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Italy has a new way to combat overtourism
The Uffizi Gallery is a world-famous art museum located in the historic center of Florence, Tuscany, Italy. It is one of the most visited Italian museums and known for a vast collection of Italian Renaissance works. In fact, it drew over four million visitors from around the world. However, it was so overcrowded that visitors only had a few moments to look at the renowned works such as Botticelli's Birth of Venus and Michelangelo’s Holy Family after having been waited in the line to enter the museum. Also, the city and the residents had been annoyed by those visitors’ unruly behaviors. True, if most of the attractions are centered in the city, the place is overcrowded and things get messy. So, the city came up with a new project called the Uffizi Diffusi, meaning scattered Uffizi. Instead of putting all the famous artworks that visitors come to see in one place, they scattered some of the famous works in other places in the region, where each artwork is more connected to its roots. This project not only disperses the tourists but also creates stable businesses in surrounding places.
The Uffizi Gallery is a world-famous art museum located in the historic center of Florence, Tuscany, Italy. It is one of the most visited Italian museums and known for a vast collection of Italian Renaissance works. In fact, it drew over four million visitors from around the world. However, it was so overcrowded that visitors only had a few moments to look at the renowned works such as Botticelli's Birth of Venus and Michelangelo’s Holy Family after having been waited in the line to enter the museum. Also, the city and the residents had been annoyed by those visitors’ unruly behaviors. True, if most of the attractions are centered in the city, the place is overcrowded and things get messy. So, the city came up with a new project called the Uffizi Diffusi, meaning scattered Uffizi. Instead of putting all the famous artworks that visitors come to see in one place, they scattered some of the famous works in other places in the region, where each artwork is more connected to its roots. This project not only disperses the tourists but also creates stable businesses in surrounding places.
Will this scattered approach help make the tourism rebound less overcrowded after the pandemic?
Enjoy reading the article and think about which approach you prefer as a tourist, to see everything at one packed place or to move around different places.
https://edition.cnn.com/travel/article/uffizi-diffusi-tuscany-galleries-overtourism/index.html
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