Ionian Islands

Sightings of purple jellyfish in the waters surrounding Greek islands have sparked concerns that a high number of the creatures could ruin the experience of beachgoers and swimmers visiting the Greek coast. Purple jellyfish, known scientifically as Pelagia noctiluca, are...

The magnificent ancient artifacts excavated on the island of Lefkada will be housed in a new museum, the Ministry of Culture announced.

Corfu could have its very own floating island, not unlike the famous Palm Islands in Dubai, according to plans currently being discussed. The artificial islands would require an investment of over €270 million to become a reality. However, the proposal...

The formation of the United States of the Ionian Islands under British rule in Greece is a little known period of the country's history.

Paxos, also called Paxoi and Antipaxoi, offers another side of Greek culture, full of art, history, and stunning landscapes.

A ten-year-old Greek student who lives on a small Ionian island had the privilege of parading all alone on OXI day. It sounds like an oddity, but it is a fairly usual situation in remote island student parades every...

  You have probably seen the postcard of whitewashed houses gathered together overlooking the endless blue waters of the Aegean Sea countless time and rightly so. Greece is known for its abundance of unique islands, which every summer offer visitors...

The Ministry of Culture and Sports announced this week that it aims to upgrade the cultural environment and the quality of life of the residents of the Old Town of Corfu through a new strategic plan. This goal will be...

With the coming of winter soon, it will be time for hopeful travelers to face one of the most pleasant dilemmas in planning next year's vacation: Should I visit the islands of the Ionian Sea or the Aegean? It is...

Two earthquakes struck the Ionian island of Lefkada, Greece within a few hours on Wednesday evening and Thursday morning. The first tremor measuring 3.9 occurred on Wednesday evening, followed by a stronger 4.4 earthquake overnight. The epicenter of the second earthquake...