He saw foreign tourism as a safer alternative to seafaring ... Zaragoza was also very socially conservative but he realised Spain needed to open up, historian Francisco Amillo, 76, who has lived in ...

Sat, Sep 20, 2025 Benidorm wants to be "less like Benidorm, more like Bilbao" in a bid to become more upmarket. Local traders are asking for a new limit on licences for tourist shops, saying there are ...

As the summer season is in full force, many of us have planned holidays for a guaranteed dose of sunshine and a break from our usual routines. One destination that consistently attracts a large number ...

A beloved Spanish hotspot, popular with holidaymakers for decades, has been left eerily "empty" as tourists appear to turn their backs on the resort. Known for its selection of lively bars and ...

Firefighters have had their fair share of unusual rescues — from cats in trees to tourists locked on balconies — but their ...

In other places, too much tourism becomes a problem. Vast numbers of tourists can overcrowd small communities – see Zaanse Schans, a tiny Dutch village that will soon charge visitors to enter in a bid ...

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 ...

Some 2.8 million foreign visitors headed to Benidorm on Spain's Mediterranean coast in 2024 - Copyright AFP Yuichi YAMAZAKI Some 2.8 million foreign visitors headed ...