Hundreds gather in Barcelona to protest overtourism in southern Europe

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Hundreds gather in Barcelona to protest overtourism in southern Europe  Thousands protested against overtourism in southern Europe on Sunday. In Barcelona, demonstrators fired water pistols and set off smoke grenades.  READ MORE : http://www.euronews.com/2025/06/15/new-demonstrations-in-spain-against-overtourism  Subscribe to our channel. Euronews is available on Dailymotion in 12 languages

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00:00Thousands of people took to the streets of several cities across Southern Europe on Sunday

00:06in the latest protest against over-tourism.

00:09In the Spanish city of Barcelona, where the main demonstrations took place,

00:13some fired water pistols at shop windows and set off smoke.

00:18Organized by the alliance Southern Europe Against Over-Tourism,

00:21demonstrators joined forces with groups in Portugal and Italy.

00:25They argued that uncontrolled tourism is tending housing prices soaring

00:30and forcing people out of their neighbourhoods.

00:50The ongoing protests have been a rallying cry for governments and cities

00:54to rethink their tourism models.

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