2023-08-03 13:09:21
Thursday, 8/3/2023, 1:09 p.m
In some places in Italy, sights are crowded around the clock. Even at night the Trevi Fountain in Rome is not deserted. The country is now considering stricter visitor numbers in some localities.
Rome – In the fight against mass tourism, more and more Italian holiday resorts are taking measures to limit tourist flows. The magnificent Villa del Balbianello on Lake Como, where scenes from 007 films or Star Wars were filmed, limits the number of visitors to a maximum of 1,200 tourists per day who can be admitted to the residence. This is intended to reduce their number by 10,000 per month.
“The introduction of a restriction on admission is the only way to protect Villa del Balbianello from the excessive tourism that is increasingly encroaching on Lake Como and that is seriously jeopardizing the preservation of a cultural asset like this,” said a press release from the environmental protection association FAI, under whose supervision the villa stands.
Since the 1990s, the 18th-century villa has been repeatedly requested as a location for films. It also serves as a backdrop for celebrity weddings. Several films have been filmed in its rooms and gardens, including Martin Campbell’s James Bond adaptation Casino Royale (2006) and George Lucas’ Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones.
500 people on the beach of Cala Luna
Turquoise water, white sand: the Cala Luna beach in Sardinia is a tourist magnet that should be relieved.
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Bathing resorts also want to regulate the number of visitors. A maximum of 500 people can stay at the same time on the beach of Cala Luna, an idyllic beach in Sardinia, during the August weeks. The authorities thus want to avoid crowds in the bay, which is particularly popular for its grottos and karst caves. The 700 meter long sandy beach is framed by wooded cliffs in the south and by oleander bushes and reeds in the west.
If you want to swim at the sandy beach of Cala Coticcio on the island of Caprera north of Sardinia, you can only do so if you are accompanied by an official tour guide and you must book the entrance ticket beforehand. The authorities only grant access to the dream beach to 60 visitors per day.
Lampedusa – internationally more associated with mass landings of African migrants than with its turquoise sea water – also sets barriers to swimmers. The “Spiaggia dei Conigli” in the south of the island, which has become known as the rabbit beach, is considered one of the most beautiful coasts in Europe: Dolphins and sea turtles swim in the clear water, the sand is pleasantly soft under your feet.
Mass tourism also burdens the capital Rome. The municipality is considering regulated access to the Trevi Fountain. This is to avoid crowds in front of one of the most popular sights in the Eternal City. After a 48-year-old climbed the fountain’s marble statues and then climbed into the water over the weekend, the city’s tourism officer, Alessandro Onorato, announced action. Along with the Colosseum and the Spanish Steps, the fountain is one of the symbols of the Italian capital. It became world famous through the film “La dolce vita” (The sweet life) by Federico Fellini with Anita Ekberg bathing in the fountain at night. (WHAT)
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