Protesters demand end to the illegal spread of loungers and say sands must be free for all
In the depth of August, when the cicadas sing and the sun burns bright, Archilochos cultural centre on Paros is not usually a hive of activity. If anything, that is reserved for the bars and beaches of a Cycladic isle increasingly drawingBut last week, as Greece’s great summer exodus peaked, the Archilochos was alive to the sound of debate.
“The state, with its police force and coastguard, should be solving this because, after all, our seashore belongs to the public,” he adds. “But since it has proved to be ineffective in dealing even with sunbeds, we are handling it ourselves.” “In practice, there is often not an inch of sand left,” says Nicholas Stephanou, a longtime Paros resident, lamenting a situation that has made it increasingly impossible for locals to enjoy what has always been taken for granted:People demand access to beaches in Marcello and Krios on the island of Paros.Recently, Stephanou, 70, used his skills as a web designer to prove his point, superimposing the coordinates of assigned areas “contracted out” over aerial images taken by drones.
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