On this island at 2 am from Portugal the population says it is “abundant” of tourists and asks that “do not come”

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On this island at 2 am from Portugal the population says it is "abundant" of tourists and asks that "do not come"

With summer getting closer and closer, some Portuguese start looking at the calendar and planning their holidays in the hot season. The heat asks for sunbathing and dive on the beach and it is precisely for this reason that many choose to have a vacation in the Algarve. However, there are always those who prefer to ‘escape’ abroad and ‘here next door’ there is an island with many beaches and direct flights since Portugal that turns out to be the choice of several tourists.

Although it is the destination of election of many Portuguese, what is certain is that the local population of this Spanish island says they are “abundant” of tourists and goes further by asking them to “do not come”. The words written between quotes appear in an open letter written in various languages ​​by seven environmental organizations on the island of Mallorca, Spain.

“Majorca is not the paradise they are selling to you,” reads the title of the Open Letter. Advances what this letter is a complaint about the problems arising from increased tourism on this island, with an impact on the ecosystem, deterioration of public services, gentrification and increased cost of living.

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Inhabitants are “full” of tourists

Now that the high time and the arrival of many tourists from Palma de Mallorca is approaching, these seven environmental organizations say that “the local population is full and we are no longer hospitable, because they are destroying the land we love; And many residents have to emigrate because the island has become uninhabitable. ”

Although tourists accuse being “the cause of the problem”, they continue to go to the Mallorca Palm every year and it is known that by 2023 the Balear Islands (Majorca, Menorca, Ibiza and Forelyra), where about 1.2 million people live, received 14.4 million tourists.

There are cheap flights from Lisbon to Majorca

Palma de Mallorca, in addition to being an island with a good time during almost the entire year and with various beaches of crystal clear water, attracts many Portuguese tourists because there are several daily and ‘cheap’ flights to the Spanish island, leaving Portugal. For example, if you leave Lisbon, you can face flight offerings that start at 20 euros. To return, you can also get tickets at 20 euros.

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