When a village with 20 inhabitants receives 100.000 visitors: Vlkolínec, UNESCO and the limits of tourism

Vlkolínec, a small mountain village above Ružomberok, has become one of those stories that are read as a warning in tourism. Not because the village "failed...

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Author  HrTurizam.hr

February 9, 2026.
Vlkolínec, a small mountain village above Ružomberok, has become one of those stories that is read as a cautionary tale in tourism. Not because the village has “failed” or because UNESCO is not functioning, but because a part of the population has publicly demanded what at first seems unthinkable: to be removed from the UNESCO World Heritage List. The inclusion of a destination or site on the UNESCO list almost always brings a huge...
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Author  HrTurizam.hr

February 9, 2026.