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Since the Covid crisis, questions have arisen about how to practice mass tourism. Respecting the environment is no longer a secondary issue, even if it means limiting access to certain spaces.
These walkers had an idea: enjoy the view of Mont Blanc from the Aiguilles Rouges massif. Only problem: they are not the only ones. “It’s a bit like the ring road at peak times”, regrets a hiker, used to the place. The framework is grandiose but now fragile. In summer, nearly 1,500 people pass by the shores of Lac Blanc every day. The caretaker of the refuge is sounding the alarm. “We fight every day to enforce a semblance of common sense”he gets annoyed.
Tourist overcrowding, a situation that Corsica knows well and against which it has decided to act. Since this summer, the Lavezzi archipelago, very popular with holidaymakers, has been subject to a quota system. No more than 200,000 people per year, a third less than last year. Marseille has also started to limit the number of tourists, especially on the Calanque de Sugiton. Maximum 400 people per day. A way of acting against soil erosion for the preservation of the landscape.