A study by travel website TripAdvisor has concluded that Barcelona is the most expensive place to visit in Spain, with average costs for accommodation, taxis and entertainment almost double those of the cheapest city, Lugo.
Sick of drunken, naked visitors cavorting in the streets, residents of one seaside neighbourhood in Barcelona are fighting back, complaining that the Spanish city has fallen victim to its own tourism success.
It's Spain's most popular city destination but is beautiful Barcelona in danger of becoming a victim of its own success? The Local takes a peek at the dark side of the city's tourism boom.
Spain reported Friday record foreign visitor numbers in July, raising the prospect of a significant economic boost from the important summer tourism season.
Spain has experienced a boom in the number of tourists from Russia in recent years, but fears are growing that the crisis in the Ukraine and a weak rouble could spell the end of the bonanza.
Everyone knows that Spain is jam-packed with amazing sights for visitors, but sadly not all that glitters is gold. Here The Local rounds up the country's top tourist traps to avoid at all costs. You've been warned!
Spain's hostels are packed with weird and wacky characters. From the so-called 'brag packers' to the hen night weekenders, The Local's Cécilia Brès rounds up the best of the guests from her own experiences working at a Madrid hostel.
A record 28 million foreign tourists flocked to Spain during the first half of the year, with British and German holidaymakers leading the wave, the government said on Monday.
A proposal by the management of Barcelona's atmospheric La Boqueria food market to restrict visits by large groups is making tour companies in the city more than a little nervous.
The Spanish secretary of state for tourism has weighed into the controversy over an alleged fellatio contest in a nightclub in the Majorca resort of Magaluf, saying that such activities should not be "criminalized".
Spain was the most popular overseas destination for people living within the European Union in 2012, while the vast majority of Spaniards didn't leave the country when travelling, official figures released on Friday show.
A record-breaking 21 million international tourists, including almost 5 million British and 3.5 million Germans, came to Spain between January and May this year, 8.2 percent more than in the same period in 2013.
Spain's astonishing tourism boom continued in the first four months of 2014, with the country receiving 15.3 million international visitors, up 9.2 percent on the same period last year.
His Spanish Civil War tours are the top-rated activity for Barcelona on TripAdvisor, and growing in popularity all the time. For the latest instalment of My Spanish Career, we speak to successful tour guide and story-teller Nick Lloyd.
Spain welcomed over 10 million tourists in the first three months of 2014, building on a record 2013 for the sector, and helping the country's struggling economy, official figures released on Tuesday show.
Tourist numbers to Spain were up nearly 12 percent in the first two months of 2014, with the Canary Islands the big winners in the country's ongoing tourism boom, official figures released on Friday show.
International tourists to Spain spent record sums in 2013, providing further proof of Spain's position as a global tourism heavyweight, figures released on Monday show.
Spain announced on Tuesday it has retaken the number three spot in world tourism in 2013, overtaking China by luring a record 60.6 million international visitors.
A list of '20 reasons to drop everything and go to Spain', published in the US edition of The Huffington Post last Wednesday, has been met with mixed reactions by the hundreds of thousands of readers it has had both in Spain and abroad.
A record 60.4 million tourists descended on Spain in 2013, industry association Exceltur said on Wednesday, as the crisis-hit country looked to the sector to lift it out of its economic doldrums.
The total amount spent by international tourists in Spain in the first eight months of the year reached €40.47 billion ($54.81 billion), an increase of 7.2 percent over the same period in 2012.
A record 8.3 million foreign tourists flocked to Spain in August, with Catalonia their top choice of destination, the Spanish government said on Monday.
In this week's edition of My Spanish Career, The Local talks to experienced Ohio doctor Mary McCarthy about how she built a medical career in Barcelona and what expats need to know when dealing with Spain's health system.
Spain's tourism sector is talking up a bumper summer helped along by the presence of foreign guests in the country but experts warn it's not all good news for the industry.
Tourists at Barcelona's emblematic Parc Güell will have to pay an €8 ticket fee to gain access to the monumental area where most of Catalan architect Antoni Gaudí's work is found.
