Tag Archives: alykes

  March has arrived and it not only brings Spring, and the clocks changing, but it also brings the first UK tourist flight to the island. Yes, in just three and half weeks, the new summer tourism season will begin and once again tourists will start flocking to their favourite …

An incredible incident occurred on Monday night (26/9) in the area of Alykanas, when a driver of a car, dragged and injured two women, a mother and daughter and then abandoning them! The mother, aged 50, suffered head injuries, while the daughter, aged 19, suffered only minor injuries. Both were …

Tomorrow night Alykes will take us back in time, when Zakynthians would serenade through the streets around Zakynthos. Saturday, 20th August at 20.00p.m locals in co-operation with the men’s choir “Faneromeni”,along with other well known singers have organised a traditional “Sergiani” in the streets of Alykes. They will start at …

Many tourists who travel to Zakynthos and stay in the resort of Alykes/Alykanas may be surprised to learn that there’s an age-old mystery attached to this part of the island. No one knows when this mystery truly began but it was brought to light publicly in December 2013 by a …

The Khalilah luxuruy yacht that its impressive gold color dropped anchor in Alykanas Bay and of course making heads turn! Apparently the impressive boat was visiting the Island of Mykonos last week and has made its way to our shores. The impressive boat was built in 2015 in America, has …

“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 …

  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, …

Blue Flags won back on Zakynthos The Municipality of Zakynthos tried to get Blue Flags for our island again and succeeded. It has received a positive answer fir the National Crisis Committee for the coasts that had submitted files in order to be approved by the specific program. More Specifically …

Police pretending to be customers in a Laganas club, found violations regarding the measures to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. A 15-day closure of the premises and a 10,000-euro fine, for violations of Article 285 of the penal code were imposed on Monday, after checks concerning coronavirus rules and …

When we were looking at our ten year celebrations, we wanted to post ten great photos contributed by members. Some photos that showed a different side of Zakynthos, that people would just love seeing. This proved extremely hard as there are literally thousands of fantastic images in the group. Finally …