‘The Canary Islands have a limit’: Latest anti-tourist graffiti appears beneath Tenerife’s iconic Teide volcano after official told Brits looking for cheap holidays to go elsewhere [Video]

03:50 EDT 25 Apr 2024, updated 04:05 EDT 25 Apr 2024

Tourists heading for Tenerife’s iconic Teide volcano have been met with graffiti telling them the Canary Islands are saturated with holidaymakers after an official told Britons looking for cheap holidays to go elsewhere.

Protestors who took to the streets in the Atlantic archipelago on Saturday did so under the slogan: ‘Canarias tiene un limite’, which in English translates as ‘The Canary Islands have a limit.’

Yesterday morning the same words appeared painted in white on the tarmac of one of the access roads to the 12,188ft Mount Teide, the highest point in Spain and a must-see tourist attraction in Tenerife.

Another message painted on the road said: ‘Moratoria turistica’ – ‘Tourist moratorium’ in English.

Carlos Tarife, deputy mayor for the island capital Santa Cruz, said Brits looking for cheap all-inclusive sunshine breaks should go elsewhere for their holidays as the island looks for ‘greater quality’ tourists who will appreciate ‘our …