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The country of Greece we know nowadays was once very different and more complex. It was a land divided. The mainland of Greece as it is now, was split into five city-states called Athens, Corinth, Delphi, Sparta, and Thebes. Each state was ruled independently. Each Greek state operated under its …

Local news Zakynthos channels are reporting that four British tourists escaped from an island Covid quarantine hotel last night. The four women had been placed in a Zakynthos island quarantine hotel for fourteen days, due to coming into contact with a confirmed case of Covid. Unfortunately, last night they decided …

Things are slowly opening up in Zakynthos, and flights from all over Europe are starting to arrive on the island. On the 1st July Zakynthos welcomed its first Blue Air (Fly Blue Air) charter flight carrying passengers from Bucharest in Romania! The plane and its passengers received a great welcome …

A fire broke out a short while ago in the area of Skopos. Firefighters are rushing to the spot in order to control the front, which is in an inaccessible spot. Two warter trucks have already been requested by the Region. Eyewitnesses saying that at least 5 vehicles are in …

Many of us are unable to travel to our favourite place this year, for me, it was desperately wanting to go to Australia and be with my relatives, even more so to see my grandchildren, two of whom I have still yet to meet. There are many stories like mine …

With the new measures being announced in regards to the fight against the pandemic, Zakynthos is doing very well. At this moment Zakynthos is still showing Green (level 1) on the Covid tracking map. The four-level preparedness map corresponds to 4 colours (red, orange, yellow and green) based on epidemiological …

Grant Shapps, Minister for Transport has announced the following changes to travel in the House of Commons:  From the 19th July 2021, all children Children under 18 returning from amber list countries will not have to isolate on return to the UK. (This is children both travelling alone or with …

Early this evening the special equipment “jaws of life” was handed over to the Zakynthos Fire Department.  A small and breif event with the firemen giving the representatives from the volunteer groups a small demonstration on how the tool operates. http:// This special tool is a hydraulic spreader-cutter, which operates …

It’s been reported by ARCHELON, that a female loggerhead turtle was found dead on 01 July in the area of Agios Sostis. The turtle had been hit by a boat propellor and it’s thought this was the reason for its death. On 03 July, another sea turtle was discovered alive …

New measures – Local restrictions are being considered: Masks, music and traffic ban. The new outbreak of coronavirus cases brings again to the table of experts the imposition of restrictions. Coronavirus outbreaks across the country and local outbreaks bring the fourth wave of the pandemic closer. For this reason, as …