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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Laurie Kellman

Too many people, not enough management: A look at the chaos of 'overtourism' in the summer of 2024

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The doorbell to Martinho de Almada Pimentel’s house is hard to find, and he likes it that way. It’s a long rope that, when pulled, rings a literal bell on the roof that lets him know someone is outside the mountainside mansion that his great-grandfather built in 1914 as a monument to privacy.

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