Residents of Hallstatt, Austrian have had enough of their Disney-loving visitors.
Do you need to take a movie - inspired selfie ? Hallstatt , a small Austrian town , just said no — and it said it the pettiest agency possible .
The township — which is a protectedUNESCO World Heritagesite — is famous for being see as the inspiration behind the iconicDisneymovieFrozen . It is place to one specific site that has grown popular among social media users and selfie enthusiasts thanks to its veryFrozen - like vista , which resembles that of the motion picture ’s kingdom of Arendelle . Ever since the movie was release in 2013 , visitant numbers to the Austrian town increased exponentially .
But after one too many selfies , Hallstatt locals reached the breaking point . AsEuro Newsreports , Hallstatt decided to put up a wooden fencing to block the view and forbid tourists from posing and take selfies or exposure in the popular spot . Reportedly , the townsfolk ’s occupier could n’t deport the noise and world-wide disruption because of the tourists , and so they decide to do what they thought it was best to keep them at bay .
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The move , though , was to a great extent criticized , and the fence has since been murder due to the on-line protestation . ( Based on the photograph above , too , it is light the fence was n’t too effective . ) In an effort to help and support the Ithiel Town ’s occupant , though , Hallstatt ’s Mayor Scheutz said he is looking to install a banner to remind tourists that people live in the area , in the promise that they will be mindful of disturbance when inspect and taking photos . The banner would be an addition to the preexisting measures , which already set the everyday number of charabanc and cars that can get at the township in an attempt to contain tourism numbers .
The Hallstatt fencing is just the latest illustration of democratic European destination charter step to turn to misconduct and annoying holidaymaker . Visitors to Portofino , Italy will nowrisk finesif they linger at a democratic selfie spot , while Amsterdam launched a late drive telling " wild " tourists to " stay away . "
