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The Amalfi Coast<\/a> draws millions of tourists each year \u2014 and the surge is now straining the region.<\/p>\n

Footage captured on May 1 shows overwhelming crowds in Positano, a small cliffside town just south of Naples.<\/p>\n

Tourists were seen standing still on a tight walkway, leaving little room to move.<\/p>\n

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Other viral videos of the overcrowded streets sparked backlash among Italian social media users.<\/p>\n

“This is not tourism, it’s disgusting,” one viewer said.<\/p>\n

“What have you become, my beloved Positano?” another mused.<\/p>\n

“You can\u2019t have these tour groups of 40 people<\/a> taking up so much space all at once, and let all these people come in and get stuck like this,” a tourist wrote.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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The tourist added, “Glad we left early today. What a mess! And such a sad story for Positano, and this whole region.”<\/p>\n

Former mayor Salvatore Gagliano, owner of a local hotel, told The Telegraph that the tourist scenes are “straight out of the Third World.”<\/p>\n

“The roads are narrow,” he said. “When they are blocked, there is total confusion.”<\/p>\n

The Amalfi Coast isn’t uniquely overcrowded, but it feels more packed than other destinations<\/a>, said Lee Abbamonte, a New York-based travel expert.<\/p>\n

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Abbamonte, who says he’s visited every country in the world, told Fox News Digital the area “seems even more crowded because it\u2019s a smaller place with smaller streets and less capacity for visitors.”<\/p>\n

He said they also “get a lot of day trippers coming down from Rome and Napoli. A lot of this is due to the increase in the Amalfi Coast’s profile on social media. \u2026 The secret is out.”<\/p>\n

Abbamonte said he’s traveling to Italy<\/a> in June, and hopes to avoid crowds by going to the Aeolian Islands off Sicily instead.<\/p>\n

The Aeolian Islands are “similar in beauty, but way lesser known,” Abbamonte said.<\/p>\n

The Amalfi Coast is becoming “more challenging” for tourists, said Jordi Lippe-McGraw<\/a>, a New York-based travel expert and influencer.<\/p>\n

“I\u2019ve been there in the past, and while it was busy, it didn\u2019t feel overwhelming at the time,” she told Fox News Digital.<\/p>\n

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“Now, it\u2019s noticeably more crowded. The difference is pretty significant, especially in peak summer. What used to feel lively now often feels congested and harder to enjoy.”<\/p>\n

Lippe-McGraw suggests that tourists “go early or late in the day, book everything in advance and don\u2019t try to do too much.”<\/p>\n

“If possible, stay in a quieter nearby town and use boats instead of driving,” she said. “Adjust expectations.”<\/p>\n

Angel Castellanos, a California-based travel expert and host of “The Tour Guy” on YouTube, told Fox News Digital the coast was never built to handle millions of visitors at once.<\/p>\n

The coast is experiencing “the collision of social media hype, cruise traffic, and post-pandemic demand, all in one of the most physically constrained destinations in Europe,” he said.<\/p>\n

Travelers seeking a serene Italian escape<\/a> instead find traffic jams, long ferry lines and shoulder-to-shoulder crowds.<\/p>\n

But Castellanos said that the Amalfi Coast is still “absolutely worth visiting.”<\/p>\n

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“The key is planning to travel smarter,” he suggested.<\/p>\n

He recommends staying several nights instead of rushing through on a day trip.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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“Pick small towns that aren\u2019t on the American radar. \u2026 and don\u2019t try to conquer the entire coastline in one day.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Source – https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/travel\/stunning-vacation-hot-spot-turns-overcrowded-nightmare-tourists-flood-streets <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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