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New Safety Measures Announced for Zante's Iconic Navagio Beach

A plan to manage visitor safety will be put into place for Greece's iconic Navagio Beach on the island of Zante in response to last summer's landslide which occurred on the beach. Efthimios Lekkas, the president Greece's Geology and Geo-environmental Department,...

Navagio Beach on Zakynthos Unlikely to Open for Summer

Zakynthos Port Authority is unlikely to give the green light for the opening of the world-famous Navagio (Shipwreck) Beach this summer after the landslide of September 2018. It is unknown whether one of the five most popular beaches in the...

Magnitude 4.3 Earthquake Hits Off Zakynthos

Α 4.3-magnitude earthquake shook the seabed southwest of the Ionian island of Zakynthos on Thursday. A preliminary reading by the Athens Institute of Geodynamics showed the tremor occurred at a depth of 13 kilometers (8 miles). No injuries or damages were...

Greece's Navagio Beach Voted Best in the World (video)

Photo: Wikipedia, Dora Sidiropoulou Kasimati Navagio Beach, also known as Shipwreck Beach, on the island of Zakynthos in the Ionian Sea, has been voted "Best in the World" by travel site FlightNetwork. The travel website runs an annual competition for the ten best...

Prosecutor Orders Retrial for Killers of Texas Man in Greece

A public prosecutor on Monday ordered the retrial of seven men convicted of murder in the fatal beating of Texan tourist Bakari Henderson on Zakynthos island. The six men who participated in the brutal attack death of the 22-year-old were...

Greek Court Hands Jail Sentences for Bakari Henderson's Brutal Death

Six men have been convicted of various assault charges and sentenced by a Greek court on Thursday for the brutal beating death of American Bakari Henderson. Henderson died after being beaten in the street following an argument in a bar...

Minor Earthquake Recorded under Ionian Sea

A new earthquake measuring 4.7 on the Richter scale was recorded in the Ionian Sea on Monday morning. The tremor struck at 08:50 and was located 76 km southwest of Zakynthos island. The island has been experiencing several aftershocks following a...

Two Earthquakes Hit Greece's Ionian Sea on Sunday

Two earthquakes in quick succession on Sunday jolted the Ionian Sea and Islands in an area that has seen a spike in seismic activity over recent days. The first measuring 4.4 on the Richter scale struck at 5:11 a.m. local time...

Two Earthquakes Jolt Greece's Ionian Islands on Saturday

A moderate earthquake measuring 4.3 on the Richter scale jolted the Ionian island of Lefkada on Saturday morning, in an area that has seen a spike in seismic activity over recent days. The European Mediterranean Seismological Center (EMSC) has put...

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...