Ionian Sea

Professionals from businesses in Greece which work with foreign yacht-leasing companies, as well as owners of ultraluxury yachts, claim that Greek bureaucratic madness is forcing them to avoid the Greek seas every year. According to a report in Greece's Kathimerini daily on...

Agios Nikolaos is a tiny, sandy island rising out of the Ionian sea, situated next to the island of Lefkada. Its beauty amazes anyone who is lucky enough to visit it, with its turquoise waters and its long sandy beach...

A plan to manage visitor safety will be put into place for Greece's iconic Navagio Beach on the island of Zante in response to last summer's landslide which occurred on the beach. Efthimios Lekkas, the president Greece's Geology and Geo-environmental Department,...

A magnitude 5.2 on the Richter scale earthquake hit west Preveza in western Greece at 04:26 local time (02:26 GMT) on Tuesday. The epicenter was 14 kilometers (8.5 miles) northwest of Preveza in the Ionian sea, 294 kilometers (183 miles)...

Over a period of the next seven to eight years, it is estimated that companies will invest some 500 million euros with the hopes of discovering oil and gas on land and in the sea off in western Greece,...

Two minor earthquakes in quick succession of one another jolted the Ionian Sea and islands in an area, on Sunday morning. The first measuring 4.1 on the Richter scale struck at 7:18 a.m. local time 49 kilometers (30 miles) south-west...

A new earthquake measuring 4.7 on the Richter scale was recorded in the Ionian Sea on Monday morning. The tremor struck at 08:50 and was located 76 km southwest of Zakynthos island. The island has been experiencing several aftershocks following a...

Two earthquakes in quick succession on Sunday jolted the Ionian Sea and Islands in an area that has seen a spike in seismic activity over recent days. The first measuring 4.4 on the Richter scale struck at 5:11 a.m. local time...

The aftershock activity on the island of Zakynthos is very high after the strong earthquake, measuring 6.4 on the Richter scale, which shook the island early on Friday. Two light quakes (4.2 and 4.5 Richter) woke up the residents early...

Turkey has strongly reacted to a recent statement by departing Greek foreign minister Nikos Kotzias that Greece intends to extend its territorial waters in the Ionian Sea to 12 nautical miles. In response, Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras has suspended plans...