You are also forgetting to mention the thousands upon thousands of locals who have lived here all their lives or for many decades already, who love some hustle and bustle as it used to be in the 80's and 90's, but not the sudden surge of 20 million visitors per year (predicted to grow to 30 million) in a city that does not even count 1 million heads, many of whom coming here to do everything that is frowned upon back home, like puke in the streets. 15 years ago there were not so many pizza restaurants and other take-away places for fast snacks and sweet foods as now, and they definitely do not contribute to the charming character of an ancient city. ![]() You are not mentioning that out of those restaurant owners and Nutella shop / icecream shop keepers, more and more are not even from here, opened those places very recently, are not at all "what gave the city its character" and are sluicing the money right out of the city, or are even money laundering establishments with the facade of a tourist shop. that is a rather black and white description of the situation lacking all shades that are definitely there. ![]() ![]() Well not technically legal, but "non-enforced" / tolerated.
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