Alps. Ive come here because i want to spend some time in the mountains 1st on by and later on foot. Traffic but there is one of germanys most popular tourist destinations the regions incredible variety of landscapes make it a paradise for those seeking a more active holiday so it looks like im going to get a lot of exercise and while im here and while im at it i want to find out the ways in which the coronavirus pandemic and Climate Change are affecting tourism here in the alps. What are the challenges mass tourism poses to this mountainous region. One big draw are the many fanciful castles built by king to face the 2nd. But well also visit dubrovnik where it check in viewer will show us how the corona crisis is affecting her hometown. My destination is the shot and a scenic point in the range of the 2nd had a house built up there for the 1st leg of the journey ive reserved. And find a cold welcome. To make the climb a little easier ive decided to rent an eva. Is there anything i should watch out for. The famous and probably the most common error people make is overestimating the situation. Bikes will take you just about anywhere they offer a lot of power and then suddenly youre at the summit and cant get down. Its easy to overextend yourself thats why you should be careful on the descent keep your hands on the brakes take your time go slowly and enjoy the nature of around you dont come shooting down. As soon as i leave mitten miles im immersed in the beautiful bavarian landscape. The paths are blind and the ascent is still manageable. After a couple of minutes of riding through the forest i arrive at a lake to see. But i still have a long way to go. Yet the nation today is the kings house on shot and that can only be reached on foot or by bike and that isolation suited look like the 2nd just fine because well he wasnt much of a people person he liked to have the beautiful bavarian landscape all to himself something that becomes quite apparent if you look at the various palaces he built in his king. Seems a the largest lake in bavaria it was here that big the 2nd had his luxury is here say palace built no expense was spared. Its just one of several residences built they commissioned at times he labored over plans for 3 palaces at once. To dig admired the absolute monarchs of france. Palace was intended as a replica. Except that it was neither is power nor social life. Was trying to create the illusion of a bygone world which he chose to enjoy and solitude in the ground after sunset or 35. 00 servants how to light all of the contents and the power. But they all had to vanish so the king could be alone here your choice. Visible from far and wide yet seemingly unapproachable noise Sean Stein Castle at the foot of the alps the most famous of all his castles it too was built for looted and looted alone he was enthralled by tales of the middle ages the singers hall was meant to be a tribute to the age of chivalry and its culture. It was also a product of his time he loved Technological Innovations his nights casual future telephones and Running Water big never lived to see the completion of either noice or the headland say pilots. Not far away is the only polish the bavarian finished linda hall to take the 2nd actually lived here for some time surrounded by a vast park its thought to have been his favorite palace. And back on the trail might help hill battle begins. This scenery looks like a painting and the weather today couldnt be better it may be peak season but actually to have a place to myself. After one last steep climb i think i deserve another little break. So its nice to see the event. A rustic alpine eatery at an altitude of 1400 meters. Whats it like to live in a city typically overrun by tourists and how has that changed since the covert 900 pandemic began and this weeks edition of our segment made a local will find out with the help of a viewer from dubrovnik the croatian city has been struggling with over tourism for quite some time. How long hello and welcome to brother nick my names dora purchase im from dubrovnik but i lived in frankfurt for a few years and returned to my wonderful home country after finishing High School Im going to show you how beautiful dubrovnik is and why i love it so much. That chillis beginnings what will start out on the city walls is not only the pride of brother nick but of all croatia. 9 to 90 and 79 in the old city and these bills were added to the list of you miska World Heritage sites. What will assume that even though it was going to ask a World Heritage site in 1901 the city was attacked by serbian and montenegrin forces you know but the walls remained standing until today. To the levels of normally there would be thousands of people out here at this time of year when about because of the corona crisis there are no simply fewer tourists this year than last that we locals dont think its all that bad so now we have the place all to ourselves. Did i buy the best beer to brought in it is from our own manton service up there you can walk up and go you can take the cable car id suggest we take the cable car today because its so hot so banff on balance their highs. Isnt that amazing you can see everything from up here local island village are soft and the airport behind me we can see all of the broad neck its a magnificent view. So youre going to be down now and back down in the old city behind me is the main entrance to the. Tom the politico a tape come on come from it. Obviously front and now were on to bravo next main street and its most famous street called straw doing is it starts at the big on north koreas fountain with its 16 water. Buyout. And just fabulous and says jordan is our main street and very important in our lives since we do so many things on the streets i shop here during the coffee and spend time with our friends and families who dont mind we just love the streets and not just also our parts that you must as fausto just imagine last year it was so crowded here you could hardly move you had to push people aside just to get through. And today as you can see its practically empty a fast complex. Stroll through a different nick is going to hear that visiting the Beautiful People to see my favorite is a saint from here to get the best we have to. Tell for i hope you enjoyed we look forward to seeing you here and abroad next with the mic tell them ill be over the most of the little nickel. No rest for the weary its time for the. Second part of my track but i wont be making the ascent to the kings house im shocked and all by myself. Will accompany me hes a mountain guide from mit and. He says the mountains have a calming effect on him and that sometimes you just need to stop look and listen. Because then how did you come to be a mountain guide. It actually started with my parents we were always in the mountains. Then while doing my military service my path seemed preordained i became a mountain leader for the armed forces i just kept spending more time in the mountains even in my free time. And things just turned out this way. You tell me as a city kid what a mountain guide does and ill see. It has changed a bit in that in the past the people who came here usually had some experience theyd already done a fair amount of hiking boots nowadays many people are just looking to have an experience and tend to be ill prepared. So that poses the biggest challenge. Since so few people come with any previous experience you have to teach them everything with starting with how to walk. Before and thats the way it is with. I was taught to be so what should i look out for if i want to hike around here. The most important thing is to be in Good Condition and have a bit of energy in reserve so you can enjoy it. Its possible to rush around see a site and then dash off the point isnt whether or not you reach your goal but what you get out of it were seeing this more and more most people go too hard theyre always pushing themselves to the limit and thats really a shame because then you dont take in whats all around you you need a Little Something in reserve for that at the hospital this is africa. And taking the time to veer off the beaten path and she the pleasure of. All right before we continue our hike lets take a quick look at the impact mass tourism has on some of the most popular regions here in the alps. But there are moments when you say ok lets go quarantine for this too much traffic it puts a strain on the parts and its really hard in the High Contrast to a large crowd thats put a burden on the local population the communities and the infrastructure in the valley and the summer director of the streams of visitors and providing useful information is crucial so much that increased the growth the stampede of visitors to outdoor destinations has noticeably increased in these days of the corona virus pandemic if is a tick health in the algo anything to go by as long as people stick to the mark trails. You know in hina is fine with it. People like to be in the actual surroundings. Like vulcan is particularly popular. Its a delicate balancing act protecting nature while permitting crowds of people to have some fun and the sun. These days the ranges only got him pests communing with nature means Different Things to different people. As much as we have a managing the crowds are getting harder as one of my colleagues said we are more like people minders than conservation officers. You hear it all so they threaten to call a lawyer and make all the threats. Even when all you wanted to do with clarify things was also. Protected plant species grow in the nature reserves and conservation areas around the lake for example the marsh. In restricted areas people often build fires which is not limited to all this with cigarette butts. The heart of the summer the more people head into the water as many as a 1000 per day at the book when they go waterfalls in the uk or. Often they get close to sensitive areas and show little consideration for the environment with its rare plant species. The more popular a spot like this becomes the race or the threat to its nature. Plus one is not truly thought worrisome as this trend toward sharing individual experiences with a larger all lives on social media platforms like instagram it was an instagram information about an incredible sunrise over the mountain its the more people come out for the spots even typically after time thought out. This is. Done future started you know its truly gives me cause for concern and safety so i get maybe one way to help is to avoid those popular spots altogether. Were getting close to the top. On the side of the trail and stefan points out some yellow gentian to me its a plant commonly found in the alps it thrives here at an altitude of some 800. 00 metres. That was worth it you know. Not bad not at all. And there it is i can see my goal the kings house on shot and the photo of the vet. Tourism and Climate Change are said to be threatening the alpine flora and fauna is that something you see yourself you spend a lot of time in the mountains and here was a few and. In the case of tourism yes some there are popular spots like the spitzer summit that are really overrun by masses of tourists but as you experienced yourself today we hardly saw anybody on our way up. There really quiet areas for instance in the called general range over there. Even in peak season and were at the absolute peak of the season right now you can be all on your own same const. For Climate Change we havent felt very much yet. Maybe its objective because you dont notice gradual changes as much in the woman. But weve always had a few tough winners and some very mild ones weve had dry winters and weve had lots of parts of potations weve had flooding and then weve had very dry years its always changing but there are things i notice that for instance with the ozone to become more sensitive but maybe thats a. In any case i do notice something thats true obviously. But i dont feel its causing a great deal of change for us in. The one. Last thing thats very different this year is the coronavirus a lot of people are spending their holidays closer to home how many germans are staying in germany what if you noticed here in the region. That im right. Here. Who says its been somewhat stressful for us because we cant make long term plans and have to react fast to the changes. Because this since but the guests are noticeably more relaxed than in recent years. Relaxed in the sense that most readily accept it when you say that they cant do something or other theres not so much i wanted and i want it now which has been something of a trend the past few years that can get really unpleasant were not seeing any of that people seem happy with whatever sponsible i hope it will stay that way for a while. A Little Paradise right outside your door thanks for showing it to me youre my pleasure. I can handle the last stretch on my own the kings house is now in plain sight of course king lute didnt walk up here himself he had servants to carry him and the letter of the good news. This summer the kings alpine hideout is closed to compliance with social distancing and hygiene guidelines but after the long hike we definitely want to see what its like inside. Compared to the seconds of other residences the kings house on shuffle and seems almost modest it was built in 872 in the style of a swiss chalet. In spite of the beautiful swiss pine paneling the living quarters on the ground floor come across as relatively plain. Seemingly out of character for the fairy tale king. The upper story however fully reflects its creator here the 2nd had a sumptuous hall build an oriental style crammed full of gilded carving lit through stained glass windows and decorated with fine drugs mcniff ascension and the leaders and peacock feathers. The turkish room with its fountain in the center provided a spectacular backdrop for the kings birthday celebrations. Isolated high in the Bavarian Alps he recreated the magical world of the arabian nights. While the kings house remains closed during the pandemic the former servants quarters now a mountain in have reopened to the public. Back in look face time this building served as a storehouse its also where the kings meals were prepared for over 15 years now its been run by the light and power family meeting but in not too many people come here to learn more about the life of king the base or are most just hikers ready for a break he added. Its too bad the house is closed at the moment the hikers are usually keen to see the place. They know theres Something Special to see in the upper floor so many want to go in. The strokes. Some days 250 or 300 people walk through the house. There are 2 guys from the linda hope palace who give hourly tours for up to 30 people there you know. They tell visitors all about lou dick and his connection to this place. With them can you can pick this title. For you got a bunch of what relevance does that all have for you. In this area theres really no other place comparable to it seems to the quantity of swiss pine is unique in bavaria for instance and the panorama is simply fantastic. Theres nothing else like it this is the song thats the beauty of hard work and im so glad no trains coming here. From the factories when souther wise it would no longer be the way it is now you need to use this is the only lodge thats been preserved in its original condition and has not been replaced with a new one its like the other lodges or been repainted its through their midst and by spring from the pic you do were very proud that everything here is so old some i guess we should protest his response or wanted to be here. As you probably know there is usually a spot reserved on the show for your travel experiences this week will show you a video shot by you Radhakrishnan Pillai from india before the pandemic he visited the yacht thai and nature park in corolla home to the worlds biggest bird statue. Zoom. Move. The. Were. Marked the mermaid i. Was just before reaching my final destination i have a Close Encounter with a stubborn local. If this wont work. You know its cold didnt expect that did you. See clinical one cow. And only in the alps. This look out for me and is where my journey and. They have the belvedere built not far from his house from here the view of the rhine valley is simply breathtaking. If you havent got anybody to carry you up the mountain a hike like this is pretty intense but the journey is the destination right plus there is nothing like that feeling of satisfaction you get once you reach the top and you get this view so extremely exhausting but also extremely well. Food. 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