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Water pistols used against pilgrims in Spain’s Santiago de Compostela

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THE city in northwestern Spain, where remains of the apostle James is alleged to have been found, is attracting more and more Catholic pilgrims, and turning the city into a living hell for local residents. Some have taken to firing water pistols at the fools.

Religion News Service reports that hordes of these god-addled imbeciles are guilty of anti-social behaviour by, among other things, loudly singing hymns and riding bikes ride in the wrong direction. Santiago’s social media is awash with photos denouncing their lack of decorum and respect.

What people object to most are their sheer numbers which have made the old town and squares surrounding the cathedral holding the reputed tomb of Saint James inaccessible to locals. Today are almost exclusively the domain of outsiders

This has left Santiago emerging as the latest global destination where longtime residents have grown embittered by the overtourism transforming their community.

Said Roberto Almuíña, president of the neighborhood association in the old town that’s a UNESCO World Heritage site:

We do not have tourism-phobia. We have always lived in harmony with tourism, but when it gets out of hand, when the pressure goes beyond what is reasonable, that is when rejection arises.

Last year, a record half-million people signed up to trek one of the approved routes to the cathedral — equal to five times the city’s resident population, and marking a 725-fold increase over the last four decades.

This has led to a housing crisis in the city. Last November, Santiago’s city council banned Airbnb-style tourist accommodations in the historic center, arguing at the time that it was “a necessity arising from its significant growth, which has clear effects on the number of housing units available for residents and on their price.”

Across Spain, there have been major streget protests against unaffordable housing, with many linking the housing crunch to tourists gobbling up short-term rentals.

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One response to “Water pistols used against pilgrims in Spain’s Santiago de Compostela”

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    malcolmjdodd

    These idiots are trekking to visit a non-existent ‘holy’ relic, they are such simpletons that they are unlikely to be deterred by a water pistol.

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