Greece promotes its lesser-known holiday destinations, but do locals embrace the trend?
Summer is usually a period when national tourism boards promote their most well-known destinations. But two years of a pandemic have made people who live full-time in tourist hotspots reconsider whether the pre-pandemic norm of "over tourism" should return. And some governments have taken note.
"Alternative destinations. So many of them: 124 inhabited islands. Yes, of course it's about Mykonos and Santorini and Corfu and Crete, but there are so many other destinations," he says, speaking from his office in the Greek capital Athens. The average tourist, though, often overlooks the island, with its rocky landscape, in favour of other wildly popular Cyclades destinations such as Mykonos and Santorini. But Tinos has a lot of the same draws that its neighbours boast: white-washed buildings, sandy beaches and temperate waters.Angela Rouggeri standing with one of her kariki cheeses, still maturing in a gourd, outside her workshop
Ms Rouggeri and her husband started the business during the country's debt crisis in the early 2010s. It was necessary to transition out of the construction industry that had previously been their line of work, but also an attractive alternative for the couple. One of the few Ms Rouggeri has agreed to sell to is Spyros Bellas. He operates two restaurants - one on Tinos - serving modern Greek fare made for sharing.
Many come from other parts of Greece, choosing Tinos for its quieter, more secluded, and foodie-friendly reputation.
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