Do cats roam in Greece?

Greece and the Greek islands are inundated with stray, abandoned and feral cats. The majority of them are born in the spring and survive through the kindness of tourists who feed them. At the end of the summer season the tourists leave, and some cats survive through the kindness of local Greeks.



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Before you choose a place to eat, have a good look round and see if the moggies are haunting the tables. If they are, go somewhere else. There are plenty of restaurant owners who keep them away so you'll feel safer. The cats won't usually approach you anywhere else if there's no food involved.

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Santorini is home to an unbelievable number of stray cats much like the famous Japanese 'cat island' of Tashirojima. The island is awash with blue domed Byzantine churches rounding off white villages that look they have been painted by cubist architects then decorated with bougainvillea and cats.

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There are plenty of stray cats everywhere in Greece. The point is: Does it really worth to avoid such a great experience as a trip there because of the cats? That's up to you... There are at least 50 percent less cats on Mount Athos.

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What some people may not know is that it's also famous for its population of feline friends! Santorini is home to an incredible number of stray cats. From brown to white, speckled to striped, these friendly furballs survive off the town's generous residents and, during the summer, island tourists.

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Greece and the Greek islands are inundated with stray, abandoned and feral cats. The majority of them are born in the spring and survive through the kindness of tourists who feed them. At the end of the summer season the tourists leave, and some cats survive through the kindness of local Greeks.

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Everywhere you go in Greece, you see dogs roaming about. They're usually large, well fed and quite friendly. Some of them wear collars too.

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Another place nearly overrun with cats is the small island of Syros in Greece, where a cat sanctuary has operated for several years.

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