Tuesday , March 19 2024

Louise Inzk

Louise is Australian born and has been a Greek citizen since 1991. She has deep cultural ties with the island, often writing about Zakynthian Traditions and Culture. She is also an active member of the Volunteer Group of Zakynthos, Giostra Di Zante and is a member of the women's choir "Rodambelos". Her love of the island and all it offers saw her joining the Zakynthos (Zante) Informer admin team in 2014.

Zakynthos:- Celebrating Tsiknopempti……Let the Carnival begin!

  All over Zakynthos today the smell of BBQed meat gives a festive aroma within the air.   What is Tsiknopempti? Greeks celebrate Tsiknopempti, which literally means “Thursday of the Smoke of Grilled Meat”. Tsikno being the smoke from the grilled meat and Pempti being Thursday.  It is celebrated 11 …

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Zakynthian Carnival Programme from Tsiknopempti

THURSDAY 7/3 (TSIKNOPEMPTI – BBQ THURSDAY) The whole island smells of “Tsikno”! BAGORTHES home made BBQs will be heated up ready to celebrate CARNIVAL. 12:00 noon The Amateur Theatrical Club of Agios Kirikos “O Martelaos” invites you to ‘Tsiknisma (bbq-ing)’ in Aggerikos (Village) Square. 1:00 p.m. “TsiknoPempti me tsou Argasiotes” …

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Carnival BIKE RIDE…. Sunday, 25th February, 2024 at 10.00 a.m

With the Triodion opening today, Zakynthos celebrates with a Carnival Bike ride.. Dress up in your favourite costuem and join us in birke riding madness!!! The programme Weather permitting, the starting point and registration will start at 10:00 in Solomos Square. From Lomvardou Avenue, harbour road.  Riders will then head …

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Apokries Carnival Season starts Sunday 25th February, 2024.

    Sunday 25st of February, 2024 until the last day,  Sunday 17th of March, 2024 It is that time of year where most Zakynthians will say “we’ve entered the triodion”.   Exactly what is the triodion? Most of us that are not aware of what triodion means, would say …

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Zakynthos:- Chloe Page & Annette Phillips: A pack of dogs have been breaking into our fenced farm for four months | It devoured sheep and goats and badly injured many of our animals (Video)

Our farm in Lagana was established in 2020 and hasn’t been short of problems since. We have overcome most with determination and an ethic of educating young and old about caring and respecting ALL animals. EXACTY WHAT THIS ISLAND NEEDS! Our concept of a petting farm has become a respected …

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Zakynthos celebrates Saint Dionysios (programme 2023).

The Holy Diocese of Zakynthos announced the Program of Holy Masses and Ceremonies during the three days from 16th to 19th December 2023, when our island celebrates the Memory of the Holy and Patron Saint Dionysios. It should be noted that our regional television station IONIAN will broadcast the religious events …

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Zakynthos:- The shipwreck area is not the only “unsafe” beach area, studies prove.

The safety of the 14 most popular Ionian beaches was studied by a group of scientists from the University of Athens over a three year period, concluding, among other things, that the famous Shipwredck (Navagio) beach in Zakynthos should remain closed to visitors. While restrictions need to be placed on …

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Zakynthos:- Road works ahead this week in town.

From today Tuesday (12/9) until next Monday (18/9) vehicle traffic, stopping and parking are prohibited on the following streets: a) Kapodistrio, from its junction with Kolyva Street, to its junction with D. Roma Street, b) Louka Carrer, from its junction with Kapodistriou Street, to its junction with Kolokotroni Street, c) …

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Ionian:- No schedules from Zakynthos – Pessada-Zakynthos – See dates

Due to bad weather over the next few hours the ferry line from Agios Nicholaos, Zakynthos to Pessada, Kefalonia has been cancelled on Tuesday 5th September, 2023.   To get up-to-date news or more information about Zakynthos, join our Facebook group or follow our Twitterfeed. All articles on this blog are the property …

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Zakynthos: Four minors were brought in as suspects of arson in Kalamaki (video)

On Sunday night, firefighters brought four minors to the Zakynthos Police Department on charges of arson from the spot where a fire had earlier broken out in the Kalamaki area very close to houses and tourist accommodations. The fire burnt about one and a half acres of grass area, as …

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