25 Nov, 2024 @ 16:49
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Malaga locals fume over rising restaurant prices and blame tourism for ‘turning city into a resort’

LOCALS have fumed in Malaga over rising restaurant prices, as they blame tourism for ‘turning the city centre into Disneyland.’

Tourism protests have swept over Spain this summer, with many calling out high rent prices.

However that’s not the only reason locals are complaining, with the price of eating out also skyrocketing. 

@BarriosMalaga has shared their outrage after a coffee cost them €3.95 and a mollete (soft roll) for €6.90. 

“Don’t touch my mollete! Coffee for €3.95 and a mollete for €6.90. This is out of control, this is Malaga,” they said. 

In total, the unfortunate soul paid €21.80 for two coffees and two molletes. 

The post has garnered hundreds of likes and has been seen over 50,000 times, prompting outrage from locals. 

One said: “It’s because you went to Calle Cister, literally ground zero of the theme park for guiris that the city centre has become. It’s like going to Disneyland for a coffee. Less than a km away you have much cheaper neighbourhood bars.”

Yzabelle Bostyn

Yzabelle Bostyn is an NCTJ trained journalist who started her journalistic career at the Olive Press in 2023.
Before moving to Spain, she studied for a BA in English Literature and Hispanic Studies at the University of Sheffield.
After graduating she moved to the university’s journalism department, one of the best in the UK.
Throughout the past few years, she has taken on many roles including social media marketing, copywriting and radio presenting.
She then took a year out to travel Latin America, scaling volcanoes in Guatemala and swimming with sharks in Belize.
Then, she came to the Olive Press last year where she has honed her travel writing skills and reported on many fantastic experiences such as the Al Andalus luxury train.
She has also undertaken many investigations, looking into complex issues like Spain’s rental crisis and rising cancer rates.
Always willing to help, she has exposed many frauds and scams, working alongside victims to achieve justice.
She is most proud of her work on Nolotil, a drug linked to the deaths of many Brits in Spain.
A campaign launched by Yzabelle has received considerable support and her coverage has been by the UK and Spanish media alike.
Her writing has featured on many UK news outlets from the Sun to the Mail Online, who contracted her to report for them in Tenerife on growing tourism issues.
Recently, she has appeared on Times Radio covering deadly flooding in Valencia.

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