Santorini

The Health Wake-Up Call Behind Santorini’s Donkey Ban
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The Health Wake-Up Call Behind Santorini’s Donkey Ban

For decades, the steep stone paths of Santorini have been lined with donkeys carrying tourists up the island’s famous cliffs. The images became part of Greece’s tourism identity: bright blue domes overhead, whitewashed buildings clinging to the hillside, and hardworking animals climbing hundreds of uneven steps under the Mediterranean sun. But in recent years, concern…