Victim of its success Dubrovnik rages. In Croatia, the pearl of the Adriatic decided to ban suitcases on wheels to combat the noise pollution complained of by the inhabitants of the historic center of the Croatian city.
After the noise coming from restaurants, Mayor Mato Franković attacks the suitcases of tourists in this ultra-popular destination every year. A measure with immediate effect: from this summer, tourists will be ordered to carry their suitcase by hand instead of rolling it. From November, the city will set up mandatory luggage storage, it will be forbidden to move in the city center with your luggage, explains the Croatian daily Jutarnji List.
"They will leave their suitcases in the lockers and we will bring them, for a fee, to the address where they are staying. This is just the beginning, the ultimate goal is to create a logistics center within the airport, after which all luggage will be delivered directly to the places of residence, "said the mayor of Dubrovnik interviewed by Jutarnji List.
A set of rules for tourists
This measure that may surprise is part of a set of rules put in place for several years as part of the "Respect the city" program for tourists. To easily communicate a cartoon was created on the initiative of the City and the Dubrovnik Tourist Board.
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Thus, it is recalled that it is forbidden to walk animals without a leash, to leave waste in the street, to circulate on motorcycles or scooters, to climb monuments or to walk in the city center shirtless.
For a wide dissemination of these rules, this video is currently broadcast on Croatia Airlines flights and on cruise ships, notes Jutarnji List, who points out that negotiations are underway with other airlines that serve Dubrovnik.
According to Croatian public television HRT, tourism is already up 32% since the beginning of the year compared to 2022, a boom that can partly be explained by the country's integration into the euro zone and the Schengen Area since January 1.