March 28, 2020 - From Kings Landing overtourism to Dubrovnik undertourism - a photo tour of the Pearl of the Adriatic in the corona era.
Have you ever heard of the English word 'overtourism'?
It is a word which I think entered the English language in about 2017, and it referred to lots of people from foreign countries who were inappropriately socially distanced in the same place at the same time.
As with corona there were overtourism hotspots, especially in Europe. Barcelona, Venice, Amsterdam and Dubrovnik.
Beautiful cities where tourist would come and fill the destinations in the summer months.
It was, apparently, a huge problem.
I often wonder what that must have been living, now that I live in the Corona Era.
The Pearl of the Adriatic, Kings Landing to all those Game of Thrones fans, is arguably the most beautiful city ever built. Take out the tourists, the restaurant tables, chairs and stones, and you will discover a true natural wonder - Dubrovnik undertourism - one of the world's architectural masterpieces stripped back to its original stone and devoid of human presence.
I am very grateful to Ivan Vukovic Vuka, tour guide and CEO of Dubrovnik Tour Guides for these really stunning photos of Dubrovnik undertourism in action.
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