The tiny Austrian village was reportedly the inspiration for Arendelle in the Disney film – and up to 10,000 tourists overwhelm it each day Name: Hallstatt, Austria. Age: Archaeology suggests the area ...

A recent meeting of the Fredonia Shakespeare Club’s 2025-26 season was held at the home of Irene Strychalski who is hosting ...

The idyllic Alpine valley in which the Austrian town of Hallstatt rests looks like a fairy-tale come to life — so much so that visitors are often struck by its similarity to the fictional icy kingdom ...

Everyone knows the Disney movie Frozen (2013), an animated musical fantasy film about Princess Anna and her journey with Kristoff, Sven, and Olaf to find Elsa, her estranged sister, whose icy powers ...

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Locals in the Austrian town of Hallstatt have taken part in a protest against mass tourism. Hallstatt, which is a World Heritage Site, has just over 700 inhabitants - but gets up to as many as 10,000 ...

Hallstatt is a beautiful lakeside village in Austria that's soared in popularity in recent years. It's been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1997 and received a million visitors in 2018 despite ...

Atlas Obscura on Slate is a blog about the world's hidden wonders. Like us on Facebook, Tumblr, or follow us on Twitter @atlasobscura. For the ultimate memento mori, you need only take a walk through ...

There’s a reason Hallstatt, Austria, is one of the most visited places on Earth. A population of around 800 residents play host, often begrudgingly, to over 3 million visitors a year. From the photos, ...

A tiny Austrian lakeside village rumoured to be an inspiration for Arendelle in the Disney film series Frozen that had to limit tourist numbers is now longing for visitors to return to its empty lanes ...