Furious Greeks threaten to leave island due to mass tourism: 'Not the Mykonos I love'

Locals in Mykonos are angry with the number of tourists visiting (Image: Getty) A furious resident on the Greek island of Mykonos says she is considering selling her home and leaving the island due to mass tourism and building developments. Mykonos' beautiful white towns and stunning beaches have made it one of the most popular holiday destinations in Greece, attracting more than two million visitors a year. But the rise in tourism has put pressure on transport, housing, and businesses on the island.

Now, a Greek novelist who has owned a house on the island since the mid-1990s says she is considering leaving. function loadOvpScript(){let el=document.createElement('script');el.

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Log('[Load] OVP tcfLoaded',new Date())})}},1500)}) Speaking to the Telegraph , Chrysiida Dimoulidou said: “It’s no longer the Mykonos I loved – they are building everywhere and it’s losing all.