The tourist crowds this year are insane. There are more tourists now than there have ever been. And its not August yet.
We live in one of the least “touristy” bits of Spain, and even here its noticable. The thing is that though tourism is extremely important, most of the economy is not about tourism. But some of the industry externalities affect everyone, such as public transport, traffic, rents, food prices, etc.
My advice is to go in the off-season. April is a good bet, as the weather is likely to be good (sometimes not, this year it was really quite cold), and the tourist swarms are at a reasonable level.
I highly agree. Airfare and hotel rooms are cheaper and no crowds.
See my post 54 and 57
I’m actually in n Spain as I type 😂
South /east and soon will be in Barcelona
I was in Barcelona earlier and yes it’s the busiest I’ve seen and locals were complaining but they don’t seem to understand tourism was hit hard during covid. I think they make 10% from tourism
September is the best to visit
August , don’t bother.