Residents of the tiny Alpine settlement of Hallstatt in north Austria have had enough of thousands of visitors coming into the town every day and clogging up the roads
Residents of a photogenic Austrian village have blocked the road in in a bid to stop tourists.
The tiny Alpine settlement of Hallstatt in north Austria has become a huge destination on the tourist map in recent years, for one specific reason. It is widely believed to have been the inspiration for the kingdom of Arendelle in Frozen, providing a backdrop that will be recognised by Disney loving children the world over.
The much-photographed spire of the lakeside Pfarrkirche has also appeared on computer screensavers as well as in South Korean TV dramas and more than a million Instagram posts, making it one of the best known places in the country.
It seems that not all publicity is good publicity however, at least in the minds of some of the 700 or so people who live in Hallstatt. Every day tens of thousands of visitors arrive in the village to check out the famous view, which causes chaos in the small settlement.