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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. …

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 …

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 …

  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 …

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 …

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 …

It’s been announced in the last week that Jet2.com and Jet2 holidays have released the Summer 2023 UK flights programme. Customers will be able to choose holidays for 2023 either directly with Jet2 or through Independent Travel Agents. The announcement sees flights from six UK airports including Belfast International, Birmingham, …

Every year on the 27th of September the world celebrates International World Tourism Day. As we know, tourism is important to the island of Zakynthos, and its importance has been heightened even more so these last two summer seasons. Due to the effect that the COVID-19 pandemic had on the …

A recent study took place regarding the island’s endangered loggerhead sea turtles. The study also looked at whether pressure from mass tourism creates an issue for the turtles, their breeding habitats, and their nesting sites across the Mediterranean throughout the summer months. The recently published paper includes data about Zakynthos …

This year has been a difficult year for us all. After the struggles of 2020, residents, businesses, and tourists all hoped to have a better season this year, but unfortunately, 2021, was another short season full of restrictions and disappointment for some. We’ve missed everyone who should’ve joined us this year. …