No one ever thought that we’d hear the words Pandemic in our lifetime. Let’s face it, when you hear the words pandemic it makes you think of our ancestors during Mediaeval times, with poor sanitation, poor diets, and poor habitation. The last year has shown us, however, the world always …

Many people have been asking where they can get Covid tests done if they are travelling from Greece to another country.  We’ve put together a list of companies on Zakynthos who are currently do PCR testing. The list is in alphabetical order, and we have been assured by the companies, …

“I’ll meet you in Zakynthos Town at the location of ‘openly.everything.aspire'” I hear you all asking, where on earth is “openly.everything.aspire” on Zakynthos?! Bear with us and we’ll explain. It’s worth it! These three words “openly.everything.aspire” are actually a designated What3Words location in Solomos Square.  What is What3Words? What3Words, is a …

The Queens Speech took place today and during it, it was announced that British Nationals who have been living overseas for Fifteen years or more will now have the right to vote in elections. The move comes as part of a new bill called the Electoral Integrity Bill. Part of …

  Zakynthos; A place worth visiting! Situated off the West coast of mainland Greece is the Ionian island of Zakynthos, a beautiful island that’s become a much loved tourist destination not just with Europeans but also with visitors from further afield. With a varied and interesting history, Zakynthos has overcome war, …

Today the Indonesian Times have posted a great article about the island, entitled “10 The beauty of Zakynthos Island in Greece, the panorama makes you fall in love!” Essentially the ten most beautiful places on Zakynthos that will makes you fall in love with the island. It talks about the …

Welcome to Day one of the Twelve books of Christmas with Zakynthos Informer! Today’s book is Eleni by Nicholas Gage. Book Description A son’s quest to avenge his mother’s murder. In 1948, in a Greek mountain village, Eleni Gatzoyiannis was arrested, tortured and shot. She was one of the 158,000 victims …

It’s been announced in the UK press today that Expats will lose their bank accounts due to Brexit. The banks are Barclaycard, Coutts and Lloyds Bank. These banks have been contacting their customers to advise that as part of Brexit withdrawal agreements, they will not be allowed to remain customers of …

Two members of our admin team have recently been affected by Covid, in different ways. Due to some extremely negative events and comments of late, they have chosen to share their stories, to try and explain Covid from their personal perspectives. Thank you to both Chrissie and Louise as we …

Today the Zakynthos Informer have received numerous Press requests from international media. Requests relate to the latest issues of Zakynthos flights having to quarantine, and the latest TUI announcement. We are unable to answer all of these requests individually so have prepared a Press Statement.   Statement – Zakynthos (Zante) …