Per J Andersson: The shores of my dreams are now being privatized

Famous travel journalist Per J Andersson expresses his deep concerns regarding developments on Greece's unique coastline, exposing the growing threats to the public's natural heritage.

Traditionally, Greece's coastline has been considered an area where everyone can access freely, walk as they wish and enjoy the sea without paying any fee; this is an indispensable right for locals and a great attraction for tourists.

However, intense construction and privatization practices carried out for commercial gain, which have appeared with increasing speed recently, endanger the public status of these beautiful coasts and rapidly consume public spaces.

Andersson, drawing attention to the severity of the situation, emphasizes that this capital-driven frenzy of construction and occupation has gained an unstoppable momentum, and uncontrolled development could lead to the permanent destruction of these dreamlike coasts by disrupting natural balances.

These developments are considered not only a loss of coasts but also a major intervention in social memory and humanity's common natural life, with the potential to cast a dark shadow over the relationship future generations will have with the sea.