Saronic Islands

Authorities have uncovered a major land fraud attempt involving 45 plots of public land, totaling 550,000 square meters, on the islands of Hydra, Spetses and Agistri. A group of individuals from northern Greece is accused of using forged documents to illegally claim ownership of these lands, which include forested and agricultural areas.

Deputy Minister of Digital Governance Konstantinos Kyranakis, along with Stelianos Sakaretsios, chairman of the Hellenic Cadaster, have filed a criminal complaint with the Supreme Court regarding a suspected fraud ring involving falsified documents.

Deputy Minister of Digital Governance Konstantinos Kyranakis, alongside Stelios Sakaretsios, the president of the “Hellenic Land Registry” public legal entity, filed a criminal complaint with the Supreme Court against a scheme allegedly linked to forgery cases on the islands of Spetses, Hydra, and Agistri.

The Case

“I love to write. It’s how I express myself best… The ascent of Olympus left me somewhat silent; as I descended from the mountain walking through the ‘forest of silence,’ I heard my footsteps, and they were quiet. Even I was quiet.

For the 13th consecutive year, the Spetses Mini Marathon was hosted on the enchanting island of Spetses, gathering thousands of participants from October 4th to 6th.

From its windows, Eleftherios Venizelos once gazed at the endless blue sea, while its illuminated salons hosted kings, prime ministers, and countless personalities of another era. However, time spares neither people nor buildings, as is evident in many cases.

Following the recent fire aboard the ferry boat “Kapetan Stavros” while it was docked at the Old Port of Spetses, the need to implement and enforce the master plan for the island’s port has been brought back into focus.

A fire broke out early this morning on an open-type ferry boat in Spetses. The vessel in question is the Kapetan Stavros, which operates the local ferry line between Spetses and Kosta. The fire started on the bridge while the boat was docked at the old port.

Following an order from the Piraeus Prosecutor’s Office, the Spetses of the six crew members, three of them on the sailing vessel Whisper, which belonged to the unfortunate 44-year-old Englishman, who was found dead at sea last Friday, and the other three on the boatStileto, who were all a group.

Tragedy at Spetses.

This morning an Englishman aged 44 was found dead at the Chaldari pier in the Old Port this morning.

He was spotted by the crew of a passing boat who informed the port authorities.

According to reports, he is a member of a sailing crew participating in the regatta underway on the island.