Overtourism has become an increasing concern for popular vacation destinations in the post-pandemic years, as an overwhelming influx of visitors to Instagrammable hot spots puts pressure on local infrastructure and communities.
The judge in Madrid ordered the closure of 10 tourist flats, citing illicit activities that inflicted psychological damage on a neighboring family and violated their privacy rights.
"One evening I came down and there was no-one there," he says. "Inside the bar was chock-a-block because I have a big air conditioning unit inside. People were shouting at me to keep it on."
"A museum's mission is to radiate-to make known and to share its collections with the greatest number of people-so there is a contradiction in the idea of needing to limit how many can come."
The amended emergency proclamation has indeed offered some relief from the intense over-tourism our community was experiencing. As for the road, repairs are still incomplete, which has left the situation in a state of limbo.