As the neighbourhood of Montmartre groans under the weight of more than 11 million annual visitors, some of its residents are battling to reclaim their cobbled streets from social media-fuelled tourism. But does overtourism need fixing and if so, how?
Ten in the morning on a Tuesday in early September and tourists are already queueing up in front of Le Mur des je t’aime (the Wall of Love) – a 40-square-metre mural tucked behind Abbesses Metro station in Montmartre.
