Holiday-makers in Tenerife were left stunned after hundreds of anti-tourist protesters stormed a beach on the Spanish island. A mob wielding placards staged a protest at Tenerife's Troya Beach, yelling slogans such as “more tourists,

Astonishing pictures emerged following the anti-overtourism protest that was held in the Canary Islands on the weekend.

Bemused tourists trying to get the last of the sun on Spain’s famous beaches found themselves in the middle of angry protests over the weekend . Thousands of locals protested in holiday resorts in Spain’s Canary Islands on Sunday against over tourism which they say prices local people out of the housing market.

Anti-tourism protesters stormed beaches in the Canary Islands and surrounded sunbathing holidaymakers on Sunday (). Thousands pounded the streets of Spain urging change to the current tourism model affecting the lives of residents.