Travel writer and The Local reporter Esme Fox, who has lived in the Catalan capital for over 10 years, shares her tips for visitors and the tourist traps to avoid.
Alicante-Elche Airport is to undergo a massive renovation to the tune of €1.1 billion, including a brand-new airport dock primarily for British passengers who now have to carry out EES border checks.
Tourist rental platform Airbnb has called for Spain to adopt different regulations for holiday rentals depending on whether they're rural or urban-based, similar to a system in force in France.
Authorities in the eastern Spanish city of Valencia have closed down over 1,000 illegal tourist flats in the city in 18 months. Some in the city say it's too little, too late given Valencia's steep rise in property prices and rents in recent years.
Even though 2025 has not been marked by as many protests against overtourism in Spain as the previous year, new data indicates that dissatisfaction among locals with the current tourism model keeps increasing.
In this week's Inside Spain, we look at why the decision to limit visitor numbers at Barcelona's overcrowded Park Güell has been shrugged off as a "distraction tactic" by disgruntled locals.
Mallorca continues its fight against overtourism with rules to prohibit new tourist apartments, party boats and the creation of new hostels in the capital of Palma.
The application start date for Spain's cheap holiday scheme for pensioners is this week, with new discounts and allowances for pets. Here's how foreigners can get a cheap break in Spain, as well as where they can travel to, who is eligible and how to apply.
Fifty years after General Francisco Franco's death, Benidorm still clings to the mass tourism model it pioneered under his dictatorship, even as protests against overtourism sweep other Spanish holiday hotspots.
As the EU's new EES is due to come into force on October 12th, the British Embassy in Madrid has clearly explained what this will mean for Brits travelling to Spain depending on whether they're TIE residents, tourists or green certificate holders.
A new report has revealed that 7 in 10 American tourists plan to visit Spain in the coming three years, consolidating it as the number one European destination that US nationals want to visit or move to currently.
As the biggest Canary Island struggles against overtourism, local government in Tenerife is moving forward with an eco-tax on tourists wanting to enter the Teide national park, home to Spain's highest peak.
Spain welcomed a record 22.3 million foreign tourists in the key summer holiday months of July and August as the sector heads for another year of unprecedented numbers, data showed on Thursday.
Following news that Spain is to revoke over 50,000 tourist flat applications and make them available for young people trying to get on the property ladders, figures have emerged on which regions and towns of Spain are banning the most.
Backpacking across Spain is a popular with all age groups, but one hostel chain has made headlines for not allowing over-45s to stay at their accommodation. Can youth hostels legally be only for the young?
Spain's state-owned airport operator Aena on Thursday said it would invest almost €13 billion over five years to expand and modernise airports in the world's second most-visited country.
Residents in numerous cities in Spain have been complaining about having too many tourists in recent years. Local authorities and tourism boards believe the key lies in diversification, and Chinese holidaymakers could be central to this.
Spain’s Ministry of Housing has ordered the removal of 53,000 more ads for illegal tourist accommodation from online platforms such as Airbnb, with the Spanish premier vowing to turn these lets into long-term rentals for residents.
House swapping can be a great way to save money when you go on holiday. It allows you to have all the comforts of home and swap with others who have a similar-sized property to you, but can you still do this if you rent?
New data shows that more than 11 million international tourists visited Spain in July, a record for that month, but key markets such as British, German and French visitors are not as keen on a Spanish holiday as they have been traditionally.
Mallorca has long been the favourite place in Spain for German tourists, residents and second homeowners, but recent data suggest that the Mediterranean island is losing its appeal among its main tourism market.
The southwestern region famed for its Roman ruins and being where Spanish conquistadors hail from is leading all regions of Spain in terms of growth of the American tourist market.
It may sound like an odd decision, but hundreds of French students are choosing to study English in Spain rather than in the UK for reasons ranging from the weather to avoiding post-Brexit paperwork.
The unsustainable ‘quantity over quality’ tourism model that Spain is struggling with currently has its roots in fascist dictator Franco's decision to make it as cheap as possible for foreigners to visit, as a means of whitewashing his regime.
Is it acceptable to go topless at the beach in Spain, and what about those who like to take it a bit further and strip off entirely? What's the etiquette and where can you go?
