Greece is clamping down on surging numbers of visitors to the islands
Tourists arriving on cruise ships at the Greek islands of Mykonos and Santorini will have to pay €20 , the Greek Prime Minister has said amid a surge in visitor numbers.
“Cruise shipping has burdened Santorini and Mykonos and this is why we are proceeding with interventions,” he said. The fee will be €20, he added. Part of the revenues from the tax would be returned to local communities to be invested in infrastructure.Greece Last year 800 cruise ships brought some 1.3 million passengers to Santorini, according to the Hellenic Ports Association. About 750 cruise ships visited Mykonos, an increase of 23 per cent from the year before.
Local officials have already set an overall limit of 8,000 cruise passengers per day from next year for Santorini.
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