The eyes of Europe will be on Palma this evening with thousands of people expected to march against mass tourism and calling for cheaper housing. The international media has arrived in Palma in force with the BBC coming live from the island this morning.
Photos of the Caló des Moro beach protest on June 16
Around 300 people occupied Caló des Moro in Santanyi on Sunday in protest at beach overcrowding in Mallorca. Organised by the Mallorca Platja Tour social media group, the rally started at eight o'clock. Initially there were just 20 people. Others gradually arrived and swelled the numbers.
Palma protest against the housing emergency and tourist overcrowding
Thousands of people from all over Mallorca have taken to the streets of Palma to protest against housing emergency and tourist overcrowding. Under the slogan 'Mallorca no es no ven' and organised by the Banc del Temps, the protest started at the Parc de ses Estacions and continued along the Avenidas. Photos: Pere Bota
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Your going to be begging for tourists to come back
Ha ha can’t wait for your economy to crash and your taxes to increase because who is going to fund your up keep tax funded, I suggest you protest your housing laws not against tourist, but hold on wait a minute it’s to late as cruise ships have pulled out already which is just the start of
Tourists Go Home, Refugees Welcome. What an idiotic, crass, brainless statement. So, tourists with cash in their pockets to spend aren't welcome but refugees without a cent and with stealing as their only means to eat and buy drugs are welcome. If it wasn't such a serious situation you would have to belly laugh at whoever came up with that protest manifest. Good God.
Marvin Le MartianI am aware of that, but look at the context. So go figure of speech that before you reply with your inane comment.
And that’s a very old photo of mindless graffiti from yesteryear.
Lord VoldermortActually, a year or two ago some old fart of a Mallorcan did (accidentally) tow his dog behind his car and kill it. So. Go figure of speech that!
Just TogetpublishedHaving a dog in tow is a figure of speech and you have just shown your ignorance or misunderstanding of the English language with your comment.
I am only here for the comments x
Stephen NivenTowing a dog behind a car is a bit cruel. :-)
I've owned property here for over a decade. I'm usually to be seen in scruffy-ish clothing, paint or cement stained jeans, driving a ten year old, scratched local car with a roof-rack, and with a dog in tow. Hardly the hallmarks of a rental-drivin g tourist grabbing their fortnight in the sun, or an 8 hour cruise ship visitor. I also speak Spanish and am an EU citizen. And yet, recently I was jostled and verbally abused as a "tourist"! Maybe if I got a better tan and learned some Arabic, life would be easier?