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Atokos, 11 Sep. (askanews) - A beach, turquoise waters and herds of black pigs swimming together with tourists. Atokos, a small private island of the Ionian Sea a short distance from Ithaca, has become a star of Instagram and TikTok with the nickname of "Piggy Island." Thousands of visitors arrive especially in the summer months to bring and feed the animals, who enter the sea for refreshment. The island can only be reached by boat: from Ithaca …
The small private Greek island Atokos has become a real phenomenon on social networks. Visitors from all over the world come to swim alongside the island's Mediterranean black pigs.
On the uninhabited island of Atokos, in the Ionian Sea, tourists flock to swim with black pigs, a phenomenon propelled by social networks Swimming with small black pigs in the waters
Swimming pigs draw tourists to Greek island
Atokos, a small Greek island, has gained popularity for its swimming pigs, attracting tourists who want to swim and interact with the animals. The island’s unique attraction has become widely shared on social media.
"Never in my life would I have imagined that I would do that!" said Jamie Jackson, an American tourist who was met by the AFP during one of these "cruises +piggy+" in the waters bordering the private island of Atokos. "This little thing is too cute (...), and the mere fact of being in its natural environment is incredible," she exclaimed in front of the gorets of the beach of this uninhabited island. Not far from there, the tourist operator Rena…
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