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They welcome thousands of tourists with a single cat

They welcome thousands of tourists with a single cat

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The Greek island of Crete, which hosted 5 million tourists last year, attracts tourists not only with its beaches and historical structure but also with the cat named Chonkus Maximus.

The fat cat named Chonkus Maximus, who has become the mascot of the island, has diversified the island's tourism by itself. Cat-loving tourists flock to the island just to see and view this fat cat.

According to the news in Mirror, Chonkus Maximus, who has become an internet star, has hundreds of comments on Google Maps. Tourists who want to view the cat, who lives in the island city of Chania, can find him lounging in the shade.

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