Greece was chockers last week. I know, because I was one of the 10,000 tourists who stepped ashore on Instagram Island, the place I previously remembered as Santorini.
Visitors to Santorini to be hit with $33 tourist tax as Europe reaches 'breaking point' in its battle to contain over tourism: 'This is insane'
I say “lucky” because the Greek government has for safety reasons capped the number of tourists allowed to enter the towering relic on any given day. Europe has so many queues and so many crowds that you don’t have to be Nostradamus to see its tourism is close to breaking point. During a walk through the pedestrian-only ‘Old Town’, my guide Marco Novak pointed out the steep Jesuit Steps where the naked Cersei performed her notorious “Walk of Shame”.
In an urgent letter the night before, we were warned by the excursions director that we would be among 10,000 visiting the island because there were four large cruise ships and several smaller vessels in the port. Greece this week announced plans to impose a levy of €20 on cruise ship visitors to Santorini and the other popular island Mykonos during the peak summer season.
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