Oh my God,
Here goes another unspoiled part of Crete. I copied this text from the Matala Project in which the architect is selling his soul to the devil. And since I'm one I know he's just saving his project.The reasons why, among many other options, Crete was chosen for this particular investment are as follows:
1. Crete has been a well-known tourist destination for many decades now.
2. It combines- especially in the South- an unspoiled Mediterranean landscape of exceptional beauty with a moderate climate and sunshine at levels reaching 300 days per year.
3. It offers alternative forms of tourism such as hiking, which offers the tourists the opportunity to discover the rich flora and fauna of the island either by hiking through canyons such as the Samaria canyon, or by climbing the slopes of Mount Psiloritis or of the White Mountain.
4. It is a perfect combination of holidays not only with exercising, sports and all forms of physical activity but also with more intellectual pursuits such as acquaintance with the rich cultural heritage of the island dating back to the Minoan times. So, one can visit the Minoan palaces of Knossos and Faestos and marvel at the exquisite beauty and craftsmanship of the numerous objects that were excavated by the archaeologists’ pickaxe, most of which are on display at the world-famous museum of Heraklio. Of great interest are the monasteries of the island -Toplou, Preveli, Gouvernetou, Arkadi, to name just a few - and the relics of the Franco-Venetian occupation of the island in the cities of Chania or Rethymno.
5. Moreover, most of the tourists that choose Crete for their holidays come from European countries in which golf is a widespread sport.
All what he says is true, I just don't understand why he thinks that people who want to play golf on their holidays will also hike the Psliloritus, got to Phaistos, Agia-Triada, the museum in Heraklion do the Samaria and the Imbross even Chrissi Island etc. Has he ever been to a golf course?
What a lot of bull

Has he ever estimated the infra structual stress on this part of the south?
Look at the development of Elounta-Agios Nikolaos actually the whole northern part of Crete. The south does not "earn" such mal treatment.
It should be treated as an "inherritance" and be developed with love and care, with respect for the past and wisdom towards the future only then everybody will gain by it in the long run.
Gosh such things make me angry
True is that adage: "He who yields to rule by wooden heads, becomes himself a fool."