The image of Caleta de Famara as a fishing village, where unpaved streets and sand combine with the constructions of small white houses with their blue painted windows and doors, is becoming increasingly distant. This idyllic space located next to Famara beach suffers the consequences of mass tourism and the mobility and signage plan carried out by the Teguise City Council, which has caused rental cars to accumulate on prohibited areas, despite police sanctions to prevent it.
The mobility plan of Caleta de Famara, prepared in January of last year, generated discomfort among the residents, who asked the council not to turn this traditional coastal space into "a parking lot". Before these demands, the council, led by Olivia Duque (CC), chose to replace one of the entrance lanes to the town with battery parking spaces and paint an island, where before there was only asphalt to divide two other lanes.
It is precisely on this island, located between a local cafeteria and the town's bus stop, where the conflict is being generated. Dozens of rental vehicles park daily on this space, despite the express prohibition of the General Directorate of Traffic. Before, there was no island separating both lanes and this situation did not occur. This not only constitutes a traffic violation, but also affects the landscape of this characteristic town, where the view towards the Risco de Famara is completely affected by dozens of vehicles.
Likewise, this small coastal town is an example of gentrification. For example, despite not being regulated, it has at least 133 vacation homes registered in the General Tourist Registry of the Canary Islands.
