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A panel of the Athens Criminal Court, issued on June 11, gives a new twist to the multi-year judicial and political thriller with the disputed transfer of about 14,500 acres to Zakynthos, in an area near the famous Navagio beach, to a company allegedly owned by the royal family of …

The President of Volimes:- There must be a common ground, the Shipwreck area to open safely. On October 10, 2019, we held a popular assembly in the Community of Volimes and unanimously decided that we want the Shipwreck to be reopened safely. Our community has a proposal. We demand the …

President of Anafonitria We all want the Shipwreck to be opened safely for visitors but unfortunately there is absolutely no agreement between the Municipality and the Communities of the area. The Municipality has not submitted a study to the Ministry of Tourism, but some thoughts of the Mayor are an …

In regards to the advertisement in Aldi’s travel brochure,  zakynthosinformer.com has been in contact with our Member of Parliament, Mr Dionysios Aktypis. Our administration team were the first to advise him of what the company had printed and the huge mistake they have made. After our report going live, it …

It’s always great to see the island advertised especially as we’re heading towards another exciting summer season. But imagine our surprise when a picture surfaced which looks to be from Aldi’s German travel magazine selling an excursion entitled Turkei Blaue Reise (Turkey blue travel) with a photo of Navagio beach …

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 …

Many attended this evening’s protest outside the Regional Offices in Zakynthos town, despite the rain and cold. The protest was in recognition of the illegal sale of land in the mountainous region of Zakynthos, namely known as “Shipwreck”.  The protest was a pure initiative of the inhabitants of the area …

Group head Marinetta Paganopoulou has written a few thoughts of her own within the Environmental Group.  Her thoughts are in regard to the 15,000 acres of land that is in question in the vicinity of the area known as “Navagio” Stating on her face book page:-  Reflections on the ILLEGAL …

The MP of Zakynthos, Mr Dionysios Aktypis met with the Deputy Minister of Tourism. Yesterday in a particularly warm climate Mr Akypis and Mr Konsola talked about a number of things in regards to our Island. As Mr Aktypis stated:- “In a particularly warm climate, yesterday, Tuesday 14th January, I …

An incredible Roman shipwreck thought to be one of the largest ever to be found in the Mediterranean, has been discovered off the coast of Kefalonia. The site was found by pure accident during sonar imaging investigations that were taking place along Kefalonia’s coastline. A spokesman for the team said, …