National parks of Greece

Kefalonia (Cephallonia) is the largest island in the Ionian Sea along Greece’s western coast. It is known for its crystal clear waters, beautiful beaches, picturesque villages, medieval castles and monasteries, and recently, as serving as the setting of the movie “Captain Corelli’s Mandolin”.

About 700 hunters gathered at Zakynthos port on Tuesday to await the arrival of a group of inspectors who were supposed to conduct checks on the Ionian island.

Heavy rain, low temperatures, strong winds and snowfall in mountainous areas were being observed across Greece on Thursday, as the country prepared for the Greek Orthodox Easter weekend.

A member of the caretta caretta sea turtle community which has been severely injured by a boat is due to receive a 3-D chin thanks to the efforts of the Sea Turtle Research, Rescue and Rehabilitation Center (DEKAMER).

The European Commission announced on Thursday its decision to take Greece to the EU?s Court of Justice over poor waste water treatment presenting a risk to public health.

A series of actions in order to preserve and protect the historic “Shipwreck” of Zakynthos are to be taken by the Zakynthos Municipality.

The trial of dozens of people on Zakynthos alleged to have been involved in the false certification of islanders as blind to allow them to claim disability payments began on Friday in a misdemeanors court on the Ionian island.

The former president of a state-owned athletics center on Athens’s southern coast on Monday confessed to embezzling 800,000 euros from the organization’s coffers and was remanded in pre-trial custody by corruption prosecutor Constantinos Sargiotis.

In a bid to make local authorities take responsibility for the country’s overflowing landfills and illegal dumps, the government will henceforth pass any fines from the European Commission for violation of waste management regulations on to municipalities and regional governors.

Four British tourists who went missing late on Thursday off the coast of the Ionian island of Zakynthos were found safe and sound in the early hours of Friday.