Sunbathing Brits were told to “go home” by irate Tenerife locals protesting against tourism on the Spanish island.
Holidaymakers were filmed watching as islanders marched along the beach while shouting slogans and holding signs demanding protections for residents.
This protest is part of a broader anti-tourism sentiment in Spain, which has sparked rallies across the Canary Islands and in Barcelona.
Supporters of the movement were seen surrounding one couple, with footage circulating online showing the incident.
Despite repeated chants of “go home,” several Brits seemed unfazed and continued to lounge on the beach.
Other chants included “No hay camas pa' tanto guiri,” which translates as “There's not enough beds for so many foreigners”.
One sign read: “The Canaries Don't Live off Tourism. Tourism lives off the Canaries.”
The population of the Canary Islands is approximately 2.2 million people, almost half of whom live in Tenerife - according to Caixa Bank research.
The Canaries welcomed 16 million holidaymakers last year, with Tenerife alone attracting 5.6 million visitors - a third of whom were British.
Canary Islands Have A Limit, a newly formed anti-tourist group, said in a statement: “We will go to the tourist areas because that is where the injustice we are denouncing is taking place and because that is where we want to confront the system that is destroying our islands.”
One British tourist told ITV News he understood their issues even though sunseekers were shocked to be surrounded by people with placards.
He said: “Some people are coming here and they are not respecting the culture.
“They are not respecting the locals. They are not respecting the island. And those other people who are coming here and they are respecting the culture and respecting the island.
“So I would say Tenerife relies on tourism, you know, but it doesn’t mean that anybody can come and abuse this island, you know.”
