Zakynthos

The first nest of the Caretta-Caretta sea turtle of this season was located early on Monday in west Secania, Zakynthos, Greece, by volunteers of the Organisation Archelon, with the first hatchlings expected in 50-60 days. Two previous attempts had been made by turtles...

On Sunday 3rd of November, 2013, the last flight from Zakynthos Airport with destination to London will take place, carrying the last tourists who were vacationing on the island until now. Included on this international flight were the total number...

Zakynthos' Navagio Beach is one of the most beautiful beaches around the world, but the spot is also one of the favorite Base Jump spots on the planet. The beach is is an exposed cove, often referred to as 'Smugglers...

A monument to Admiral Fyodor Ushakov, a legendary Russian Navy commander, was unveiled on the Greek island of Zakynthos on Sunday. Crewmembers of a ship of the Black Sea Fleet that arrived at the island’s port a few days ago...

It is Russian week on the Ionian islands, and Zakynthos will now be hosting events that have also taken place in Corfu, Lefkada and Kefalonia. These festivities will last seven days and include events devoted to historical memory and...

A 4.7 earthquake shook the island of Kefalonia at 20:35 on the evening of September 9. The focal depth of the earthquake was at 10 kilometers. Its epicenter was at the island of Kefalonia in the Ionian Sea, north of Zakynthos...

About 55,000 more foreign tourists arrived on the Greek island of Zakynthos during the first eight months of the year, compared to the same period of 2012, according to data from the Civil Aviation Authority. With an average increase of...

Seventy-one-year-old architect Shaikh Abdou Hafeez was arrested on August 11 on the Greek island of Zakynthos. The architect, who has both British and Pakistani nationality, is charged with the death of 78 people and injuring 84 others after a...

If you believe that the most extreme beach sports are rackets or surf, you have to watch this video. In one of the most famous beaches of Greece, the Navagio Beach (“navagio” means “shipwreck”) in Zakynthos, a group of adventurous...

According to official data released by the Civil Aviation Authority of the Ministry of Infrastructure Transport and Networks, tourism in Zakynthos rose by 12.5 percent in June 2013 in comparison with the same month last year. Zakynthos or Zante (from...