Tourist arrested for allegedly spray-painting historic building in Granada

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4 Aug 2026 • 9:01 PM MYT
The Independent
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Tourist arrested for allegedly spray-painting historic building in Granada

  • A tourist from the Basque Country has been charged with a crime against cultural heritage after allegedly spray-painting a historic building in Granada.
  • The individual is accused of graffitiing the word “Paula” in pink and blue on the Aljibe del Zenete, a 16th-century Mudéjar-style water cistern.
  • The Aljibe del Zenete is located in the historic Albaicín neighbourhood, which has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1994.
  • Granada's local police identified the perpetrator, who now faces a potential fine ranging from €3,000 to €30,050.
  • This incident follows a similar case in 2024 where a British tourist faced a hefty fine for carving initials into a wall at Pompeii, another UNESCO site.

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