Tourist tax in Spain: Holiday hotspot loved by Brits ‘will start charging to visit its popular sites’ from this date – following a wave of protests by locals [Video]

A MAJOR holiday destination in Spain is set to begin charging tourists to see some of its most popular sites.

The news comes after a series of anti-tourism protests across the country in recent months, with more planned this summer.

According to the Mirror, Tenerife will begin applying the extra fees to tourists from January 1 next year.

The report says that the Canary Island’s city council confirmed the date on Friday, after holding a meeting on the issue in the wake of the 60,000-strong demonstration last weekend.

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The price of the levy, described as a form of ‘eco-tax’, has not yet been decided, but will apply to the island’s most protected sites.

These will include the Mount Teide volcano, multiple rural parks and historic pueblos such as Masca.

It comes after a British expat insisted the anti-tourism protests in …