One of England's most beautiful villages is becoming depopulated because of tourists

In the British village of Bibury in Gloucestershire, often called “the most beautiful village in England,” local residents are being forced to leave their homes due to aggressive overtourism. 

The influx of visitors, whose numbers reach 20,000 on weekends, causes constant inconvenience for residents of the famous weavers’ street, Arlington Row. Brian and Jill Skarda, a married couple who have lived in the village for over 14 years, have decided to move because of constant intrusions into their private lives, including people knocking on their doors, peering through their windows, and blocking their driveway. According to local residents, visitors’ behavior has significantly worsened since the coronavirus pandemic. To protect the environment and local wildlife along the Coln River, parish officials plan to install special fencing.

This is reported by The Independent.

In Amsterdam (the Netherlands), Barcelona (Spain), and other popular tourist destinations, authorities are introducing taxes, restrictions on housing rentals, visitor limits, and temporarily closing natural sites. These measures are intended to mitigate the impact of overtourism on residents and the environment.

Venice’s newly elected mayor, Simone Venturini, plans to sharply increase the entry fee for day-trippers to 50 euros to limit the excessive flow of visitors on peak days.