Author: Guy Hedgecoe
Traveling is a dream for many, but what happens when the dream turns into a nightmare for locals? In the Spanish city of Málaga, tourism has reached a tipping point where residents feel like they are living in a theme park for tourists. The influx of visitors has led to rising housing costs, gentrification, and overcrowding. In response, locals are taking to the streets in protests, demanding a change in how their city manages tourism. Similar protests have been seen in other popular Spanish destinations like Barcelona, Alicante, and the Canary and Balearic Islands. The issue is not unique to…
The search for Carles Puigdemont, the former leader of Catalonia, has sparked a dramatic scene in Barcelona. Despite an outstanding arrest warrant, Puigdemont made a surprise return to Spain after seven years in exile, leading Catalan police to set up roadblocks in an operation to locate him. Puigdemont, who fled to Belgium in 2017 after organizing an illegal independence referendum, briefly addressed supporters in Barcelona before disappearing, leaving many puzzled by his whereabouts. His return aims to pressure authorities to apply the country’s new amnesty law and disrupt the investiture of a new Catalan president. By asserting himself as the…
3 hours ago By Guy Hedgecoe, BBC News, in central Spain Guy Hedgecoe Spain has invested heavily in wind farms, such as the one at Sierra del Romeral The patchwork plains of Castilla-La Mancha, in central Spain, were once known for their windmills. Spain’s renewable energy output has surged in recent years, with wind and solar energy leading the charge. However, concerns about an imbalance between supply and demand in the electricity industry have emerged, with excess generation at times. Getty Images Spain has seen a boom in people getting solar panels fitted to the roofs of their homes Efforts to accelerate…