Recently, Thailand reopened one of its magnificent beaches located in a cove. This is Maya Bay, the site that served as the film’s location. The Beach (The beach), starring Leonardo DiCaprio. Faced with the influx of tourists who came to see the place, it was deteriorating and threatened. A closure was decided in 2018.
Will we see the same thing closer to home? The Parisian evokes the fate of Étretat, victim of the success of the series Lupin streaming on Netflix. Very popular for decades, the Norman locality of Seine-Maritime now sees an influx of fans of the gentleman burglar. A million visitors, unheard of, explains The Parisian. It’s a result of the show’s success and the end of pandemic-related restrictions. Bingo? For the Clos Lupin, the house where lived Maurice Leblanc, the author of Arsène Lupin, and the museum which is installed there, certainly. Ten times more visitors and a turnover which shows an increase of 300%. And if some traders are rubbing their hands, the inhabitants are exasperated, explains the daily. They are condemned to barricade their homes to avoid being invaded.
The mayor is also fed up. He does not want any more articles on Étretat and calls for reasoned tourism. Because more and more people are leaving the village. Because by taking pebbles as souvenirs, tourists threaten a little more the famous cliffs corroded by erosion. Because real estate is booming and no one wants to settle in the locality.