Summary:
Lisbon and Porto rank in the top 10 of overcrowded tourist cities in Europe.
Lisbon has 11.14 tourists per resident, while Porto has 10.55.
Dubrovnik leads with 27 tourists per resident, followed by Rhodes and Venice.
The analysis was conducted by Holidu using data from Euromonitor International.
Lisbon and Porto Overrun by Tourists
In a recent analysis of tourist concentrations across 36 European cities, Lisbon and Porto have made it into the top 10. Lisbon ranks eighth with 11.14 tourists per resident, while Porto follows closely in ninth place with 10.55 tourists per resident.
Image credit: Arlindo Camacho - Cais das Colunas, Lisbon
The report, released by Holidu, a vacation rental booking portal, utilized data from Euromonitor International to compare 2023 tourist arrivals with local populations. Dubrovnik in Croatia leads the list with 27 tourists per resident, followed by Rhodes in Greece with 26 and Venice in Italy with 21.
The cities of Heraklion (Greece), Florence (Italy), Reykjavik (Iceland), and Amsterdam (Netherlands) also feature prominently in this ranking. Following Lisbon and Porto, Dublin in Ireland rounds out the top ten.
Holidu explains that the classification was based on tourist numbers from 2023, drawing from various reputable sources like The Savvy Backpacker and Air Mundo. Notably, cities in Russia and Ukraine were excluded from this analysis.
For those curious, the overwhelming tourist influx has transformed these cities, with Lisbon and Porto experiencing significant strain from the tourism boom.
For more insights, check out the full report from Holidu.
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