People travel for a lot of reasons. Some tourists go to see battlefields of religious shrines. 26 are looking for culture, or simply want to have their picture 27 in front of famous places. But most European tourists are looking for a 28 beach to lie 29 . Northern Europeans are willing to pay a lot of money and 30 a lot of inconveniences for the sun because they have so little of it. Residents of cities like London, spend a lot of their winter in the dark 31 the days are so short, and much of the rest of the year in the rain. This is the reason the Mediterranean has always 32 them. Every summer, more than 25 million people travel to Mediterranean 33 and beaches for the same reason: sun! The huge crowds 34 lots of money for the economies of Mediterranean countries. Italy’s 30,000 hotels are 35 solid every summer. And 13 million people 36 out on French beaches, parks, and roadsides. Spain’s long sandy coastline attracts more people than anywhere 37 .But there are 38 that the area is getting more tourism than it can handle. The Mediterranean is already one of the most polluted 39 on earth. And with increased tourism, it’s getting worse. The French can’t figure out what to 40 all the garbage left by campers around St. Tropez.
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