City tourism is great, but it's not so great when we all try to go the same place at the same time. Join me as I explore the horrors of what excessive numbers of folks on holiday (not to mention expats) have done to Porto, Portugal, including stops at Sao Bento train station and the ground zero of overtourism, Livraria Lello.

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Previous CityNerd Videos Referenced:
- Spanish High Speed Rail:    • Passenger Rail in the US vs. Spain - ...  

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Resources:
- https://www.porto.pt/en/news/its-offi...
- https://portoairport.com/statistics/
- Gusman, Pinto, and Chamusca, "Culture and Tourism in Porto City Centre: Conflicts and (Im)Possible Solutions," Sustainability, October 2019. https://www.researchgate.net/publicat...
- https://www.airbnb.com/
- https://www.livrarialello.pt/en/store...
- https://www.forbes.com/sites/elizabet...

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- Prince By Yves Lorson from Kapellen, Belgium - Prince, CC BY 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index...
- Star Wars Galaxys Edge By Univaded Fox - https://www.flickr.com/photos/1314368..., CC0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index...
- EasyJet By Myself (Adrian Pingstone). - My own photograph, taken with a Nikon D5300 DSLR and Nikon 18-200 mm lens., Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index...
- Spirit Airlines By Adam Moreira (AEMoreira042281) - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index...

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