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Portugal is coming up with a new hiking trail to tackle overtourism. (Image: Getty) A beautiful European city that is immensely popular among British tourists is coming up with the world’s longest circular hiking trail. The idea behind the plan is to restore the balance as it tries to tackle overtourism .

Plans are on to create the world’s longest circular hiking route, the 3,000 km Palmilhar Portugal (Walking Portugal). Designed to divert tourists from well-known and overcrowded destinations like Lisbon and the Algarve, the route will eventually traverse 100 lesser-known scenic spots throughout the country. function loadOvpScript(){let el=document.



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