A small Majorca village has been crowned the “most overcrowded tourist destination in Spain.”
The charming location of Sant Llorenç des Cardassar, located only a few miles off Manacor, has been found to handle 73.1 tourists per inhabitant.
A new report by the rental portal Holidu placed Sant Llorenç at the top of its tourist overcrowding ranking, topping other popular destinations around Spain.
The portal reviewed data on the number of arrivals into the small village compared to the population of the municipality.
Sant Lorenç welcomed 595,340 visitors last year, the majority of whom came from abroad.
Another Majorca town, Capdepera, also featured on the list with 39.3 tourists per inhabitant with a total of 446,320 holidaymakers per year.
Majorca residents have long been lamenting the spike in arrivals to the island, and have mounted a fierce campaign to demand immediate limits to end overtourism.
A new protest is expected to take place on the island on August 11, with the Majorca Beach Tour Group calling on supporters to “occupy our beaches” at the peak of the holiday season for British tourists.
The planned protest coincides with the day Gatwick Airport predicted will be the busiest for passengers headed for Spain.
The London hub counts flights to Majorca’s capital, Palma, as one of its top three short-haul summer destinations alongside Malaga and Barcelona.
Ahead of their last protest, activists said: “It’s time to take to the streets, get organised and stand up for real change, to stop the impacts of the current tourism and economic model.
“We want a change of course to guarantee the rights of all people and the respect and protection of natural spaces, of our land and our villages.
“We will make our vision felt everywhere. We must set limits to tourism and work towards a fairer and more sustainable socio-economic model.”
The protest organisers said they want the upcoming demonstration to serve as a “turning point, a statement, and the start of actions and mobilisation on the four islands, not only in Majorca, which will extend beyond the summer.”
They warned they would continue to cause disruptions until the local government takes action to curb tourist access to the islands.
The group demanded immediate measures to address the housing emergency, noting a large number of local housing has been converted into holiday accommodation.