The Municipality of Zakynthos is organizing for the second year in a row the International of Art and Creation Festival which aims to establish international art meetings on an annual basis and use the island as its destination. Besides the artistic renderings of the natural beauty and historical monuments of the island coupled with the [...]
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International Andreas Vesalius Conference in Zakynthos
On the occasion of the five hundred years from the birth of the world-famous anatomist Andreas Vesalius, a conference will take place from September 4 to 8, 2014 in Zakynthos, where he died. The event was announced by the Consul of Belgium in Athens, Theo Dirix, in a press conference he gave to the media [...]
Santorini 5th Best Island In World
Santorini, with its black volcanic-soil beaches, whitewashed houses and astonishing view, has been raked number five in the list of top 10 islands in the world by the web site TripAdvisor. Number one was Ambergris Cay, Belize’s largest island, a popular destination for scuba divers. Other top vote getters were St. John’s in the U.S. [...]
Greece’s ‘Blind Island’ Full of Fraudsters
Re-tests on people receiving blindness benefits on the Ionian island of Zante have exposed a fraud rate of over 82 percent, Greece’s largest social security agency said on Monday. The Social Insurance Institute (IKA) said that it had re-tested 221 people after an inquiry ordered by the health ministry last year. Of those, 182 were [...]
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 a lure even during a crushing economic crisis that has made this year’s tourism season fall [...]
From the USA to Crete: Members of Illicit Weapons Trade Gang Arrested
A gang of illicit weapons traffickers was dismantled by the Organized Crime Unit of Attica in cooperation with the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement. The gang used the USA as their “shopping mall,” since all weapons departed from the USA under supervision of a 45-year-old Greek American. His name has not yet been published but [...]
Four Missing After Turkish Freighter Capsizes in Ionian Sea
Four sailors aboard a Turkish freighter were missing Saturday after their ship capsized from a suspected cargo shift near the Ionian Sea island of Zakynthos, the Greek coastguard said. Another six men sailing on the Turkish-flagged freighter Erol Sankaya were previously rescued by coastguard vessels and other ships arriving for assistance, a coastguard spokeswoman told [...]
5.6 Magnitude Quake Hits off Greek Coast
A 5.6 magnitude earthquake struck off the southwestern coast of Greece on Monday, the U.S. Geological Survey said. The quake was one of the largest to strike the country this year. USGS reports that the quake was 34 miles southwest of Kalamata, Greece. The quake was 80 miles from Zakynthos and roughly 100 miles south [...]
Rescue of Illegal Immigrants Southwest of Zakynthos
A rescue attempt was completed earlier today at about 90 nautical miles southwest of the island of Zakynthos. 65 Afghan and Kurd illegal immigrants were boarded on a small boat that was most probably trying to reach Italy, when for so far unknown reasons it started sailing adrift in the Ionian Sea. Two of the [...]
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- Greek-By-Choice Pedro Olalla Honored May 20, 2013
- AHEPA Day Celebration Hosted In Athens May 20, 2013
- Greek Gastronomy Days At Benaki Museum May 20, 2013
- Open Call for Greek Designers May 19, 2013
