Tourist hot spot erects fence to deter selfie-takers
An Austrian village has taken an unusual approach to combating unwelcome tourist behaviour.
Desperate times call for desperate measures it seems as some people just won't 'Let It Go'.
Hallstatt, in Austria, that's rumoured to have inspired the Disney movie Frozen put up a temporary wooden fence this week to deter selfie-takers.
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Austrian village takes an unusual approach to combating unwelcome tourist behaviour. Getty
The town's snow-capped mountains, chocolate-box architecture, and crystalline waters are catnip to tourists.
While the population of this UNESCO-protected spot is fewer than 800 people, it can reportedly attract up to 10,000 visitors a day.
Back in 2020, a representative for Hallstatt's tourism board told CNN that they were planning a "focus on quality tourism in the future."
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Hallstatt, in Austria, is rumoured to have inspired the Disney movie "Frozen". iStock
And it seems this is just one of many measures they're trying out.
The fence was a pilot project and only up for a short time, but as with everything about this much-buzzed-about village, it's attracted plenty of global attention.
