Residents in Barcelona, Spain, and several other popular European destinations say tourism in their cities is driving up ...

The water gun - the cheap, squirt-squirt variety - has become the weapon of choice and symbol of Spain's anti-tourism ...

The phenomenon started last July, when a fringe, left-wing activist group held its first successful rally.View on euronews ...

Tourists holidaying in Spain got the last laugh during protests by Spanish locals, who armed themselves with water pistols ...

Hundreds of demonstrators marched through Barcelona, Lisbon, Venice and other European cities over the weekend, protesting ...

HUNDREDS of fed-up locals have descended onto the streets of Barcelona – blasting holidaymakers with waterguns and launching ...

Furious locals fed up with tourists in their cities have taken to the streets in Europe with water guns, smoke bombs, flares ...

A protester holds a water gun during a protest against overtourism in Barcelona, Spain, Sunday, June 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Pau ...

The humble water gun has become the symbol of Spain's anti-tourism protests. It all started at a tourism protest in Barcelona ...

A protester holds a water gun during a protest against overtourism in Barcelona, Spain, Sunday, June 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Pau Venteo) ...