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City in Austria puts up fence to stop selfies

City in Austria puts up fence to stop selfies

Hallstatt is a town in the Austrian mountains, famous for its beautiful scenery and glacier trails.

It's also an extremely popular photography destination - so much so that a fence was recently erected around the town to stop tourists from taking pictures.

City in Austria puts up fence to stop selfies

The fence has now been removed, but the Mayor of Hallstatt says he wants to put up a sign to remind tourists that there are people living in the area. Over a million tourists go to Hallstatt every year to take pictures. The city has previously imposed restrictions on cars and buses.

City in Austria puts up fence to stop selfies

This is not the first time that tourists have been told to cut back on taking photos at popular tourist destinations. This also happened in Portofino, Italy.