Dolomites in chaos as long lines of tourists clamor to snap selfies at popular historic site

The breathtaking Italian Dolomites have become the latest victim of overtourism, with hundreds of visitors cramming onto mountain trails and waiting in snaking lines just to snap the same picture. One video shared on Instagram shows a seemingly endless single-file line winding through the mountains as tourists wait for their chance to reach the Tre Cime viewpoint and capture the coveted photo.
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The breathtaking Italian Dolomites have become the latest victim of overtourism, with hundreds of visitors cramming onto mountain trails and waiting in snaking lines just to snap the same picture. One video shared on Instagram shows a seemingly endless single-file line winding through the mountains as tourists wait for their chance to reach the Tre Cime viewpoint and capture the coveted photo. The footage, captured July 22, quickly went viral and sparked fresh debate over the impact of mass tourism on one of Italy’s most celebrated natural landscapes. “We manage to destroy the beauty of any place,” one X commenter wrote in response to the footage.
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