The locals of the city of Barcelona have rebelled against mass tourism
The usage of Barcelona as a drinking amusement park and the mass tourism that are receiving five of its neighborhoods (Barceloneta, Gótic and Rambla, Sagrada Família, Born and park Güell) has made the locals revolt due to the saturation and commerce unification that it has meant. The effects ranging from the public spaces privatization, arbitrary regulations on prices, and the “gentrification” phenomenon, which is the mass tourism visit to the city interest zones. This situation has made the locals feel uncomfortable and strange in their home town. It is said that Barcelona is suffering the Venice’s syndrome loosing identity day after day while the rest of Catalonia is building a national identity.
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