Thousands of protesters took to the streets of Majorca over the weekend against overcrowded tourism. Around 2,000 campaigners flooded the streets of the small Majorcan town of Soller, in northwestern Spain, on Saturday. The picture-postcard town in the heart of Majorca’s Serra de Tramontana mountains was the spot for the latest show of discontent by locals who say their daily lives are being affected by the effects of mass tourism.Residents have complained of rising housing costs from holiday rentals or foreign nationals’ second homes as well as congestion in once-quiet towns and villages.One of the demonstrators held up a poster which said in English: ‘No more second homes while locals can’t afford one.’Another said in a mix of English and Catalan: ‘Welcome to Majorca. And where do we live?’And in what appeared to be an anti-English jibe, one person was seen waving a banner with a picture of the World Cup which said: ‘The Only Thing Coming Home Is You,’ referencing the Three Lions’ failure to beat Argentina in the semi-final of the World Cup last month. It comes a month after an estimated 20,000 people took part in an anti-tourism protest in the same town. Residents of the town of Soller in the island of Majorca stage a protest against mass tourism in the Balearic Islands, and the impact it has on cost of living for locals on August 8, 2026 People protest against the overcrowded tourism in Soller, Majorca, Spain, om August 8 2026 Around 2,000 flooded the streets of the small Majorcan town of Soller on SaturdayActivists marched through Soller with a large banner that said: ‘Soller al limit’ to denounce problems they say overtourism causes.These problems include public transport and parking problems and high property prices driven by real estate speculation and too many holiday rentals which make it difficult for local residents to access affordable housing.The protest had a direct knock-on effect for the town near Majorca’s north-west coast with businesses in the centre forced to remove terraces and stalls normally out for the weekly market between 10am and 2pm.The restrictions were introduced following instructions from central government representatives for the area to ensure public safety along the protest route.The measures came into force on what is traditionally the busiest day of the week for the town with the Saturday market attracting large numbers of locals and visitors.Organisers of the protest had insisted before it got underway it was ‘not against tourists or visitors’ but against an ‘unsustainable economic model’.In the lead-up to the protest the front of an estate agent’s in the town was graffitied.