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Lekka:- It was wrong to say that the “Navagio” would be prohibited!   During an official meeting with the Regional Offices Mr Lekka explained his reasons for continual efforts to keep the “shipwreck area” safe for vistors.   Katerina Mothonaiou’s question about the green zone.   “It was wrongly said …

Thirteen may be unlucky for some, but for Zakynthos, it’s lucky thirteen for the USA publication The News & Observer in their recent article; 35 Best Beaches in the World for a Relaxing Getaway. The article featured amazing beached around the world that according to The News & Observer are …

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. …

Dionysios Tsoukalas. Part of the front of the ship “Panagiotis” has been ripped off due to extreme weather conditions. We must act now in regards to the utilization and promotion of the “Shipwreck” of Zakynthos! Unfortunately, after forty years the shipwreck, known as “Panagiotis” making itself a international landmark,  large …

  One of the most high adrenaline activities that take place on our island is B.A.S.E jumping. The initials B.A.S.E come from the words;  buildings, antennae (referring to radio masts), spans (bridges), and earth (cliffs). Nowadays, it is more generally written as BASE jumping. In Zakynthos the element Earth attracts …

“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 …

An Investigation has begun into the death of a young tourist who fell from the cliffs above the ‘shipwreck’, Navagio Beach. The judicial investigation that’s now taking place, will look into the circumstances of the tragic accident that occurred in Summer 2017, that resulted in the death of a young …

Normally at this time of year the famous shipwreck at Navagio is greeting boats of tourists from all over the world. This year we have learned that visitors of a different kind have arrived on the beach. Last week on the 8 June, turtle tracks on the beach were spotted …

Some spectacular photos were taken by local resident Matina Tsoukala yesterday. With high winds reaching 8 to 9 Beaufort.  As one can see the waves virtually threatened our famous shipwreck to be washed out to sea.  As the photos made the social media many residents are questioning why our famous …

Navagio beach, also known as shipwreck beach is among the top beaches in the world! In FlightNetwork’s list of the top 50 beaches worldwide, Navagio beach was among them. Each of the fifty beaches included on FlightNetwork’s list went through a rigorous voting process. The ranks of each beach were …