Locals in Santorini are calling for a cap on the number of tourists as around 17,000 visitors flood the island daily. The once-idyllic island, with quaint villages and pristine beaches, is struggling with overcrowding and the impact on local life.
Furious locals in Santorini have threatened to leave the Greek island after officials told them to keep out of tourists' way.
This comes just days after Santorini councillor Panos Kavallaris urged residents in a since-deleted Facebook post to stay at home and avoid the 17,000 tourists he said authorities expect to arrive on the island per day during the peak holiday season. Residents criticised the councillor's request, with one commenting on social media: ' officially asks locals to lock themselves at home, so that tourists can wander around free. Marvelous.'
Santorini is a key stopover of the Greek cruise experience. But with parts of the island nearing saturation, officials are considering restrictions. Hundreds of visitors stand side-by-side on the pebbled steps in Santorini as they are watching the sunset As the sun set behind the horizon in Oia, thousands raised their phones to the sky to capture the moment, followed by scattered applause.
As the sun set behind the horizon in Oia , thousands raised their phones to the sky to capture the moment, followed by scattered applauseScores of tourists disembark from a boat at the port of the Greek island of Santorini on July 20, 2024 Cruisecritic, a Tripadvisor company, says that up to seven cruise ships can dock simultaneously on the island, which means that they could bring over 14,000 passengers if at full capacity.
'I think we'll do it next year,' he told Bloomberg, noting that Santorini and tourist magnet Mykonos 'are clearly suffering'. Antonis Pagonis, head of Santorini's hoteliers association, believes better visitor flow management is part of the solution.
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