Stockshots of tourists in Barcelona, the northeastern Spanish city with internationally famous sites such as La Sagrada Familia and Las Ramblas. Last year, Barcelona received more than 12 million tourists, according to local authorities. The second most visited country after France, Spain received 85 million foreign visitors in 2023, an increase of 18.7 percent from the previous year, according to the National Statistics Institute. The growing number of visitors has sparked protests in several parts of the country in recent months. STOCKSHOTS