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THE OTHER SIDE OF SANTORINI
― a story

Everybody thinks Santorini comprises entirely of gleaming hotels, infinity pools and little white houses cascading down the Caldera cliffs. Well, it doesn't.

Sunset view from Pyrgos, Santorini. Photo by me
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The island is full of dilapidated dwellings and forgotten pathways interspersed with unfinished, often illegal, building sites.
10:08 AM - Jul 16, 2023
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When you move away from the pumping nightlife, trendy beach bars, quaint cafes and souvenir shops inundated by preening peacocks overdosing at an alarming rate on selfies - "Look where I am, wish you were here (not really)" - you will realise there's another side to Santorini.
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Within those neglected neighbourhoods live the elderly, or soon-to-be. Since the tourism boom of the '70s, some became wealthy; their mules and goats traded in for a Land Cruiser. Others became greedy landlords demanding robbers rent for a hole in the ground.
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And still others recall their childhood when food on the table was a luxury. When a family was so poor that their father had no choice but to feed his nine children cauliflower stalks - the 'good' part to be sold at market.
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Such is a story my former landlady told with glistening eyes as she handed me a plate of boiled cauliflower stalks. She still eats them to this day.
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💙 Beautiful story 💙 Thanks for sharing 💙
10:44 AM - Jul 16, 2023
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Ann 🥰
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