Anti-tourist graffiti painted on Tenerife’s beauty hotspot after ‘low quality’ Brits are told to ‘go home’

A beautiful spot in TENERIFE has been marked with anti-tourist graffiti as angry locals continue to tell “low quality” Brits to go home.

“Canary Islands have a limit” was posted in Spanish near the must-see volcano Teide after the island became the first site of a wave of anger against foreign holidaymakers.

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Tenerife in particular has faced a battle with sun-seeking Brits who have called hotels on the island fearing they may not be safe on their upcoming holiday.

Similar tourist-phobic graffiti was subsequently spotted in other Spanish hotspots, including Mallorca, Barcelona and Lanzarote.

“Channels have a limit” was also heard and spotted on banners as protesters took to the streets in the Atlantic archipelago on Saturday.

Another message painted on the road read: “Moratoria turistica” – “Tourism moratorium” in English.

The vice-president of the island council, Lope Afonso, denounced the ‘vandalism’ in an angry message on X, saying: “The Canary Islands may have a limit, but this one exceeds it.

“grievances and demands cannot be converted into vandalism or attacks on public property and especially on our landscape and natural spaces.

“The Teide National Park is a World Heritage Site and deserves care and respect.

“Not everything works.”

The message preceded a botched cleanup to remove the graffiti, as it was still visible and legible on Thursday.

Afonso immediately faced a wave of criticism when locals accused him of failing to protect Tenerife and its natural wonders from the damage caused by tourists.

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In an apparent direct attack on British holidaymakers, someone replied to Mr Afonso’s message: “Is this tweet a joke? Let everyone publish something about the attacks on nature reserves that your British friends have carried out.’

Tenerife-based environmental activist Adrian Flores argued that the National Park, where Mount Teide is located, is a World Heritage Site but is not treated as such.

He concluded that the park is suffering from the “massification” of tourists, with visitors parking “wherever they want” and people wandering off the paths.

One user mentioned a recent newspaper article about a tourist who broke the rules by camping and cooking in Teide National Park, saying: “This is vandalism and not some graffiti on the road, idiot!”

Another wrote: “You have written absolutely nothing about the demands of those of us who have demonstrated in the streets for the defense and sustainability of the Canary Islands, nothing!

“But some fool is going to paint that on the road and you’ll jump like a jack-in-the-box.”

“You have no shame.”

Speaking after the botched cleanup, Mr Afonso wrote on X: “Dialogue and debate, yes.

‘Vandalism to try to impose, no.

“Let us continue to be an example of freedom, coexistence and civility.”

‘Britons are going home’

Earlier this week, Tenerife Council President Rosa Davila proposed charging tourists to visit protected natural areas such as Mount Teide.

She is expected to seek support for an investigation to approve the charges at a full council meeting tomorrow.

Canary Islands President Fernando Clavijo also warned that daily charges for visitors could be on the table.

Tourists visiting the equally popular Balearic Islands, including Mallorca, Menorca and Ibiza, already pay between one and four euros per day if they are over 16 years old.

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And unofficial signs reading “closed to tourists” are plastered around the beaches to keep visitors out.

Residents of the sun-drenched destination have said they are “fed up” with “low quality” British tourists who only come for the cheap beer, burgers and sunbathing.

Mallorca followed the Canary Islands in the wave of angry locals calling on ‘low-quality’ tourists to stop flocking to Spain’s paradises.

The tourist-phobic graffiti appeared in a Mallorca neighborhood that has seen a huge influx of foreign buyers over the years.

The words “Go Home Tourist” were scrawled in English on a wall under a real estate billboard in Nou Llevant, where most of the houses were snapped up by Germans.

Meanwhile, a leading Tenerife politician has urged British and Irish tourists looking for cheap all-inclusive sun holidays to go elsewhere for their holiday.

Carlos Tarife, deputy mayor of the island capital Santa Cruz, said holidaymakers interested in staying in their hotels with their mandatory wristbands on should instead book places like the Dominican Republic.

Bitter graffiti reading “My misery, your paradise” and “The average salary in the Canary Islands is 1,200 euros” has been left on walls and benches in Spain’s paradises since the start of the month.

In an apparently British response, a response was left in English on a wall next to a ‘Tourists go home’ message: “F##k off, we pay your wage.”

Canarias Se Agota, lead organizer of Saturday’s protests in the Canary Islands, has insisted it has nothing to do with the graffiti that has appeared in parts of Tenerife in recent weeks.

The group also accused regional politicians of blaming them for tourism phobia as part of a “dirty tricks” campaign.

They have made demands including the halting of two tourism projects, including the construction of a five-star hotel on one of Tenerife’s last unspoilt beaches, a tourism moratorium and more affordable housing.

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