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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Deborah Cole

Salzburg bans tourists from driving into historic centre over summer

Salzburg skyline showing buildings including the cathedral and castle, seen from across the  Salzach river on a bright summer day.
The ban applies to drivers from outside the region entering the city’s old town. Photograph: SW Travel Imagery/Alamy

Salzburg has begun enforcing a summer ban on visitors driving into its historic centre, picking up a policy modelled by other car-choked European cities plagued by overtourism.

Authorities in Austria’s fourth largest municipal area said they hoped the “less traffic, more city” restrictions in July and August would reduce the number of vehicle entries by 1,000 a day.

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