Hotel Investment Partners and AMR Collection open AluaSoul Zakynthos Hotel Hotel Investment Partners (HIP), owner of hotel units in Southern Europe, owned by Blackstone Investment Fund and hotel management company Apple Leisure Group (ALG), part of Hyatt, recently announced the opening of AluaSoul Zakynthos – former Plagos Beach hotel in …

GIOSTRA, ZAKYNTHOS EVENTS SCHEDULE 2022 FRIDAY, JUNE 10, 2022- Solomos Square. Time: 20:00 Raising flags – Proclamation of Giostra Zakynthos 2022 Presentation of delegations. Medievel event with delegations. SATURDAY JUNE 11, 2022 Agios Saranda. Time: 19:30 Parade of groups of children from Giostra The procession will take place along the …

Every summer Zakynthos is an “attraction” even for athletes who come for a few days of fun and to ne carefree before returning to training and preparation for the new season. One of them is Federico Macheda who strolled around our town, when Zakynthian, Dionysis Kapnisis realised and took the …

Financial Times: Greece – Zakynthos, Crete and Paros vote in the top destinations.   In an article by Maria Shollenbarger of the Financial Times, the title reads ” “Greece is the word for summer holidays Say ‘kalimera’ to stylish adult-only escapes and slick family resorts”   The FT article also …

Giostra di Zante has revived one of our oldest traditions. The Cultural Association ‘Giostra di Zante was founded in 2005. It’s primary aim is the establishment of the revival and representative of Giostra (highly skilled jousting), research, studies on preservation, performance and a display of traditional customs of Zakynthos and …

Masks final .. What applies to schools and Universities. On Wednesday, June 1st, the mandatory use of the mask in all indoor and outdoor areas will be abolished, with some exceptions. The change of the obligation will be valid until September 15, 2022, when a new decision is expected based …

The burglar stole two mobile phones, bank cards, 50 euros and personal documents. The balcony door of a room where tourists were staying in a hotel in Zakynthos was violated by a foreigner, who took advantage of their absence, broke in without anyone noticing and snatched two mobile phones, bank …

TUI has apologized for a series of long flight delays this week – including to Greek destinations – from UK airports. Tourismtoday.gr reports that the airline emphasizes that it “did everything” to reduce flight delays due to lack of staff at airports. Travelers had to wait more than 40 hours …

A 14-year-old boy from Zakynthos is being brought to justice on the charge of distinguished damage to foreign property, specifically to the Holy Monastery of Saint Dionysios. The minor was arrested because while skating in the courtyard of the Holy Temple of Saint Dionysios, in the city of Zakynthos, forming …

The personal intervention of the Minister of Tourism, Vasilis Kikilia, was needed for the mayor of Zakynthos, Nikitas. Aretaki, to change position of the watch tower from the front of the ship “Panagiotis” on the beach of Navagio,  where the lifeguard tower that was orginally placed by the municipal authority. …