Greece chaos as picture shows reality behind Europe’s ‘most beautiful sunset’

Grim pictures have revealed the impact of overtourism at a beauty spot in Greece – as the site of Europe’s “most beautiful sunset” has been ruined, locals and tourists fear.

Greek authorities are considering slapping restrictions on the annual number of cruise arrivals on their famous islands.

Last month, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said “I think we’ll do it next year” in reference to a plan to curb “over-tourism”.

Despite tourism accounting for around 25 percent of the country’s total economic output, Greek people appear to have had enough of the swarms of camera-wielding visitors clogging up their islands.

This move against holidaymakers comes as locals in Tenerife, Gran Canaria, and the Balearics have taken to the streets to protest the rampant rise in tourism post-Covid.

The demonstrations in Spain have certainly made some Brits feel less than welcome, however images of the Greek island of Santorini suggest that disgruntled residents there may have a point when it comes to claims of over-tourism.