Beautiful Italian city overrun by 'waves' of tourists as locals warn: 'It never stops'

Florence has been inundated with tourists in recent years (Image: Getty) Florence , one of Italy's most iconic cities, is facing a surge in tourism that has left locals feeling like "it never stops". The issue of overtourism in Florence has seemingly reached a critical point, with locals expressing deep frustration over the changes it has brought to their daily lives The influx of visitors has become so intense that Camilla Torna, a local designer, told the Guardian : "I hardly hear Italian spoken in the streets – one day it’s all French, then it’s all Spanish, then all Russian.”" According to Torna, the flow of tourists "comes in waves," dictated by which tour operator happens to be in town.

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