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Leisure 21:21 25/04/2021 Doel, part of the municipality of Beveren, is a 700-year-old village across the Schelde River from Antwerp, known for its nuclear power plant, and has been famous for decades as a doomed village after the authorities decided to demolish the entire town to expand the port of Antwerp. In a campaign to save their town, the local authorities encouraged street artists to use the whole village as a canvas for their art and the place became a tourist attraction. Now the pandemic and the way it has changed tourism has brought too many visitors. Mayor Marc Van de Vijver is inviting tourists to go on their way. Due to the large number of tourists, security can simply no longer be guaranteed and the numerous visitors cause inconvenience to the inhabitants of the village.

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