Tour - had earlier campaigned online for locals to "occupy" the island's beaches. The group wrote on X: "Call for residents to fill the beaches of Mallorca as a protest against overcrowding.
" "We invite all the residents who live near the beaches to go there to recover our beaches and enjoy them as before." Mallorca Platja Tour described the protest as "a civic, peaceful and family response" to mass tourism, explaining participants would "simply go swimming, to show that the beaches belong to everyone, they are a public asset and we are not going to resign ourselves". The group is said to be organising a mobilisation for mid-July.
Saturday's protest appeared to have been sparked by comments made by Manuela Canadas, a spokeswoman for far-right wing party Vox in the Balearic Islands' regional parliament . She said in reference to the protest: "I understand the discontent but us Majorcans,.
