RESIDENTS in a Barcelona district – La Barceloneta – have
protested against a rise in unruly tourism, including a fad for carousing naked
in public, and demand more control over low-cost accommodation.
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| La Barceloneta by amaianos from Galicia via Wikimedia Commons |
The protest marches come after complaints of raucous late-night
partying, increasing litter and drunken antics such as nudity around town.
Barcelona's city hall says it would create inspection teams to
carry out door-to-door searches in the neighbourhood to locate illegal tourist
flats, which residents blame for anti-social tourism.
‘We don't want tourist flats in the neighbourhood, with or
without licences," read a statement on the Facebook page used by locals to
organize the protests.
Residents of La Barceloneta, once a small fishing village, have
been draping their balconies with banners calling on visitors to respect their
sleep and the neighbourhood for years.
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