US EditionInstagram Tourists Descend upon Alpine Village – Mayor Pulls the Emergency Brake
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Postcard idylls, clogged streets and tourists without inhibitions: St. Magdalena attracts people from all over the world – and increasingly becomes a victim of one's own fame.
The small village of St. Magdalena in the South Tyrolean Dolomites has been overrun by tourists for months. What a short stop for the perfect picture is for the locals means full streets, injured privacy and growing trouble. Now the municipality pulls the tear line. Around 500 people live in St. Magdalena, the last place in the Villnösser valley, at 1339 meters altitude. In high season, up to three tourists come daily to each inhabitant. Most of…
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op-online.deA village in the Dolomites is overrun by photo-tourists. The inhabitants suffer. A barrier is supposed to help, but the mayor is skeptical.
A picturesque Alpine village in South Tyrol is being overrun by Instagram tourists – but now the mayor is taking action. Here's what he's planning.
Overtourism no longer only makes classical destinations to be created. In the meantime, isolated communities in nature also suffer. What brings some mayors to ideas.
Overtourism no longer only makes classical destinations to be created. Meanwhile, isolated communities in nature also suffer.
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