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Tourism reliably destroys places. Southern Italy is another example where the sheer masses of tourists have completely ruined a whole area.

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Italy is a lot like most places in the EU where tourists visit a few Instagram sites and nothing else. I think it’s incorrect to say it’s ruining southern Italy when the reality is it’s a few areas.

I was just at the Louvre where the wing with the Mona Lisa was overrun - the busiest I’ve ever seen it. The other wings were almost ghost towns.

I understand that when people travel they want to see the highlights, but I wish they would also explore a bit.

https://ca.finance.yahoo.com/news/surging-travel-europe-spik...

The Mona Lisa gets over run, while the room holding the the code of Hammurabi(!!!) is basically deserted.

I didn't even know they had the code of Hammurabi. Now I want to see it.

When I tried to go recently I believe that room was closed for refurbishment :(

> I didn't even know they had the code of Hammurabi. Now I want to see it.

Eh, it looks like perl to me.

Kek

I remember going to the Louvre into the room with a Mona Lisa and being surprised by two things:

- How small the actual painting is, I always imagined it to be bigger.

- And the sea of heads between the entrance and the panting, there was no way I could get to the front to admire it up close.

The rest of the museum though was lovely to walk around in.

Southern Italy has nothing else to offer, so it's either that or live off the rest of the country. (Yes, I know many would be happy to just do that)

Nothing else except for what?

Except for tourism. Read the context of my message.

Nah, I just read your context. Have fun baiting somewhere else.

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