Overview
- Video shows two holidaymakers trading punches on the winding road to Masca, with a British tourist knocked to the tarmac before returning to a white hire car.
- The Brit is heard accusing a woman of taking a swing at his wife while they tried to take a photo, according to the clip.
- Traffic was brought to a standstill and car horns blared as drivers watched the confrontation unfold on the mountain route.
- Social media users mocked the incident, dubbing it “Hot dog versus smash burger” and posting comments such as “Quality tourism.”
- Island residents and organizers say they are using the clip to underscore their case against mass tourism, noting past rallies counted 30,000 participants by officials and 80,000 by organizers.