10 Most eco-friendly Greek islands today

The pursuit of sustainable practices is in recent years being presented as a direct path forward in the future of Greek tourism, and as something that will benefit residents and visitors alike.

Slowly but surely, more and more destinations around the country have been adopting environmentally friendly practices at a local level, paving the way for other tourist areas to follow suit.

In this context, the platform titled “Sustainable Greece,” created by the Greek Tourism Organisation in the UK, is particularly significant, as it presents to foreign visitors the optimal practices being implemented or that are underway at various destinations around the country.

The amassed material showcases instances like zero plastic use, universal green energy, zero carbon emissions, and other critical sustainability matters.

Here, Travel.gr documents 10 top island destinations that are included on Greece’s roadmap towards transforming into a sustainable destination.

The Energetic Transformation of Tilos

Tilos has ventured to redefine its energy blueprint, gradually establishing itself as the Mediterranean’s first island to attain complete energy self-sufficiency, utilising solar and wind energy.

Additionally, the island’s cars are now all electric, and solar collectors have been installed at bus stops to power information boards. A noteworthy development is that over 80% of Tilos’ waste is now recycled.

The scarcely populated island, home to merely 500 residents, 400 varieties of flowers and herbs and numerous rare bird species, has blossomed into an ecological haven operating at the highest standards of sustainability.

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