Over the weekend, many anti-tourism protests broke out in major European cities such as Barcelona, Venice, Lisbon, Genoa and Malaga by local residents.

Overtourism is rattling cities across Europe, where some activists blame short-term rental companies like Airbnb for the rising cost of living.

Italy’s new security law, pushed through by PM Giorgia Meloni’s right-wing government, is stoking nationwide outrage. From harsher protest penalties and a ban on cannabis light to legal cover for police,