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for this list we're looking at the most crowded and frustrating tourist attractions in europe
and why you should probably avoid them we're not saying any of these attractions are bad
just that the good things about them are overshadowed by the volume of tourists
let us know in the comments what your experience with these popular attractions have been like
number 10 save basil's cathedral russia if you've seen a movie or a tv show set in
moscow the chances are that the establishing shot featured russia's most recognizable landmark saint
basil's cathedral in the capital this striking orthodox church has stood since the 16th century
and remains a unique design with its wondrous shapes and bright colours right in the heart of
the city in the red square it's still a beautiful building and a major architectural accomplishment
stylistically unrivaled by anything else but it's going to be surrounded by tourists at any
given time this can make visiting the cathedral or indeed the red square itself including another
popular attraction the kremlin frustrating plus there are many more things to see and do in moscow
away from the places tourists flock to in droves number nine la rambla spain barcelona is one
of spain's biggest and most culturally important cities which has long made it a magnet for tourism
people travel from far and wide to see marvels like antoni gaudis sagrada familia basilica and
to get fleeced by vendors on la rambla la rambla is perhaps spain's most famous street and has
been home to historical attractions for hundreds of years but today you'll find it overrun with
expensive souvenir stores and subpar restaurants all designed to convince tourists to part with
their cash suffice it to say if you head off the beaten path you'll find all sorts of far more
interesting and cheaper streets in barcelona to spend your time the problems in the rambla
became so severe that in 2020 plans were unveiled to totally revamp the area number eight chernobyl
ukraine war and extreme political tension aside in recent years the chernobyl exclusion zone
has become increasingly popular with tourists to ukraine to the extent that there are now plenty
of companies offering tours and there's even a visitors center however while not too long ago
it was still an unusual place to visit in 2019 the ukrainian government announced it would be
becoming an official tourist attraction this is all despite the fact that the exclusion zone is
still extremely radioactive around the power plant and you can't stay for longer than a day or two
with each passing year it only gets more and more popular and it may be one of the most macabre and
dangerous tourist traps anywhere in the world this also means that it's going to get increasingly
expensive to book a tour of a derelict and deadly nuclear power plant in the coming years
number 7. blue lagoon iceland the lagoon is well renowned for its healing and beneficial properties
not to mention its striking appearance and it's frequently recommended as one of iceland's best
attractions but one thing you may not hear talked about as often is the price getting transport to
the blue lagoon from reykjavik will set you back twenty dollars on its own and after that it's over
fifty dollars for even the most basic package and this package only provides you with cream to use
you don't even get a towel for that you'll have to pay almost 70 dollars for a package that also
provides you with a drink if you want a tour of the lagoon or some more luxurious options
you'll quickly face a bill that might rival the cost of your plane tickets or your hotel plus
it's guaranteed to be swarming with tourists most of the year number six the london eye
uk you likely won't find too many londoners who recommend taking the time out of your day to
ride the london eye though it's a popular tourist attraction and allows a bird's eye view of one of
the world's most famous skylines it's almost certainly not worth the time or money you'll
spend if you want to ride it even if it does give you an experience of true british queuing but it
will cost you roughly 40 to ride it for 30 minutes which will eat into your budget and time you're
much better off saving that money and spending it on something more rewarding like entry to the
tower of london which costs roughly the same or even into one of london's many museums even better
save the money by going for a free museum instead like the world famous british museum
number five temple bar island it's no secret that ireland has a lot of pubs and bars and the
ones in temple bar in dublin are some of the most popular there is a pub in this area simply called
the temple bar pub but all the venues in the neighborhood are swamped with tourists for most of
the year that's why you might want to go somewhere else great as this cultural hub is you're gonna
struggle to enjoy it when you have to wait half an hour to get served and have to fight your way
to the bar there are many more venues in dublin that don't attract so many crowds both historic
and modern it's still an incredible part of dublin to visit and you should definitely check it out
if you're there but give a smaller pub some attention when it's time for you to have your
pints of guinness number four the acropolis greece athens is the birthplace of democracy
and the acropolis sits high above the city as its cultural center once the symbolic home of
the greek goddess athena but there are a lot of downsides to visiting the acropolis today
accessibility is a big issue though there are elevators and ramps it's still slow going for
anybody in a wheelchair for instance or with other mobility issues to get to the top
and even for the able body there is a huge number of stairs you have to climb and if
you're in athens in peak tourism season it's going to be extremely warm but because of its fame it's
also always absolutely full of other tourists so you're gonna struggle to have a meaningful
experience or feel satisfied with your trip to the ruins number three leaning tower of pisa
italy there are no statistics for exactly how many people a day take a pose of themselves
trying to push the leaning tower of pisa back up but we're sure it's a lot though the tower has a
lot of history and is actually a large bell tower saving teasers cathedral it's still overrun with
tourists but beyond gazing at the tower there is an awful lot to do and you shouldn't have to go
so far away from italy's major centres like rome and venice to do only that while you can climb
to the top of it tickets come in at around 24 euros which has led to many people decrying the
leaning tower of pisa ultimately as a relative waste of time and money number two the red light
district amsterdam though it's got a notorious reputation thanks to amsterdam's extremely liberal
laws and attitudes if you head to the red light district now you're going to see more tourists
than entertainers in its streets and worst of all if you're there in the evening when all the
famous lights are switched on a lot of those tourists are going to be drunk and rowdy it's
also one of amsterdam's most overpriced districts because of its popularity and the tourist draw it
has if you want to visit an authentic bar in this wonderful city that won't break the bank
you're better off looking for somewhere further afield where you'll get more bang for your buck
in fact in early 2021 amsterdam announced that the more x-rated attractions of the street
were going to be moved out of the city centre largely because of those misbehaving tourists
number one the mona lisa france paris has a lot of attractions you're better off avoiding you'll have
a better time if you stay at the bottom of the eiffel tower then pay for entry to climb up it for
instance and the mona lisa is no exception we're not really recommending you avoid the mona lisa
but the truth of the matter is that many of the tourists who visit the louvre which is the world's
most visited museum rush all the way through just to see the famous painting and don't stop
to look at anything else the louvre is home to hundreds if not thousands of iconic works of art
including other paintings by da vinci sculptures by michelangelo and the most famous statue the
venus de milo visit the mona lisa by all means but take the opportunity to truly see everything
else the louvre has on display do you agree with our picks check out this other recent clip from
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