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A large exercise was carried out this morning at 10 o’clock by the Fire Service of the Prefecture of Zakynthos under the code name “SEISIMICTHON 2024”, as part of the preparation of the Fire Service for dealing with events of seismic activity. The exercise took place at the premises of …

A traffic accident occurred in Keri yesterday, when an “ATV” carrying two minors aged 19 and 18 deviated from its course and went off the road according to first information. Both were injured and were taken to the Zakynthos General Hospital in order to provide them with the necessary medical …

06/04/2024 IONIAN ISLANDS PRESS INFORMATION OFFICE Corfu, April 6, 2024 PRESS RELEASE Four people were arrested for drug possession in Kefalonia, Zakynthos and Corfu. In the last twenty-four hours, in Kefalonia, Zakynthos and Corfu, police officers from the Crime Prevention and Enforcement Teams (OPKE) of the respective Police Departments, arrested …

      Have you ever thought of Island hoping around the Ionian Islands? With Lefkada Palace that now can be possible. Scheduled routes start as early as the 15th April, 2024 with the final schedule being 13th October, 2024. Kefalonia To Zakynthos Ferry Tickets are available. From Zakynthos to …

  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 …

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 …

    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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …