'Go home!' Anti-tourism 'guerrilla campaigns' erupt throughout popular Spanish city that reached 100% capacity ahead of Easter

Residents in a popular Spanish holiday hotspot have launched an anti-tourist "guerrilla campaign" after accommodation in the city reached 100 per cent capacity ahead of Easter.

Protesters have scrawled the words ‘Airbnb out!’ across the facades of short-let buildings in Seville while key lockboxes were sealed shut using silicone.

One road sign in the Andalucian city was graffitied with the words "Guiris, go home" ("Tourists, go home").

It is the latest in a long series of campaigns in Spain, with tourists being doused with water by locals in Barcelona in previous years.

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One Santa Cruz resident, identified only as Marisol, told local media: "The only way we can try to stop this is if people stand up for themselves.

"There are no bakeries left, just souvenir shops and queues for breakfast. If we don’t cover the walls, it looks like nothing’s happening. But what’s really happening is that we’re being pushed out."

Locals warn the trend is turning the major city into a "theme park," as traditional businesses and homes give way to tourist attractions and aparthotels.

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