Europe’s most overcrowded attraction named as tourists say they felt like ‘sheep’

The Palace of Versailles is Europe's most overcrowded attraction (Image: Getty) Overtourism has quickly become a problem in many of Europe’s top tourist destinations, including France and Spain . A new study from the expert team at holidu searched Tripadvisor reviews to find the attractions with the most frequent mentions of “overcrowded” or “too crowded”. Versailles Palace, one of France’s most visited attractions, came out on top with more than five percent of all its reviews mentioning one of the words.

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Its breathtaking Hall of Mirrors and extravagant gardens attract nearly 15 million tourists per year. But is it too many? RE.