Lefkada
Greece
Kumamoto Puppeteer Honors Lafkadio Hearn in Lefkada
On Sunday, July 6, Japanese puppeteers from Kumamoto Prefecture performed a traditional puppet play by Lafcadio Hearn, in Lefkada. Hearn was a writer who was born on the Greek island over 160 years ago and later moved to Japan.
The...
Greece
Four Greek Beaches on World's Top 100 List
Greek beaches continue to allure people from all over the world with their immense beauty and crystal clear waters. This is why it's no great surprise that four of them were included on a list of top 100 beaches...
events
Chinese Ambassador Visits Greek Island
It is common to see the famous Four Books of Confucianism printed in Chinese, but it is rare to see them printed in Greek. That is the reason why Du Qiwen, the Chinese ambassador to Greece, was surprised when...
Greece
Police Arrest Two Men for Tragedy in Lefkada
Police arrested two men in Lefkada who are accused of taking part in the human trafficking of 27 illegal migrants to the region of Palairo in Aetolia-Acarnania, where 12 people lost their lives. Police also seek another three men.
During...
Greece
12 Drown off Greek Coast After Boat Capsizes
The Greek coastguard reported that twelve immigrants, which included four children drowned on Friday, after their boat capsized just off the Greek island of Lefkada in the Ionian Sea.
Earlier reports said eight people had died, but now the number...
Celebrities
Rybolovlev Dressed up as Ancient Greek
A luxurious party was held on the private island of Skorpios in the Ionian Sea, located off the western coast of Greece and just to the east of the island of Lefkada.
Skorpios is mainly known as the private island...
Europe
Austrian Paper Cites Western Greece’s Allure
The Austrian newspaper Oberosterreichische Nachrichten published a tribute to western Greece under the title The Virgin Greece, and wrote of a tour that starts at Parga and ends at Lefkada following the “traces of mythology”.
In its presentation of Parga,...
Europe
Austrian Press Pays Tribute to Lefkada, Chios
Kronen Zeitung, Austria's largest newspaper, dedicated a whole article to Lefkada, a Greek island in the Ionian Sea on the west coast of Greece, titled Lefkada: A visit to the pearl of Greece. Krone mentions that there is no...
Economy
Greece's Ionian Islets First to Go Under Privatization
While Greeks are struggling with major financial problems, some international investors have found the perfect moment to buy a small part of heaven in the crystal clear waters of the Ionian Sea and the Ambracian Gulf.
The islet Pera Nissi...
Greece
Tripadvisor Puts Three Greek Beaches on Top 10 – Including #1
British travelers have chosen Europe's 10 breathtaking beaches for the travel website tripadvisor.co.uk and three Greek beaches are among them - including Navagio Beach, also known as Shipwreck Beach, on the Ionian island of Zakynthos. Greece's beaches are proving...