The Greek island of Santorini is set to implement new measures to restrict over-tourism, with draft legislation proposing strict building limitations on hotels and holiday lets within the iconic caldera zone. The proposed law seeks to halt new construction projects, including a ban on new hotels, building extensions, and swimming pools, in an effort to protect the island's natural character.
Tourists are set to soon face a new measure put in place to restrict over-tourism in the Greek island of Santorini .
It aims to halt any new infrastructure that could modify the island's natural character, amid the campaigns by residents to protect and preserve the traditional landscape. There are also concerns over safety on Santorini, with a landslide in April raising concerns about the island's fragile landscape and the stability of the caldera's slopes. Efthymis Lekkas, president of the Anti-Seismic Planning and Protection Organization , said: "This year, after the landslide in April, meetings of the intergovernmental committee were held specifically for Santorini, and, next, the issue of the stability of the slopes of the caldera was examined.
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