Article 57EZE Locals rediscover streets and beaches in resorts absent of foreign tourists

Locals rediscover streets and beaches in resorts absent of foreign tourists

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Ashifa Kassam in Madrid, Lorenzo Tondoin Caltaniss
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Typical holiday destinations across Europe are seeing an influx of a new type of visitor: local staycationers

It is usually the domain of hangover-nursing sunbathers and rowdy tourists getting an early start on beach parties. But this year - as quarantines, restrictions and advisories take a toll on travel - the white sandy beaches and crystal-clear waters of Magaluf on the Spanish holiday island of Mallorca have some new visitors: Mallorcans.

This is the first time we've ever come - Mallorcans do not come to Magaluf," laughed Laura, 31, as she settled in for a day on the beach with her friends. We came this year only because we knew there were no tourists."

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