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Zakynthos and covid-19   Let’s get the facts straight about our Island. As most of us know it is again under attack by the majority of the British Press! Titles like “Party Island” and “Covid hotspot” have been used to gain attention of possible readers. Just how much is Zakynthos …

Do you want to get fit? Do you love life? Well you can combine the two with experts Natasha and Costa. Who are they you ask? Natasha is like most of us, a working mum of two gorgeous boys, and a business owner wife. As she says, “I totally understand …

Zante Covid Free! Zakynthos is safe and remains safe. Misinformation or misleading events is dangerous and cause for panic. Due to the pandemic it seems that information has either been twisted or sensationalized not only by international papers but by persons conveying their ideas to others, usually adding a little …

As part of the PameZakynthos campaign, Zakynthos Informer will share photographs, videos and of course information all about our Island. The initiative focuses on the online platform www.pamezakyntho.gr, in which the tourist companies of Zakynthos can post special offers exclusively for the Greek market. There will be a lot of …

Afrala- Natural Sea salt. Sea salt or Afrala as it is known in Zakynthos. It is a crystalline form, which is found in abundance in nature and is the main component of seawater.  We also find it as a mineral, the well-known cooking salt, or sodium chloride, or rock salt. …

What’s happened to our beach? After many messages stating “What’s happened to our beach?” Zakynthos Informer asked those who care not only about our beach but for the well being of our Island. We spoke to the National Marine Park of Zakynthos to find our exactly what was happening to …

In the beginning of lockdown, I, like so many others spent more hours during each day on the internet. My attention glued to graphs of how our country was doing compared to others. Maps of infection hot spots, photos of masked travellers. It was scary and is still, not knowing …

sunday 9th of February, 2020 until the last day,  Sunday 1st March, 2020 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 ‘Carnival Period’ What is …

The Parthenon marbles are a large collection of marble friezes and statues from the Classical Greek era. They were made by the Greek architect and sculptor Phidias, and were an integral part of the temple of Parthenon, and other temples, on the Acropolis in Athens. The Parthenon temple is thought …