People in some of Europe's biggest cities are protesting the surge of tourists from the U.S. and other countries. Workers at Frances' Louvre museum suddenly went on strike Monday, while in Spain, demonstrators rallied for a reduction in visitors and criticized skyrocketing housing prices.

The Louvre, the world’s most visited museum, temporarily shut down today due to a spontaneous strike by the museum staff citing mass tourism. This comes one day after anti-tourist protests erupted across a dozen European cities.

Protesters in Spain joined groups in Portugal and Italy, arguing that uncontrolled tourism was raising housing prices and forcing locals out.

Residents in Barcelona, Spain, and several other popular European destinations say tourism in their cities is driving up housing costs for locals.

The Mediterranean as a whole is warming up faster than the global average, while many cities and islands in Greece record numerous days each summer where the mercury tips over the 40C mark

With mass tourism protests taking place in cities across the continent, there remain many destinations that actively seek visitors

Anti-tourism marches break out across Europe as locals claim holidaymakers are pricing them out - Activists called for a curb on mass tourism, with organisers telling demonstrators to bring water pist

Every year, a new wave of vacationers flocks to Europe with enough luggage to start a new life overseas, only to be humbled by old-world infrastructure. Katie Parla, an author and tour guide who lives in Rome, watches the scene play out “every single day” in the country’s most popular tourist destinations.