No wonder, then, that the place is a total tourist magnet. Hallstatt has become one of the most over-touristed places in Europe, with up to 10,000 visitors a day crowding the village, which is ...

The Austrian hamlet of Hallstatt has long been a magnet for tourists. Tree-lined mountains tower over the village’s timber-framed houses, all reflected in a shimmering Alpine lake. The vista has ...

Hallstatt, Austria, which has been linked to the movie "Frozen," has become a tourism hotspot. Residents say there are too many tourists and that many just come for the selfies. Locals staged a ...

Residents of Hallstatt have staged a protest to address the impacts of mass tourism. The protestors demanded the implementation of daily tourist limits and a ban on tour buses operating after 17: ...

The idyllic Alpine valley in which the Austrian town of Hallstatt rests looks like a fairy-tale come to life — so much so that visitors are often struck by its similarity to the fictional icy ...

This village is giving tourists the cold shoulder. The Austrian town of Hallstatt reportedly shuttered its famous lakefront view after the hamlet was overrun with hordes of unwelcome tourists who ...

We planned to spend a day in Hallstatt, a picturesque town in Austria, but left after a few hours. In the last few decades, overtourism has become a rampant problem in the area and we felt it.