Barcelona

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‘I have no neighbours’: overtourism pushes residents in Spain and Portugal to the limit
As visitor numbers hit record levels in southern Europe, some residents are now surrounded entirely by tourist flats

Ashifa Kassam European community affairs correspondent

25, Jan, 2025 @5:00 AM

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Barcelona to fine e-scooter users up to €500 for riding on pavements
Council to crack down on antisocial behaviour linked to rapid rise of e-scooter riders in city

Stephen Burgen in Barcelona

03, Jan, 2025 @12:56 PM

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‘It’s about justice’: fighter from guerrilla war sues Spanish government for €1m
Joan Busquets, 96, suffered torture, forced labour and 20 years in prison under the Franco regime and seeks reparations

Stephen Burgen in Barcelona

03, Dec, 2024 @5:00 AM

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Barcelona mayor defends ban on tourist flats saying ‘drastic’ action needed to cut housing costs
Jaume Collboni determined to follow through with plan that he says will return 10,000 properties to city’s residents

Ashifa Kassam in Barcelona

19, Nov, 2024 @5:00 AM

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Is Gaudí’s park a blot on Barcelona’s landscape because it was funded by the slave trade? | Rowan Moore
It is little explored that the father of the great architect’s patron, Eusebi Güell, made much of his fortune from slavery in Cuba

Rowan Moore

05, Oct, 2024 @3:00 PM

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A novel way to get rid of all our unwanted stuff | Letter
Letter: Jane Swan highlights a solution from Barcelona whereby residents were allowed to leave things out on pavements

23, Sep, 2024 @5:09 PM

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Can a traffic-free Oxford Street match its global rivals?
The London mayor has big plans for the famous shopping street. We look at how similar schemes in Paris, New York and Barcelona have fared

Gwyn Topham and Sarah Butler

21, Sep, 2024 @7:00 AM

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‘Elitist and opaque’: Barcelona residents oppose America’s Cup and related tourism
As sailing race starts, with influx of visitors, local people say income it brings to area will be enjoyed by few

Stephen Burgen in Barcelona

21, Aug, 2024 @12:08 PM

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My Barcelona is being destroyed by mass tourism – but kicking visitors out isn’t the answer | Xavier Mas de Xaxàs
From petty crime to a housing crisis, our city is suffering. Backlash is justified, but sustainable tourism is part of our future, says Xavier Mas de Xaxàs, a writer for La Vanguardia

Xavier Mas de Xaxàs

19, Aug, 2024 @6:00 AM

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The good tourist: can we learn to travel without absolutely infuriating the locals?
Author Paige McClanahan says there is a way to be your best self abroad – it starts by visiting fewer places and spending longer there. Can her approach end the growing anger around overtourism?

Zoe Williams

19, Aug, 2024 @4:00 AM

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Drunk visitors, rocketing rents and homogenised cafes: living in Europe’s tourist hotspots
Locals say swelling visitor numbers are distorting housing markets and have changed their area’s character

Clea Skopeliti

13, Aug, 2024 @4:00 AM

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Carles Puigdemont no longer in Spain and will not give himself up, lawyer says
Fugitive Catalan separatist has returned to Belgium after flying visit to Barcelona in which police failed to arrest him

Stephen Burgen in Barcelona

09, Aug, 2024 @11:48 AM

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