K-pop tourism: how Tossa de Mar became a hot spot

Tossa de Mar, about 50 miles north east of Barcelona, has previously attracted Hollywood stars and artists. Photograph: Getty Images

The 9 o’clock bus from Barcelona to the Costa Brava resort of Tossa de Mar is packed, mostly with young Asian women.

Seventy-five minutes later they make straight for the Forat del Dimoni (Devil’s Hole), a small gap in the old city wall, where they queue to take each other’s pictures in a variety of poses. After that they post their pictures, take a stroll around town, eat lunch, then take the bus back to the city.