In a fairytale Austrian town, locals protest against daily swarm of selfie-seeking tourists

Hallstatt resident Friedrich Idam, 62, said the locals had felt the need to protest against an “avalanche” of mass tourism. “Hallstatt no longer lives on tourism, it is being squashed by overcrowding,” he said. This Alpine idyll is just one of many overcrowded, photogenic sites across Europe where…

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