Thousands of people protested in holiday resorts in Spain’s Canary Islands on Sunday against over tourism which they say prices local people out of the housing market.

Under the slogan “Canary Islands has a limit,” activists blamed mass tourism for pricing locals out of the housing market, draining resources such as water, and causing environmental damage. Authorities reported that at least 8,000 people participated.

MASPALOMAS, Spain: Thousands of flag-waving demonstrators hit the streets across Spain's Canary Islands on Sunday, rallying under the slogan "The Canary Islands have a limit" to demand restrictions to the mass tourism they say is overwhelming their Atlantic archipelago.

Thousands of people protested in holiday resorts in Spain’s Canary Islands against over-tourism, which they say prices local people out of the housing market.

Thousands of people have taken part in protests against tourism in holiday resorts across the Canary Islands. There were simultaneous demonstrations in Gran Canaria, Tenerife, La Palma, Fuerteventura,

Thousands protested in Spain's Canary Islands against over tourism, citing its impact on local housing affordability and natural resources. Demonstrators across various islands demanded changes to the tourism model.

Thousands of flag-waving demonstrators hit the streets across Spain's Canary Islands on Sunday to demand restrictions to the mass tourism they say is overwhelming their Atlantic archipelago.

Thousands of people protested in holiday resorts in Spain's Canary Islands on Sunday against over tourism which they say prices local people out of the housing market. Under the slogan Canary Islands has a limit,

Thousands of anti-tourism protesters marched across the Canary Islands today as sunbathing holidaying looked on. In Tenerife, marchers diverted from their expected route and walked across the sand at Troya Beach,

Canary Islands residents don’t feel that their government is listening to their frustrations with mass tourism.