[quote] Unfortunately, this tranquil oasis turned into a mosh pit after a whopping 75,000 visitors descended on the waterfront hub over the May Day holiday weekend to visit the fortress, the Sun reported.
[quote] Alarming clips show throngs of travelers lining up at the gates and piling into Sirmione’s narrow passageways like the start of the Superbowl.
[quote] Residents’ cars and electric buses reportedly became snarled in the foot traffic while visitors had to wait 40 minutes to enter through the gates to reach Sirmione’s town center.
[quote] Locals were understandably displeased by the deluge.
[quote] “Overrun by tourists — chaos, gridlock, and hours of waiting,” said one on X recalling the chaotic spectacle. “A crisis that must be urgently addressed and regulated. It damages our heritage and turns the experience into a negative one.”
[quote] Another disillusioned poster lamented: “Overtourism is what happens when presence is confused with existence. Fast, loud, empty. Like fast fashion—disposable and harmful. Travel less, mean more.”
[quote] Marco Merlo, the president of the hotel and restaurant operators association, told the Times that he was “very worried about public safety and the quality of life for tourists, residents and workers.”
[quote] “We hope the council will involve us in finding effective and widely agreed strategies,” he declared.
Fucking gross.
I would never, never, never waste my time waiting in line with hordes of idiotic tourists.
Not for any place in the world.
I've had "sufficient" with crowds, pretty much for the rest of my life.
Tourists ruin everything.
