Forest department shuts Platania campsite, orders caravans removed (photos)

The Department of Forests has suspended operations at the Platania camping site and begun a full overhaul of the grounds, a move that has drawn criticism from citizens who associate the area with their summer holidays.

Behind the reaction lies a public policy question: under what terms an organised campsite should operate inside a state forest that currently hosts large numbers of people, caravans, tents and vehicles....