Anti-tourist sentiment has reached Greece as graffiti in Athens calls for an end to “over-tourism”.
A message left on a wall appeared to reflect the views expressed by many residents in the Greek capital.
The graffiti said: “No tourists. No hipsters.”
Another added: “Tourists go home! Greek state kills.”
Graffiti has sprung up across Athens as anti-tourist sentiment reaches Greece
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A third bit of graffiti reflected the concerns shared by many about the growing tourist culture.
“Tourists enjoy your stay in the cemetery of Europe,” it read.
Protests even took to the streets of Athens last month to claim tourists were both overcrowding and taking houses in the Greek capital.
Demonstrators chanted: “They are taking our houses while they live in the Maldives.”
Anna Theodorakis, a local resident who was forced out of her home in Metaxourgio, Athens, told France24 at the time that the situation in the bustling city was becoming “very depressing”.
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