Locals fear 'Rome will die' as 'zombie' tourists 'ruin it' in groups of 50

Some residents of Rome aren't happy with tourists (file) (Image: Getty) Residents of Rome have taken aim at "zombie" tourists for "ruining" the city. Some fear the "city will die" if nothing is done to quell the problem. The Italian city saw an estimated 35million tourists in 2023 - a record-breaking number - and with sights including the Colosseum, the Trevi Fountain and the Pantheon, it's easy to see why so many people want to visit.

However, some of the locals clearly aren't too happy about this, and one recently took to Reddit to vent their fury. Writing in the r/Rome subreddit, they said the city centre is becoming "more and more crowded with each passing year", which is both "annoying" and "unsustainable". function loadOvpScript(){let el=document.

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