ZAKYNTOS, Greece
Report highlights Greek island and suggests that small destinations from Europe are also supporting the weight of mass tourism.
The denominated Mass Tourism It is almost always associated with large movements of tourists who fill large cities, or well -known and very frequented sights.
However, the latest report of Which? Travel suggests that small destinations From Europe they are also supporting the weight of mass tourism.
There is tourists to avoid crowdswhich then create unusual confusion in places of Bulgaria, Poland and Italy – To escape the chaos of Venice, Barcelona or Amsterdam.
Based on data from the European Commission, the study analyzed the total of overnight, the density of tourists per square kilometer and the number of tourists per resident.
It was precisely the number of tourists per resident who highlighted an island in Greece: Zakynthos. This paradise resort, with wild zones and much to discover, has an impressive ratio of 150 tourists for each local inhabitant.
The channel points out that the accommodation is more expensive, there is environmental damage and pressure on local infrastructures during the end periods in this Greek corner.
“Is becoming more difficult for residents to live comfortably here Throughout the year, ”commented a Zakynthos inhabitant.
This is because “ lace increased, the transit It is constant in summer and the services are overloaded. Tourism is welcome, but the volume has to be managed, ”he added.
After this Greek place was Ístria, In Croatia (133 tourists for each inhabitant) – and yet it is still said that it is the “best guarded secret” of Croatia.
In third place was Fuerteventura, In the Canary Islands (Spain), with 120 tourists for each local citizen.
In relation to the greater density of tourists in total, Paris leads with almost 420 thousand visitors per km2, far from Athens (almost 90 thousand) and Copenhagen (over 60,000), which complete the podium.
At the other extreme, the places that have the lowest rather than inhabitant ratio are Targovishte (Bulgaria), Rybnik (Poland) and Benevento (Italy).
The tourist destination with fewer visitors per square kilometer is Jan Mayenin Norway, with… zero tourists. It’s just that you need to have a special authorization to visit this island in the Arctic Polar Circle.
