World’s ‘most overcrowded country’ is in Europe but isn’t Spain, Italy or Greece

Elsewhere, mass tourism is affecting several aspects of life in Tenerife. Just last week a stream of angry protestors stormed a part of Tenerife that has been branded the “last undeveloped part of the island”. Hundreds of placard-wielding locals pounded the streets of Puertito de Adeje, in the south.

They are making their voices heard over the Cuna del Alma project, a huge development set to bring more hotels to the island. The introduction of more tourism-centric infrastructure has angered locals, who have even installed signage in the area to plead with authorities to leave the area alone.

Despite these countries struggling with overtourism, it actually Austria which has been named as the most overcrowded tourist hotspot.

The team at MoneyTransfers.com found Austria had 3.6 tourists for every local resident. It receives around 32 million annual visitors despite having a population of just 8.9 million.

The team at MoneyTransfers.com found Austria had 3.6 tourists for every local resident. It receives around 32 million annual visitors despite having a population of just 8.9 million.

Vienna, Austria’s capital city, is unsurprisingly the country’s most visited destination and last year it was once again voted the number one “most livable” city in Europe.

Known as the ‘city of dreams’, Vienna is also said to be one of the cleanest and greenest in the world, with many public parks located along the banks of the River Danube.

Must-see attractions such as the imposing St Stephen’s Cathedral, the Sigmund Freud Museum and the Staatsoper opera and ballet house also help its cause and Vienna even has its own culinary delights such as delicious chocolate and tasty Wiener Schnitzels to keep foodies happy.

Several small villages in Austria are struggling with mass tourism. Hallstatt, a breathtaking village on the shores of Lake Hallstatt, has had residents take to the streets to protest against tourism.

The village is thought to have been the inspiration for the popular Disney movie, Frozen. Tourists often flock to the village’s viewpoint to take selfies.

Last year village staff erected a fence to block the view in an attempt to get tourists to stop taking so many photos.