Portugal comes up with huge £2.9m plan to force tourists to spread out

A new hiking trail aims to restore balance by drawing tourists to lesser-known regions. (Image: Getty) A new circular hiking trail is being opened in Portugal to combat over-tourism. Portugal’s renowned tourist hotspots, such as Lisbon and the Algarve, are often overwhelmed with visitors .

In response, a new hiking trail, Palmilhar Portugal (Walking Portugal), aims to restore balance by drawing tourists to lesser-known regions. This project will become the world’s longest circular hiking route , spanning 3,000 kilometres and traversing 100 lesser-known beauty spots across the country. function loadOvpScript(){let el=document.

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