Panic in Greece as mayor orders one thing to 'stop' to save island with too many tourists

Greece authorities claimed that the island doesn’t need any more hotels (Image: Getty) To tackle the overtourism in Greece, the authorities in the popular European country are planning to implement a new measure that is hoped to curb mass tourism on the island. The Mayor of Santorini, Nikos Zorzos has called for urgent action to stop a construction spree that risks spurring the island’s ruination. The tourist hotspot is likely to welcome around 3.

4 million tourists this year and the mayor believes that the destination will not be able to “save itself” if runaway development is not instantly curbed. The authorities claimed that the island doesn’t need any more hotels . function loadOvpScript(){let el=document.

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