Tourists are back, the summer tourist season in Europe starts to 'cook' up

Summer tourism in Europe is heating up, as more and more Countries in the region open their borders and welcome international tourists. About ten European countries welcome visitors from the US.

Tourists flock to famous tourist destinations in Europe Europe to enjoy the summer of 2021 after more than a year of being affected by the COVID-19 epidemic - Photo: AFP/AP

As the rate of COVID-19 vaccination increases rapidly, many European countries are gradually reopening to attract tourists, revive the economy after more than a year affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.

According to the Wall Street Journal on June 2, Italy is one of the few European countries that has opened its doors to tourists from the US. Other countries that are also open to American tourists are Greece, Spain, Croatia, and Iceland.

Visiting Venice, Italy along the canals around the city on 5-6-2021 - Photo: AFP

Italy, Greece, Croatia and Iceland are among the countries that have lifted entry barriers. Other countries in Europe will do the same in the next few weeks in the face of the "heat" of the summer tourist season, both literally and figuratively.

Crowded tourists in Venice, Italy on June 5, 2021 - Photo: AFPagency

AP newssaid Germany, Greece, Denmark, Bulgaria, Czech, Croatia and Poland have deployed "vaccine passports". on June 1, one month earlier than the common plan of the European Union (EU) from July 1, to prepare for the summer tourist season.

A certificate of vaccination against COVID-19, a form of "vaccine passport", will be issued to people who have had a full dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, who have been exposed to coronavirus and already have antibodies, as well as for people who have a negative PCR test for COVID-19 within 72 hours.

Visitors at the Parthenon temple on the Acropolis hill in Athens, Greece on June 8, 2021 - Photo: GETTY IMAGES

Tourists sunbathe at a beach in the resort town of Palma de Mallorca, Spain on June 7 -2021 - Photo: AFP

Tourists flock to beaches in Barcelona, ​​Spain on June 8, 2021 - Photo: AP

Tourists take pictures at Trevi fountain in Rome, Italy on June 7- 2021 - Photo: GETTY IMAGES

Tourists from Germany, visiting friends in France, are posing in front of the famous glass pyramid at the Louvre Museum on June 9, 2021 - Photo: AP

Tourists visit the Louvre Museum in the capital Paris, France on June 9, 2021 - Photo: GETTY IMAGES