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Skorpios Island: From Aristotle Onassis to Ekaterina Rybolovleva

Skorpios is the Greek island that hosted some of the most intriguing moments of the global elites during the 20th century. Uninhabited and unknown until the start of the 1960’s, Skorpios lays right next to the island of Lefkas, in...

Greek Gov't Gives Russian Billionaire Dmitry Rybolovlev Permit to Revamp Skorpios Island

Greece's Ministry of Economy and Development gave Russian billionaire Dmitry Rybolovlev the green light to revamp Skorpios island and turn it into a luxury resort. According to a Proto Thema newspaper report, the project will cost 120 million euros and...

Ekaterina Rybolovleva Weds on Skorpios Island in Private Ceremony

For the second time in its history, the Greek island of Skorpios has served as a wedding location. On Wednesday October 21, 26-year-old Ekaterina Rybolovleva, daughter of Russian billionaire Dmitry Rybolovlev, married 34-year-old Swiss Juan Sartori on Skorpios. According to...

Ekaterina Rybolovleva's Onassis-style Party in Skorpios (Video)

The Greek island of Skorpios was filled with rich and famous people from all around the world on the occasion of Ekaterina Rybolovleva’s 25'th birthday. Full of joy she stood beside her father in Skorpios celebrating her 25th birthday. The festivities began...

Where Did the Money from Skorpios Island Go?

It has been almost a year since the legendary Skorpios island of Aristotle Onassis passed into the hands of Dmitry Rimpolovlef, as the Greek tycoon’s granddaughter needed cash and decided to sell it. But what did Athina Onassis do with...

Matsias Refused to Play for Rybolovlev

Acclaimed Greek clarinet player Vangelis Matsias refused Russian typhoon, Dmitry Rybolovlev’s proposal to play on the Greek island of Skorpios, which the businessman bought from the estate of the late Greek shipping giant Aristotle Onassis.. According to “ipeirotika.gr” Matsias was...

Rare Onassis Photos Found on Skorpios

In the closets of the furniture on the private island Skorpios, located in the Ionian Sea that was owned by the late tycoon Aristotle Onassis and was recently sold to the Russian billionaire Dmitry Rybolovlev, 10 rare photographs were...

Rybolovlev Wants Frogmen to Guard Skorpios

Security analysts for Russian billionaire Dmitri Rybolovlev, who bought the late Aristotle Onassis' private Greek island, Skorpios, have advised him to use frogmen to prevent underwater access from July to October. The Russian tycoon’s request has not received an answer...

Russian Buyers Remove Onassis' Skorpios Imprint

A huge operation for the removal by the new Russian owners of what the Onassis family left on the island of Skorpios is underway, with the business tycoon Dmitry Rybolovlev and his daughter ordering the removal and disposal of...

Athina Onassis Sells Skorpios Island to Russian Billionaire

Athina Onassis has agreed to sell Skorpios to the daughter of Russian billionaire Dmitry Rybolovlev. The private island was bought from Athina's grandfather, legendary tycoon Aristotle Onassis, in the 1960's but until today she was the sole owner of...