NOISY protesters marched through shocked holidaymakers sunbathing on a busy beach yesterday in the latest in a series of anti-tourism rallies.
Flag-waving local residents beat drums and blew whistles as they wandered along the shoreline in Playa de las Americas in Tenerife.
Furious anti-tourism protesters in Tenerife stormed a beach at a Brit holiday hotspot[/caption]
Flag-waving local residents beat drums and blew whistles as they wandered along the shoreline in Playa de las Americas[/caption]
One carried a poster which read: “Tourists, go f***ing” home.”
Another poster stated: “The Canaries have a limit. More trees, less hotels.”
The 2,000-strong group had diverted from a planned march route after gathering in a nearby shopping centre.
The protest was among six coordinated to begin at midday, each on a different Canary island.
Another was at Maspalomas — a popular resort with Brits on Gran Canaria.
Several thousand people there demonstrated over problems campaigners blame on mass tourism, such as a lack of affordable housing and environmental damage.
Some walked behind a banner which read: “We’re foreigners in our own land.”
One man was arrested after marchers shouted at police.
Further protests were held in Lanzarote, Fuerteventura, La Palma and El Hierro.
Thousands of demonstrators hit the streets across Spain’s Canary Islands[/caption]
Protesters hold signs reading ‘Canary Islands have a limit’ and telling tourists to go home[/caption]
Another protester holds a sign reading ‘The beaches are ours’[/caption]
Islanders were protesting over the lack of affordable housing and environmental damage, said to be made worse by mass tourism[/caption]
