Protesters in Barcelona sprayed water at tourists dining outside in the city as part of a demonstration against mass tourism. Thousands of people took to the streets carrying signs reading “Barcelona is not for sale” and “Tourists go home.” Rents rose by 18% in June from a year earlier in cities such as Barcelona and Madrid, according to the property website Idealista. Barcelona’s mayor, Jaume Collboni, announced a plan in June to phase out all short-term lets by 2028 in a bit to rein in soaring