The Spanish city living in fear of tourist boycott after latest protest

The protests against tourism erupted on the streets of Barcelona (Image: Getty) Fury from locals about so-called over tourism in the Spanish city of Barcelona has spilled out into the streets. Up to 3,000 young people issued a rallying cry against mass tourism in central Barcelona on Saturday, June 8. Under the slogan "Health, Land and Future - Let's defend the territory," the march was organised by left-wing youth groups with a number of themes - from housing to environmentalism, reports The Local ES.

They are worried about the soaring cost of living and property prices as well as rude tourists cramming their streets. function loadOvpScript(){let el=document.createElement('script');el.

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