{"id":11772,"date":"2023-10-26T08:58:57","date_gmt":"2023-10-26T08:58:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/comfort-hotel-paris-roissy.com\/?p=11772"},"modified":"2023-10-26T08:58:57","modified_gmt":"2023-10-26T08:58:57","slug":"tourists-complain-top-european-attraction-is-vastly-overcrowded","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/comfort-hotel-paris-roissy.com\/travel\/tourists-complain-top-european-attraction-is-vastly-overcrowded\/","title":{"rendered":"Tourists complain top European attraction is \u2018vastly overcrowded\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Perched above Athens, the ancient Acropolis is perhaps one of the world\u2019s most incredible attractions. Once a thriving citadel, the Greek site attracts more than 17,000 visitors per day.<\/p>\n

While it\u2019s unsurprising that so many tourists want to visit, the crowds can make the experience less than enjoyable. Several visitors have headed to Tripadvisor to complain.<\/p>\n

\u2018Bob D\u2019 wrote: \u201cA most underwhelming experience. Crowds, crowds, crowds. Horrible tourist infrastructure and not very safe for us older folks. The best part of this visit was leaving it.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u2018Fredp\u2019 claimed: \u201cVastly overcrowded. Went as part of an organised tour and the significant overcrowding really spoilt it. The museum and the site were so crowded that we just shuffled around.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe entrance to the Acropolis itself bordered on dangerous. Once on the top, there\u2019s a little more room to wander around but still very crowded.\u201d<\/p>\n

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This year, the Acropolis introduced crowd control policies for the first time in an attempt to cope with overcrowding. Tourists now have to enter at a specified time slot.<\/p>\n

While a huge range of tourists visit the ancient site, cruise passengers have been blamed for some of the worst overcrowding. Thousands of tourists are disembarked at Piraeus port and make their way to the Acropolis.<\/p>\n

Lysandros Tsilidis, president of the Federation of Hellenic Associations of Tourist and Travel Agencies, said: \u201cThe vessels are so big you\u2019ve got the size of a small state onboard and at least 30 percent of all of those passengers will have pre-purchased tickets to visit the Acropolis.\u201d<\/p>\n

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