Sometimes fame comes in the form of a UNESCO plaque and a flood of tourists trampling on the petunias. In Vlkolinec, a small Slovak village of log houses, the neighbors have said enough. The village, with just 17 permanent residents, is planning to abandon the list of World Heritage. And it is not postureous: for years it has seen its home become a decoration for selfies. UNESCO blessed Vlkolinec in 1993 for being "an extraordinarily well preser…
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Sometimes fame comes in the form of a UNESCO plaque and a flood of tourists trampling on the petunias. In Vlkolinec, a small Slovak village of log houses, the neighbors have said enough. The village, with just 17 permanent residents, is planning to abandon the list of World Heritage. And it is not postureous: for years it has seen its home become a decoration for selfies. UNESCO blessed Vlkolinec in 1993 for being "an extraordinarily well preser…