Mayor of 'doomed village' urges tourists to stop visiting Doel
Leisure 21:21 25/04/2021 Doel, part of the municipality of Beveren, is a 700-year-old village across the Schelde River from Antwerp, known for its nuclear power plant, and has been famous for decades as a "doomed village" after the authorities decided to demolish the entire town to expand the port of Antwerp. In a campaign to save their town, the local authorities encouraged street artists to use the whole village as a canvas for their art and the place became a tourist attraction. Now the pandemic and the way it has changed tourism has brought too many visitors. Mayor Marc Van de Vijver is i...
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