Recent photos and videos from Mytakas on the island of Milos confirm that the destruction of this uniquely beautiful natural beach is continuing completely unhindered. Despite the widespread public outcry and the legal actions taken by the Municipality of Milos as well as environmental organizations, the presses and concrete mixers at the construction site of the five-star White Coast hotel complex owned by Prodea are working at a frantic pace. Notably, the area where the works are taking place is just two kilometers from Sarakiniko, where there had previously been an uproar over construction works for a similar hotel, which were ultimately halted. And yet, a little further down, a new ecological monstrosity is being built as normal… In fact, on an immediately adjacent plot next to White Coast, another hotel unit with 40 rooms and 40 swimming pools is also under construction.

As is clearly shown in the images, the expansion of the tourist facility in the middle of Mytakas has progressed so far that even if the courts were ever to rule against the expansion of White Coast, nothing would be able to change anymore.

The local municipality has already filed an application with the Council of State seeking the annulment of the expansion permit for the White Coast facilities. However, the examination of the case has been delayed for at least six months, with the justification that the Council of State is in the process of relocating to new premises.

The question raised by legal circles, as well as by common sense, is why the Municipality of Milos—knowing that court decisions take time—did not submit an application for suspension in order to halt the works until the case is heard and justice issues a ruling.

Meanwhile, given the extremely intensive pace of construction, it is evident that the owners of the complex are trying to take full advantage of the delays in the justice system in order to create fait accompli. Something which, as it appears, they have already achieved to a very large extent.

According to the original plan, the luxury White Coast is set to become much larger, as capacity will skyrocket from the existing 30 suites to 271, with a total surface area of 29,421.73 square meters.

Consequently, the term “expansion” is a euphemism, since in essence it concerns the construction of an entirely new, provocatively large-scale complex.

This complex will include swimming pools with a total surface area of approximately 2,000 square meters (on an island that is severely affected by water scarcity).

The expansion of White Coast is taking place in a zone of Mytakas, Milos, which is included in the national system of protected areas under Law 3937/2011 and within an area designated as a wildlife refuge, at the Gournádo–Fylakopi Triovasalos site of Milos. And, as is self-evident, this specific area lies outside the city plan and outside settlement boundaries.

See the area that the hotel complex in Mytakas will occupy, right on the shoreline, once it is completed: