"Mass tourism is ruining Barcelona and turning it into a 'theme park', claims controversial new documentary."
"Spain's second city is so effortlessly attractive that it's hard to believe anyone could fall out of love with it. A new documentary called Bye Bye Barcelona, however, shows some long-term residents wondering aloud how much longer they can stay where they are. The problem? Tourism, specifically a local industry that has become so dominant it risks stifling ordinary, everyday life in the city's heart. Panning across street after street of pedestrian gridlock, fast food joints and souvenir shops, the film's record of locals shooed away by the constant visitor footfall offers a cautionary tale for any city that tourists love."
Text by The Atlantic Cities.
The documentary has traveled across the network, if you have seen it but want to see him on the big screen and to ask questions to the manager or one of the protagonists, the film will presented on Tuesday 29 in the COAC, Bye Bye Barcelona, a documentary about a city and its relation to tourism, about the difficult coexistence between Barcelona, tourism and tourists.
BYE BYE BARCELONA.
Eduardo Chibás, 2014, 55', V.O. Spanish / English / Catala.
Dates.- Tuesday, April 29th. Time.- 07.00 pm.
Venue.- auditorio del COAC. Pl. Nova 5, 08003 Barcelona.
"Out-of-control tourism and over-commercialisation are ruining the city of Barcelona and turning it into a 'theme park', according to a new documentary.
Residents, tour guides and local tourism experts have spoken out against uncontrolled tourism, claiming it is destroying their city and community, in the controversial new documentary Bye Bye Barcelona.
Promoting the idea of taxing tourists more, limiting the number of people who can visit and avoiding cheap packages for the mass market, the documentary claims the city can no longer cope with such huge numbers of visitors each year."
Text by Mail Online.
Does it really worth losing all this?
After the screening they will feature director Eduardo Kids and Reme Gomez, from the Neighborhood Association of the Gothic Quarter.
*free entrance and free beer!
