Saturday , April 27 2024

Chrissie Parker

Chrissie Parker joined the Zakynthos Informer Team in 2014. Chrissie’s first experience of the island was a combined birthday and wedding celebration, in true Zakynthian style. Since then she has been able to combine her love of the island, including its incredible history, tradition and culture, with her love of writing.

What’s the weather? Zakynthos edition

One of the most asked questions we see on our Facebook group is about the weather during the tourist season, so we’ve decided to put together all the answers for you! April The weather in April is an average of 16C, with a few cloudy skies, but increasing sunshine. There’s …

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Navagio Beach, the Bournemouth of Greece!

Due to being unable to travel abroad in 2021, many UK Residents enjoyed a summer at home exploring UK resorts and beaches. Park Dean Resorts were curious to see how many UK beaches compared to popular and famous beaches throughout the world. So, they set out to investigate. It was …

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Greece updates Covid 19 rules for 2022 season

Today the Greek government announced that travel restrictions for tourists to Greece in 2022 would be changed. The changes will come into effect from the 1st of May 2022 and end on the 31st of August 2022. During these dates, tourists to Greece will not have to provide proof of …

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The abandoned beach that became an international attraction

Before the ship of M.V. Panagiotis ran aground on the beach in 1980, Navagio was a simple cove, battered by wind and rain in the winter, with calm blue seas in the summer. The beach was called Agios Georgios after the monastery St George Krimnon, located on the cliffs above. …

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Vaccination and test status for tourism in 2022

Many people are asking us about the vaccination and test status for tourists travelling to Greece in 2022. At the time of writing this in the first week of March 2022, the current guidance is as follows: All visitors to Greece need to be fully vaccinated. If you are not …

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Greece ends Passenger Locator Forms for tourists

It’s been announced today that any travellers who visit Greece from the 15th of March 2022 will no longer be required to complete a PLF form (Passenger locator form). The decision was announced by Tourism Minister Vassilis Kikilias, who said that Greece’s COVID-19 committee had decided to remove the PLF …

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Mitsotakis makes statement on the Parthenon Marbles

Today the Greek Prime Minister, Kyriakos Mitsotakis has spoken to the Daily Mail about his meeting with UK Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, earlier this week. At the meeting, they discussed the Parthenon Marbles and the request for them to be returned to Greece. At the meeting The UK Prime Minister …

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Postive news for the historical English Cemetery, Zakynthos

  The Zakynthos Informer and members of the Zakynthos Volunteer group have been trying to access the English Cemetery for over a year, to help clear it up and write up a post about its incredible history. Unfortunately, the site has been closed and despite many attempts to get more …

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Greek and UK Prime Minister’s discuss the Parthenon Marbles

Yesterday the UK Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, hosted the Greek Prime Minister, Kyriakos Mitsotakis for a meeting at Downing Street. As predicted, the Greek Prime Minister raised the issue of the Parthenon Marbles and the long-running row that has continued to take place over their request to be returned to …

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How a Jewish population was heroically saved in WW2

When Greece was invaded during World War Two, life for the Greek people was hard. Initially they were under Italian rule, as part of the Axis powers, but when the Germans invaded in 1943 things changed dramatically. One of the first things that happened upon the German invasion of Zakynthos …

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