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BARCELONA, SPAIN - JUNE 15, 2025: Spaniards took to the streets in Barcelona, San Sebastian, and Granada on Sunday (June 15) to protest the current tourism model, which they say causes rising living costs, declining quality of life, and environmental problems.Protests against mass tourism, which have been on the rise in Spain in recent years, continued this weekend.In Barcelona, one of the country’s most popular tourist destinations, protesters gathered in the city center chanting slogans such as "Bread, future, a roof over our heads," "Tourism steals from us," and "One more tourist, one less neighbor."In the demonstration, which was also supported by some small left-wing political parties in Catalonia, there was also a reaction against the expansion project of El Prat Airport in Barcelona, ​​for which the government had given financial approval.Police prevented the protesters from marching towards the Sagrada Familia Basilica, one of Barcelona's major tourist attractions.In the Basque city of San Sebastian, demonstrators marched following a call by 48 associations and organizations, chanting, "We don’t want uncontrolled tourism."Representatives of participating NGOs, who argue that tourism leads to economic inequality, housing problems, and lower living standards in cities, said "We have been dealing with this problem for years.That's why we demand that appropriate measures be implemented as soon as possible to reduce tourism and transition to a model that focuses on the city's residents, not the tourism sector."(Footage by Lorena Sopena Lopez /Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)