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The video is about the holiday destination Croatia and tourism there. Click here for more exciting documentaries: https://1.ard.de/dokthema-start Croatia stands for beautiful beaches and magical old towns. A holiday paradise - popular especially with German tourists. But the idyll is at stake. Locals are worried: is it facing a fate like that of Mallorca? The dark side of tourism: seasonal workers in the catering and hotel industry cannot find accommodation and the industry is suffering from a shortage of staff. There are increasing signs that things cannot continue like this: last year water consumption had to be restricted in the summer, the beaches are in danger of becoming increasingly littered, and the parking situation is chaotic. The authors Steffi Illinger and Susanne Fiedler take a look around Istria. The rush of tourists begins as early as Pentecost. They accompany the real estate agent Patrick Kohl on his sales talks when he wants to sell prime pieces of land on the coast with a pool and a view of the sea. What makes his customers tick? What is at stake for him? And does he see the dilemma the country is in? You are there when conservationist Silvia Buttignoni from the organization Natura histrica collects evidence of illegal settlements. Almost tragic: Often, the buyers of the rather modest buildings are not aware that the land they have saved up for so hard should not have been built on in the first place. The problem is to be solved by inspectors who use posters to raise awareness in the illegal settlements. But the responsible authority is too far away - and the number of inspectors is hardly enough to keep up with the development. One voice that has been calling for a turnaround for some time is the German-Croatian Marijana Lovrinic. The hotel owner sees the solution in more control through a sustainability seal - so that Croatia does not completely lose its identity. Click here for more exciting documentaries: https://1.ard.de/dokthema-start #kroation #urlaub #ferienparadies