Tag Archives: Zakynthos local news

Today the Greek government announced that travel restrictions for tourists to Greece in 2022 would be changed. The changes will come into effect from the 1st of May 2022 and end on the 31st of August 2022. During these dates, tourists to Greece will not have to provide proof of …

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. …

Mobilizations that will take place in the coming days in regards to health, are addressed by the Association of Hospital Doctors of Zakynthos (ENIZ). The relevant announcement on the reasons for the mobilizations and the health crisis states that more health facilities are needed, better working environment for staff and …

The Omicron mutation has spawned coronavirus cases in five-digit numbers on a daily basis with the spread in the community being huge as EODY informs us. Today, Monday, 3/1/2022, out of the total 36246 cases throughout the country, 13104 were recorded in Attica, 3856 in Thessaloniki, while two regions – …

01/10 Vitsos Petros: Alexandros Roma 6, tel .: 26950 42623 02/10 Bozikis Charalambos: 173 Agios Lazarou, tel: 26950 41570 03/10 Systeg Sakali – Voutou Athanasia and Voutos Lambros,  Kolyva St. 118,     tel: 26950 28462 04/10 Parasxi Marietta: Alexandros Roma 2, tel: 26950 27634 05/10 Zarkadis Antonios and Vassilios: 11 Foskolo …

Dead turtles from boat propellers Appeal from the Panhellenic Animal Welfare Foundation known as PFPO in Greece. for controls and implementation of legislation.   The loggerhead sea turtle is a protected priority species under national and Community law. Greece hosts about 60% of all caretta-caretta nests in the Mediterranean but …

A particularly strange traffic accident was witnessed by drivers and passers-by at the intersection of Sarakina. A car was nose first in a ditch, which made one wonder how it ended up like that. How the car arrived at that point it has not been clarified, however it made a …

Kilkis court rules vaccination law constitutional. The Court of Kilkis rejected the application for precautionary measures filed by an employee of the “Help at Home” program in the municipality of Paionia.     The Court of the area Kilkis, Greece has ruled the law on the compulsory vaccination against coronavirus …

Whilst areas around Greece are showing extremely high danger on the fire map. Zakynthos is classed at level 4.  Friday 6th of August, 2021. Extreme fire hazard – Alarm Status (hazard category 5) are six regions in total they are as follows: 1.Region of Attica 2.Peloponnese Region 3.Region of Western …

A 17-year-old Briton miraculously had a lucky escape at Agios Sostis, Zakynthos, yesterday.  Initial thoughts were that he climbed a cliff and fell into the void whilst trying to take photographs of the area.  The young tourist ended up hanging from his leg which was nailed to an iron rod. …