75% of all tourists in Italy concentrate on 4% of the territory
75% of all tourists in Italy concentrate on 4% of the territory
75% of all tourists in Italy concentrate on 4% of the territory
Is that odd? I'd expect the majority of Japanese tourists to go to Tokyo, Britain to London, France to Paris, etc
I honestly thought that most tourists go to Italy for the beaches. Not sure if this graphic takes into account how long visitors stay, I'd expect beach holiday tourists to stay longer than city tourists on average.
Italy certainly has nice beaches, but I'd be surprised if it's the primary draw for a lot of people. There are plenty of places with nice beaches on the Med. Two of the three bright red regions on that map aren't beach destinations (one isn't even coastal) and Rome itself obviously has heaps going on besides being by the water
I think the surprise here is venice. Not most tourist go to Colmar in France, or to stonehenge in UK, or to mount fuji in Japan...
If you're only going to spend a week in Italy in your life, then you want to see all the iconic Italian stuff.
People who visit the U.S. (not that anyone does, or should anymore) want to see New York, Hollywood, and maybe San Francisco and Miami. No one comes to see Topeka or Cheyenne.
People want to see history, nightlife and museums.
Unfortunately most of that is centered around 4% of the landmass
Even if Italy is a cultural destination I think you give tourists too much credit.
The bulk of them wants to go to the same overcrowded beaches and do nothing except get a tan and being pampered by their all in resorts.
I consider that fortunate, I stay away from those places and am glad they don't bother me.
People like to do what they think people should be doing in order to appear like a person
Underrated insightful comment.
I think the Italians living in the remaining 96% don't mind the lack of tourists.
Still 25% that visit that 4%, so not necessarily 0 tourists.
Not Italian but can confirm the relief moving from Rome to a smaller Northern city,
I did my part by going to Sicily last year /s
Venice, Rome, and Naples don't surprise me (well, Naples surprises me a little that it's that low). But why is South Tyrol so popular?
The dolomite mountains are spectacular. However such data may be distorted somewhat near borders, if the definition of tourist includes anybody who happens to cross from a neighbouring country for the day. For example, I recall crossing SüdTirol by train, traveling from Linz (Austria) to Innsbruck (Austria) - it's a beautiful route - and there is a convenient cross-border transport pass too.
Maybe it's popular with German monolinguals and it's cheaper than Swiss or Austrian ski resorts? I dunno, I'm pulling that out of my ass.
Skiiing maybe
Big skiing/cycling/walking area. Much better than the rest of the Alps IMO.
I bet the numbers are very similar in any other tourist heavy country.
Right? Like even if tourists are visiting the countryside, they're going to be spread out across all the available space.
I bet Australia has a tiny number.