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Rebecca Ann Hughes

‘The city has emptied out’: Santiago de Compostela battles with growing pressure from overtourism

Santiago de Compostela, the Spanish city that is the culmination of the eponymous pilgrimage route and alleged burial site of Saint James, has joined the long list of European destinations struggling with overtourism.

But where some Barcelona residents sought to repel a tsunami of tourists with plastic water pistols, a neighbourhood association in Santiago de Compostela has opted for a friendlier approach.

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