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The Tourists of Venice

The Europeans | European news, politics and culture
The Europeans | European news, politics and culture
Episode • Sep 23, 2019 • 24m

How does a city of little more than 50,000 permanent residents deal with an annual stampede of 25 million tourists? Venice is an extreme example of the growing scourge of overtourism across Europe. We talk to one of the residents organising a fightback, Elena Riu of the Gruppo 25 aprile. Also this week: #ClimateStrike, Rammstein and skydiving in your nineties.

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