The mayor of Roccaraso, Francesco di Donato, has limited the number of tourist buses to 100 on weekends due to over-tourism, which has caused road collapses and overcrowded ski slopes. Last weekend, 260 buses arrived with over 10,000 tourists, causing significant congestion and issues. Visitors were lighting fires and barbecuing outdoors en masse due to a lack of space in restaurants. The situation has become unbearable, and the local police had 180 interventions in a single day. The residents of Roccaraso are
Mayor limits tourist buses to 100 to manage crowd issues.
