Mallorca’s beaches are especially crowded in the summer. A travel writer shares the “local secret” for avoiding crowded beaches in Spain.
Spain is one of the most popular travel destinations for Germans. The beaches of Mallorca, for example, are overcrowded, especially in the summer months. If you arrive after ten in the morning, you will often find neither a parking space nor a place to put your towel.
How to Avoid Crowded Beaches in Spain in Summer
London-based travel writer Leon Beckenham has lived in Spain for ten years and has learned to avoid crowded beaches. In his article on the news site “INews“He recommends going to the beach in the late afternoon. Then the heat is more bearable and the crowds of tourists return to their hotels. “I have learned to follow the example of many locals: go to the beach in the late afternoon hours,” Beckenham writes on INews.
Occasionally the Beckenham family goes to the large seaside resorts such as Palmanova and Port d’Alcudia. The spots fill up quickly, especially in the bays surrounded by cliffs. Even in high season you can find a place in the long, spacious bays of the beach. “It’s not worthy of a social media post,” says the author.
Renewed protests against mass tourism in Mallorca
But tourists are not so welcome in Spain these days. In Mallorca, the locals have recently done so demonstrated once again against mass tourism. A hundred participants symbolically occupied Ballermann beach to draw attention to the overcrowding on the island.
“Our goal is to draw attention to the fact that Mallorca is now simply too crowded,” said protester Reyes. His colleague Eric added: “We must finally put a stop to mass tourism on the island.”
In addition to the peaceful demonstrations, radical graffiti has also appeared. In Manacor, a wall reads “Kill A Tourist”, while in Palma, the words “Tourism makes you free” were discovered.