Thousands of anti-tourism protesters flood Spain's streets as locals compare Britons to 'terrorists'

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Rallies took place in Barcelona, Palma, Ibiza and Alicante, with some protesters going so far as to chant "this tourism is terrorism".

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The protests erupted as Spain hurtles towards a record-breaking year for foreign visitors, with the country on course to welcome 100 million international tourists in a single calendar year.Figures from the National Statistics Institute (INE) revealed that 11.5 million overseas visitors arrived in Spain during July alone.That represented a 4.6 per cent rise compared with the same month last year and shattered the previous monthly record of 11.2 million set in August 2025.The August figures are expected to surpass even that tally, partly driven by visitors drawn to Spain by the recent spectacular total solar eclipse.In Barcelona, local police estimated that roughly 5,500 demonstrators marched through the city centre,...

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