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Russian Billionaire Dmitry Rybolovlev Vows to Turn Skorpios Into a "Greek Island Paradise"

Owner of the former Aristotle Onassis private island of Skorpios at the Ionian Sea, Russian tycoon Dmitry Rybolovlev has spoken of his plans for the island in a recent interview. Speaking to a special edition of the Cypriot publication Wealth...

'Russian Onassis' Dmitry Rybolovlev Enjoys Dinner on Mykonos (video)

Russian tycoon Dmitry Rybolovlev decided to leave his own enchanting island in the Ionian Sea and spend some time on Mykonos. Rybolovlev arrived on Mykonos in his impressive 60-meter white yacht "Anna", catching the eyes of all who happened to...

Russian Tycoon Dmitry Rybolovlev Starts €120Μ Project on Skorpios Island

Russian billionaire Dmitry Rybolovlev received the "green light" from the Greek State for a multi-million-euro investment project on Skorpios island in the Ionian Sea. The project that will raise the prestige of nearby Lefkada and the rest of the Ionian...

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...

Tycoon, Skorpios Owner Rybolovlev Arrested in Monaco

Russian tycoon Dmitry Rybolovlev was arrested on Tuesday morning in Monaco following an order issued by a local prosecutor stemming from corruption charges. Rybolovlev, who lives in Monaco, is the owner of the AS Monaco football club as well as...

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...

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...

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...

Rybolovlev Dressed up as Ancient Greek

A luxurious party was held on the private island of Skorpios in the Ionian Sea, located off the western coast of Greece and just to the east of the island of Lefkada. Skorpios is mainly known as the private island...

Ekaterina Rybolovleva: Skorpios' New Owner

Russian socialite, Ekaterina Rybolovleva, 24, daughter of the billionaire Dmitry Rybolovlev is the new owner of the private Skorpios island in the Ionian Sea purchased in 1962 by Greek shipping tycoon Aristotle Onasis. The Russian co-founder of potash producing company...

Rybolovlev's Backstage Deal Gets Him Skorpios

Dmitry Rybolovlev, a Russian businessman, investor, philanthropist and current owner of AS Monaco Football Club, is now the owner of Aristotle Onassis’s legendary island of Skorpios, sold for a reported $100 million by the late Greek tycoon's daughter Athina...

Russian Tycoon Starts €184Μ Development on Former Onassis Island

The representative of Russian magnate Dmitry Rybolovlev, who owns the Skorpios island in the Ionian Sea, said on Thursday that the 184 million euro development of the island is set to start next month. Sergei Tsernitsin, met with Ionian Island...

Aristotle Onassis Still Haunts Skorpios Claims New Owner's Guard

The ghost of Greek tycoon Aristotle Onassis is said to be hovering in Skorpios, his former island paradise, 43 years after his death, according to a report. At least two people, a bodyguard and a local fisherman, told Greek media...

Greece Approves Russian Billionaire’s Makeover of "Onassis Island"

The Greek government approved the investment plans of Russian billionaire Dmitry Rybolovlev, for a major makeover of the historic island of Skorpios. The Ionian island; once the private hideout of Aristotle Onassis, was bought by Rybolovlev in 2013, and since...

Onassis Brought Life to the Greek Island of Skorpios

By Cliff Blaylock Skorpios or Scorpios is a private island in the Ionian Sea off the western coast of Greece and just to the east of the island of Lefkada. The barren island was bought by Aristotle Onassis in 1963. At the...