‘This Is Hell’: Crete’s Picture-Perfect Balos Beach Goes Viral for All the Wrong Reas
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The popular Balos beach in Crete turned into pure hell at the end of August. So many tourists arrived on it that the newcomers could barely climb out of the carriage onto land. This is evidenced by photos and footage circulating on social networks. The authorities want to limit the number of visitors due to the tense situation and environmental protection.
One of the most famous and photographed beaches in Greece has become a subject on social networks for a very different reason from its blue-Turkish waters. Images of the beach of Balos, on the island of Crete, show hundreds of tourists piled up on a narrow metal walkway and along the sandy strip during the peak of the summer season. The video has already surpassed 950,000 views on Instagram.
Masses of people crowd on a narrow wooden bridge at the lagoon of Balos on Crete. A viral video from the social networks shows the chaos of the simultaneous disembarkation and boarding of excursion boats on the world-famous dream beach.
‘This is hell’: Crete’s picture-perfect Balos Beach goes viral for all the wrong reas
Footage viewed more than 940,000 times shows tourists packed around the famous lagoon at peak season, as local authorities weigh reservations and visitor limits to protect one of western Crete’s most fragile natural attractions
Video shows huge influx of visitors arriving at the beach - Over 892,000 views on social media
The images of a paradisiacal beach full of tourists are going around the world. The protagonist is the Balos Lagoon, one of the best known natural landscapes of Crete (Greece), which during the summer months becomes one of the great tourist attractions of the island.
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