Ionian Islands
Environment
Two Earthquakes Shake Lefkada Island, Greece
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...
Tourism
Corfu: Everything You Need to Know About the Idyllic Greek Island
Corfu is one of Greece's most beautiful and storied islands. It shares its name with its city, Corfu, the capital of the Ionian Islands.
Greek News
Greece Celebrates Anniversary of Union With Ionian Islands
Greece celebrated in Friday the historic anniversary of the integration of the Ionian Islands with the mainland.
Greece
Ianos: Three Dead in Thessaly; Widespread Destruction Around the Country
Since it made landfall in Greece on Thursday, the rare Mediterranean hurricane Ianos has caused the deaths of three people in Thessaly and widespread destruction around the country.
In the region of Thessaly, located south of Macedonia, entire towns were...
Greece
Ianos: Floods in Lamia, Train Routes Cut, Extreme Weather Warnings Through the Weekend
The "medicane" Ianos, a rare, hurricane-like storm in the Mediterranean, has brought gale-force winds and flooding to Western Greece and the Ionian islands, and is slowly making its way to the central and southern parts of the country, as...
Greece
New Earthquake Hits Near Zakynthos as Aftershocks Continue
A new earthquake measuring 4.8 on the Richter scale jolted the island of Zakynthos in the early hours of Friday, a week after the area was hit by a tremor with a magnitude of 6.4.
The latest quake was recorded...
Environment
Water in Zakynthos' Famous 'Shipwreck Beach' Changes Color after Landslide (video)
A landslide caused by the recent earthquake which rocked the island of Zakynthos has resulted in the pristine turquoise waters of the island's famous Navagio (Shipwreck) Beach turning white. This has occurred as a result of rocks which have...
Greece
Greece's Ionian Islands to Get First Ferry Link
A new ferry route that will link all the Ionian islands for the first time will be inaugurated on May 1 and run until October 31.
Shipping Minister Panagiotis Kouroumblis announced the new ferry service at the Regional Development Conference...
Australia
Melbourne Lecture Examines Colonial Rule in Greek Islands
The history of Greece's Ionian islands under British rule came under the spotlight in a lecture given in Melbourne on Thursday.
Dr. Katerina Bregianni, research director at the Modern Greek History Research Centre of the Academy of Athens, delivered a...
Celebrities
Has Messi Bought a Greek Island?
Speculation about Barcelona footballing superstar Lionel Messi buying a Greek island in the Ionian Sea came out of the blue on Wednesday, spreading like a virus on online media.
However, the fact there has been no official confirmation by the...