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Greece: Locals form human chain to protect natural landmark from hotel construction near Rethymnon, Crete

Added 2022-05-23

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Locals, led by the Mayor, formed a human chain around Paligremnos, a vertical rock formation and geological landmark popular for rock climbers, to protest an EU-funded Hotel project and prevent bulldozers from starting work. The 7-room hotel unit would be dug inside the rock. The public group "Save Paligremnos-SOS Plakias" already has over 3.4k members while there is also an online petition.

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Greece
Paligremnos, Rethymnon, Create

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