# Barcelona anti-tourism protests escalate

Date: 2024

Beginning in April 2024, there have been protests in Spain against overtourism, specifically in the archipelagos of the Balearics and Canaries, and in the mainland cities of Barcelona, San Sebastián and Málaga. These first three locations are the top three most-visited in Spain by tourists. Following the [COVID-19 pandemic](/drivers/covid-19-pandemic) limiting tourists' opportunities to travel, the numbers of visitors to Spanish destinations has significantly increased year-on-year.

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