Stunning: View of Hallstatt, a World Heritage-listed village in Austria’s mountainous Salzkammergut region. The village was suffering from ‘overtourism’ before Covid-19. — AFP
HALLSTATT: Only a few months ago residents of the impossibly picturesque Austrian village of Hallstatt were debating how to stem the influx of tourists thronging its narrow streets, nestled between soaring mountains and a sparkling lake.
Careful what you wish for: with the collapse in international travel brought about by the coronavirus pandemic, the tour groups that used to jam the streets – with up to 100 coaches arriving daily in the high season – have disappeared.
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