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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 …

  Recently Zakynthos has appeared in Condé Nast Traveller magazine as a destination for one of the best beach wedding venue destinations in the world! Cameo Island in Laganas Bay was named on an exclusive list of worldwide wedding destinations. It was described as “a particularly photogenic secluded, ethereal cove …

Zakynthos is top of the list of the best beaches to visit in 2023! The Planet ID team published the list in late February of 23 of the best beaches in Greece for tourists to travel to in 2023. At the top of the list is Zakynthos’ famous Navagio Beach. Described …

In the last week, Luxury Travel Magazine listed Zakynthos as a destination for the Ultimate Greekend Getaway. With the ability to take advantage of short-haul flights, the publication lists many destinations in Greece as places to live like a local for a weekend, exploring everything that Greece has to offer. …

Everyone always talks about the shipwreck on Navagio beach, but did you know there’s another interesting shipwreck in the waters around Zakynthos? In the 1980s a twenty-metre-long 16th-century shipwreck was discovered just a few kilometres off the coast of Zakynthos, by local speargun fishermen. At the time it was further …

Thursday, February 16, 2023 – Maundy/BBQ Thursday *THE ENTIRE ISLAND BBQs EVERYWHERE* *TYPICAL ZAKYNTHIAN “GELNDI” IN EVERY NEIGHBORHOOD ACROSS THE ISLAND* 11:00 am Through the streets of Zakynthos town the Delalides (TOWN CRIERS) announce the start of Carnival 2023, from Agios Lazaros to Agios Markos Square! 11:00 a.m. BBQ in …

  Talks have been taking place recently between Greece and the UK, in regards to the long fought over issue of the Parthenon Marbles and where they should be housed and shown.  Currently, a number of marbles, thought to be around 2500 years old, are housed in the British Museum, …

The Holy Diocese of Zakynthos announced the Program of Holy Masses and Ceremonies during the three days from 16th to 19th December 2022, when our island celebrates the Memory of the Holy and Patron Saint Dionysios. It should be noted that this year marks the 400th anniversary of his death. …

Our environmental volunteers need your help!!     As you know in Zakynthos volunteering is not such a common thing; however over the last few years we have seen volunteer groups trying to make an improvement where our Government fails. Two of these groups are the environmental groups, “zaCLEANthos” and …

A campaign against human trafficking was launched today in Greece on November 25th, which the UN has declared as the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women.   The International non-governmental organization A21 founded in 2008 in Thessaloniki is currently operating in 14 countries around the world. The …