The island of Majorca will remove up to 1,700 sun loungers from its beaches in a bid to make room for locals who say they are being displaced by tourists.
Palma City Council has announced it will reduce the number of sunbeds available on four of the capital's beaches by 20 per cent, starting next year.
In Playa de Palma alone, which is one of the largest beaches in the Spanish holiday hotspot, there are over 6,000 sun loungers.
City planners are hoping to reduce the number of sunbeds there to 4,436.
The move comes amid increasing complaints from local residents who say that due to sunbed and parasol rentals for holidaymakers, there are hardly any free spaces left on the beaches to lay out their towels.
