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Dateline (AU) - Season 2026 Episode 12 -
Greek Islands: Built Up & Booked Out
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Greek Islands: Built Up & Booked Out
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00:04Pristine coastlines and postcard villages.
00:08A once untouched paradise is now anything but.
00:16Greece is one of the most popular holiday destinations in the world.
00:21Every year, more than 37 million tourists flock to see the famous sights.
00:29But catching a glimpse of a Santorini sunset gets harder every season.
00:36And the landscape is buckling under the weight of the tourist boom.
00:43There is no place now.
00:45The archicletters have destroyed him.
01:20This is a normal day on the island of Santorini.
01:27Three cruise ships sit off the coast, each with thousands of passengers waiting to be ferried ashore for a few
01:35hours on the island.
01:37Just enough time to see the view, take a photo and tick it off the list.
01:44Today, around 8,000 visitors will pass through.
01:47And everyone is heading the same way.
01:50Up.
01:52It's a one-hour wait for the cable car.
01:55Or there's the more authentic ride to the top.
02:08Jack is very good.
02:10He's famous Jack.
02:12Oh good.
02:15Now many gek Graphics today.
02:18Angels animals never give up on.
02:18Every time you listen to the hitable fantasy world as a therapist who manages to the audience get bruised.
02:28We're here...
02:29Yeah.
02:30To do that every time you're���ing to be with a fulfilled island.
02:33Hey Jakobina, whereabouts are you left with the vergessen?
02:38You need to have something for them.
02:39There is a man waiting for...
02:42Most tourists visiting Santorini simply want to snap a postcard-worthy picture.
02:48This is a very famous tourist spot.
02:50Yeah, with the blue dome and the white horse.
02:54And so many couples will come here to maybe to spend their honeymoon.
02:59So that's why it's very expensive, the accommodation and the food.
03:04And the massive crowds don't bother everyone.
03:07As the Chinese, we have so many people, so large.
03:12We are used to that.
03:16But Santorini's epic landscape was never meant for these crowds.
03:21One of the driest islands in Greece, it now boasts more than 1,000 swimming pools.
03:28So many that water is shipped in just to keep up with demand.
03:33And all of it is carved into volcanic cliffs.
03:38Beautiful, but brittle.
03:41Thousands of people are leaving the Greek island of Santorini
03:45after multiple underwater earthquakes struck the Aegean Sea.
03:49Santorini sits on an active volcanic system.
03:53And Greece is one of the most earthquake-prone countries in the world,
03:57with an average of 28,000 tremors recorded every year.
04:02Even small shifts can trigger rockfalls here.
04:06And the more that's built, the greater the pressure on the landscape.
04:12But that hasn't slowed development.
04:15For those trying to protect what's left,
04:18the strain on the environment has become impossible to ignore.
04:22Stop!
04:24There is no new burden of tourists.
04:26The conditions that the island has given are dangerous.
04:28With the rivers, with the water, with the water.
04:32We have these tourists.
04:33There are many accidents.
04:34We will stop to grow.
04:37Environmentalist Carolina Rakaki has been lobbying to halt construction projects.
04:42But court cases here can take unexpected turns.
04:47It's true.
04:48We are waiting for the decision.
04:49We would like many to lose it,
04:51so that we can manage the environment
04:54in these little battles that are given
04:56and can be gained.
04:58It's one of the battles that will be gained.
05:00Unfortunately, in Greece,
05:02many battles are not based on how simple
05:08or how strong the movements are the battles,
05:11but on how strong the enemy is.
05:13And many times when the enemy is very strong,
05:15they will lose the battle,
05:16regardless of whether they have the right or not.
05:24A few islands over in Mykonos.
05:28New plans bring new problems.
05:33Tasos Teloglu is an investigative journalist covering organized crime and corruption on the island.
05:40He's been tracking a real estate scandal that sent shockwaves through Greece,
05:45a land dispute that turned deadly.
05:49This plot was owned by a local man,
05:52a prime site worth millions and slated for luxury development.
05:58According to reports,
06:00he'd been in a dispute with prospective buyers for years,
06:03until one day surveillance cameras captured this.
06:0820 shots at close range in broad daylight,
06:13a mafia-style murder.
06:19The alleged perpetrator was arrested,
06:21but police say there are signs of a broader network's involvement.
06:27exactly who is hard to trace,
06:30and even harder to prove.
06:34The investigation is not listed in Los Angeles.
06:41He's looking for a number of copies.
06:42The investigation is hiding outside of Mykonos.
06:49They are not looking for Mykonos to find a place.
06:50They are coming from Mykonos to Mykonos to take their agenda.
06:51The people who are now making the task of Mykonos
06:55are usually people who are paying for those that are coming from the island.
07:22It's a serious claim that powerful players are pulling the strings.
07:27A claim the mayor of Mykonos rejects.
07:30He insists things are under control.
09:07The mayor says responsibility lies with the government in Athens, while officials in Athens say it's up to local authorities.
09:15In the meantime, enforcement can fall through the cracks.
09:21But it hasn't always been like this.
09:29In the 1950s and 60s, Mykonos was still a quiet fishing island.
09:34And its most famous resident was Petros the Pelican.
09:40Then came the super rich.
09:43And the island built a reputation it still trades on today.
09:47A playground for the wealthy.
09:53It's beach clubs rank among the most expensive in the world.
09:57With minimum spends of up to 10,000 euros a night.
10:12Petros Nasos is a local paparazzo.
10:25He's constantly on the lookout for celebrities.
10:41Back at his studio, he reveals some of the celebrities he's snapped.
10:46Hugh Jackman, DiCaprio with the capello.
10:52They come for life.
10:54The lifestyle.
10:56And it's behind you.
10:57You take a photo.
10:58How beautiful to be a fan of a celebrity.
11:02And to come with him and say, look, I'm here.
11:05Or with the Sakira.
11:06With the Lady Gaga.
11:07With Monica Bellucci.
11:08They have very big names in Mykonos.
11:11But it's not just the super rich who come to party.
11:16Last year, 768 cruise ships docked here.
11:23Daytrippers come for the whitewashed houses.
11:26And stay for the waterfront bars.
11:29We'll be having a beer in a minute.
11:31Just seeing the sights.
11:33Having a look at little Venice.
11:35And meeting the locals.
11:36And enjoying the sun.
11:38We'll come for the sun.
11:39As you can see.
11:40But for locals, the reality of the boom is less idyllic.
11:45I feel like it's a strategic.
11:48The conditions are quite light.
11:53Through the heat.
11:54Through the heat of tourism.
11:56Everyone comes from couriers.
11:59They're tired.
12:00They're tired.
12:01They're tired.
12:01They're tired.
12:02They're tired.
12:02Because the truth is,
12:04they're tired.
12:06They're tired.
12:07They're tired.
12:09They're tired.
12:11They're tired.
12:12They're tired.
12:13Authorities are starting to respond.
12:15This summer, cruise passengers will have to pay 20 euros just to step ashore in Mykonos.
12:22With more than a million tourists planning holidays, it's not expected to be a huge deterrent.
12:31But there are islands in Greece doing things differently.
12:36On Astepalia, locals are trying to protect what they have.
12:42And it helps that it's hard to reach.
12:47Astepalia has no international airport.
12:50And cruise ships can't dock here.
12:52Which helps keep the crowds at bay.
12:56The tourists, who do come here, are looking for something more homely.
13:03Yeah, also hier ist es wirklich sehr familiär.
13:06Das ist nach Hause kommen.
13:08Also Griechenland ist groß.
13:12Astepalia ist halt, gerade wenn man jetzt, ich bin seit zwölf Jahren komme ich hierher.
13:17Also man kommt schon, man wird schon der Taxifahrerin umarmt sozusagen.
13:22Und das erste Welcome.
13:25Und dann wird man hierher gebracht und dann ist das hier wirklich nach Hause kommen.
13:30Like elsewhere in Greece, Tourism is growing in Astepalia.
13:35But it's largely still built around family-run businesses.
13:39Like this small hotel, run by mother and daughter Konstantina and Lilo.
13:45Man sagt, Astepalia ist die Insel der positive Energie.
13:49Und jeder, der hierherkommt, ist verliebt.
13:51Und die meisten kommen immer wieder.
13:53Schönes bisschen wandern gehen.
13:55Wandern auch. Also solche Tourismen.
13:57Also, ich möchte nicht, dass wir Touristen haben, die hierher kommen und Party machen,
14:01die bis morgens halt trinken und das verstehen, was in anderen Inseln sind.
14:09So, ja.
14:11Around 70,000 Touristen kommen zu Astepalia every year.
14:15A fraction of the numbers flooding in to Mykonos and Santorini.
14:20But even here, there are questions about what comes next.
14:26Ich möchte nicht, dass wir so wie Santorin und Mykonos werden.
14:30Weil ein Soufflaki in Mykonos kostet 17 Euro, und hier kostet 3 Euro 50.
14:35Und die Sonne schärmen und alles sind so teuer.
14:39Nein, ich möchte gerne, dass wir so bleiben wie wir sind.
14:43It's a view shared by many here.
14:46Including the island's mayor.
14:51He's made it his mission to keep large-scale development off Astepalia.
14:56And preserve what makes the island special.
15:00Look now, Floria. Look again, where we are.
15:03You'll understand how life is created.
15:06This is right now.
15:22This stretch of land overlooking the coast was once earmarked for a major resort development.
15:28The plan was, imagine you, 200 maisons, of the 100-4-seater-1
15:35And a classic type of type of type type.
15:41Which will be a seat in the room.
15:43They will be, like, paths all over, where you going through all the things.
15:47You will be right in the realm of the space.
15:48You will be right into it.
15:49Imagine 200 more subirre, let us say.
15:512000 tirets.
15:52It is a part that can start from the base of the river and go back to here.
15:58It is a very large surface.
16:01This is the destruction of the nature.
16:04We say it. We want to build it.
16:06Hundreds of homes, hotels and private pools.
16:10It's a scale of development that would have transformed the island.
16:14But local authorities pushed back and the federal government put it on hold.
16:20For now, at least, a rare victory.
16:24You can see, if you can see and turn the cameras, you can see,
16:27that they collect the bodies, they collect the bodies, they collect the bodies,
16:29they collect the bodies, they collect the bodies, they collect the bodies.
16:32This is what we need to keep.
16:33We need to keep our health, our cleanliness.
16:36We need to keep those that we have done all the time.
16:38And in other words, tourism doesn't have to be a disaster.
16:43That's how it happens.
16:44That's why we say we want tourism,
16:46but tourism doesn't have to be a disaster.
16:52Meanwhile, on Mykonos, the boom continues.
17:09On the island of Mykonos, construction is creeping into every corner.
17:17Local celebrity photographer, Petros Nazos, lives here in Agrari.
17:23And despite earning a living from high-end tourism,
17:27he's not happy about plans to build a luxury hotel right next to his home.
17:32We know that all of this area will grow,
17:35it will be filled with cotton.
17:38And unfortunately, it will be a disaster for the agrarian,
17:40because the agrarian area is a place that you remember Mykonos
17:44before 40-50 years, and it is also called Mykonos.
17:48Now, with this project, it will be a natural disaster,
17:52and it will be a disaster.
17:56There are very serious problems,
17:59not only economic problems.
18:02You can see, on the streets,
18:03we have been filled with a lot of information,
18:05because it gives us a lot of reliefs,
18:08and there will be a lot of reliefs,
18:10but there will be a lot of reliefs,
18:11and a lot of reliefs.
18:14Look at this point,
18:15in a lot of reliefs,
18:19there are also a lot of reliefs,
18:21and that's why we see that there are no rules here.
18:25Everyone does what he wants,
18:28and that's why it's also a disaster.
18:31The latest proposal here in Agrari
18:34is a 200-million-euro luxury development.
18:38The developer wants the project
18:40to be designated a strategic investment,
18:43which allows it to bypass some local safeguards,
18:47and get its approvals fast-tracked.
18:50Plans include a hotel,
18:53luxury villas,
18:54and resort facilities built into the landscape.
18:58The company calls it an ultra-luxury eco-project,
19:02set in one of the island's last unspoiled landscapes.
19:07The company says the project is still under review,
19:11and that the process is designed
19:13to ensure environmentally friendly construction
19:16and benefits for Greek society.
19:19Just up the road,
19:21more construction.
19:24Investigative reporter Tassos
19:26is at the site of the soon-to-be Four Seasons Hotel.
19:31In this moment,
19:32the work that the M.E.K.O.N.O.N.O.N.O.N.O.N.O.N.O
19:33.N.O.N.O.N.O.N.O.S.
19:52For Seasons,
19:53exactly,
19:55another strategic investment has developed.
19:57There is Radisson Blue,
20:00another famous company.
20:01There are dozens of other companies.
20:04And right behind us,
20:05there is another big company,
20:07a very large company,
20:08a local entrepreneur.
20:10That is,
20:11there is actually more cement
20:14than the European Union's law.
20:21Back on Santorini,
20:23traditional culture is slowly dying
20:25under the weight
20:26of the tourism industry.
20:32It is more expensive.
20:34It is more expensive.
20:36It is more expensive.
20:37Because of the tourism,
20:38there are
20:38facilities,
20:39there are beds,
20:40there are beds,
20:41there are beds,
20:42there are new facilities.
20:43But,
20:44the disaster has happened
20:45by us.
20:47Because we have not made
20:49a law firm
20:51that we have to have
20:52an increase.
20:54We have a great desire
20:55to keep the
20:56of the most famous people
20:58and the most famous people
20:58in the world.
20:59Besides that,
21:01you have to be
21:03disappointed
21:04that you do not
21:05play with the tradition.
21:07It is a political
21:10political
21:10revolution.
21:12You do not play.
21:14You do not play.
21:20A kind of
21:22my body
21:23is a little
21:24a little
21:24of the
21:24natural
21:24of the
21:28santa.
21:29You
21:30see,
21:34you
21:34and
21:35you
21:36the
21:37of the
21:37the
21:37the
21:37the
21:37the
21:43of the
21:44the
21:45the
21:46the
21:46the
21:47of the
21:48the
21:48in Congress.
21:52His vineyard,
21:54which has existed for generations,
21:57surrounded on
21:57all sides by hotel
21:59construction sites.
22:01It's a boom that shows no signs
22:04of slowing
22:04fueled by a constant flow of
22:07tourist dollars which
22:08make up around a quarter
22:09of Greece's economy.
22:12Each year, more than three million visitors arrive here on Santorini, on an island home to just 16,000.
22:21At times, it pushes the landscape to its limit.
22:27Red Beach is one of the island's most famous sites.
22:30It's officially closed after earthquakes left the cliffs above it unstable.
22:39We just came to see it because we heard it was a great place to watch.
22:42But we also heard we shouldn't walk there. That is dangerous.
22:50The order came from authorities in Athens, but the closure has come as more of a suggestion to some visitors.
23:04All to catch a glimpse of the view, and prove you are here, by posting it.
23:13Man muss es mal gemacht haben, wenn man in der Nähe ist, oder wenn man in Griechenland ist, und jetzt
23:19können wir auch sagen, wir haben es gemacht.
23:20So, ja.
23:23So, ja.
23:46So, ja.
23:50So, ja.
23:50So, ja.
23:50So, ja.
23:51So, ja.
23:51So, ja.
23:51So, ja.
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