The turn in Val Gardena against Outmotourism reactivated: 5 euro ticket for tourists (and the controversy is rekindled)

AND After the truce in Val Gardena. After a short activation in early July, the Tourlo on the Senceda pathone of the most photographed destinations in the Dolomites, has returned to operation. To access the famous “selfie path“Now visitors must pay a 5 euro ticketwith exemption for residents and children. A gesture that has rekindled the debate between the protection of the territory and free access to the mountain.

The protest of the owners of the pastures

At the basis of the measure there is the protest of Four peasantsowners of the land crossed by the path, tired of bear the damage of the lovestourrism. One of them, Georg Rabanserdefined the initiative a real “cry of help“Towards the institutions, accused of having remained silent despite the promises of intervention. According to Rabanser, while the ski resorts take profit, the owners must deal with Ruinous meadows, dirt and uncivilized visitors.

APT and CAI contest legitimacy

THE’APT of Santa Cristinawhile recognizing the problem of excessive influx, has Taken the distances from the turnstile, remembering that he has hired four rangers To check the paths and contain the environmental impact. President Lukas Demetz criticized the lack of legal bases for the toll And he underlined that the request for economic compensation from the peasants was rejected, not only by the implants but also by tourist organizations.

Even harder the position taken of the Cai Alto Adigewhich defined the entire initiative a “masked provocation“ by environmental measurement. The president Carlo Alberto Zanella expressed concern about the risk of multiplication of tolls: If every private owner decides to pay access, the mountain would turn into a labyrinth of paid turnstiles.

In short, the Seceda case has reopened the debate again onBalance between sustainable tourism and private rights. The tension remains high, while thousands of tourists continue to crowd the most photogenic path of the Dolomites, now with a few euros less in the wallet.