Skiathos

About 50,000 tourists are stranded in Greece, mainly on islands, as a result of British travel firm Thomas Cook's collapse, a Greek tourism ministry official told Reuters on Monday.

The tourists, mainly British, were vacationing in the islands of Zakynthos, Kos, Corfu, Skiathos and Crete, the official said. 

New alliances are being forged on the Greek island of Alonissos to bolster the protection of the National Marine Park, an important habitat for the endangered Mediterranean monk seal, among other species.

Electricity was gradually restored to the popular holiday destination of Skiathos on Saturday following a blackout on Friday night that had left parts of the island without power.

A 64-year-old teacher and amateur spearfisher was fatally injured on Friday after being hit by a speedboat off the coast of Skiathos, authorities said on Saturday as they detained the captain of the boat for questioning.

The Sporadic island of Skiathos has prepared itself ahead of upcoming tourist season with a voluntary beach cleaning drive that involved more than 550 school pupils and 75 adult volunteers.
The drive was organized by the cultural association "Skiathos" earlier this month with the aim being to clean all of the islands 72 beaches, including the signature Koukounaries beach.

Greece is the preferred destination for Austrian tourists this year based on the number of flights to Greece, which exceed 15 weekly from the airports of Austrian cities.

A drop off box for Lalaria Beach pebbles is seen at Skiathos airport, in a picture obtained from social media. Residents on the Sporadic island are appealing to tourists to take only photos of one of their most beautiful beaches, which appeared in the hit musical 'Mamma Mia!,' and not to remove any of the pebbles. [Reuters]

Residents on the Sporadic island of Skiathos are appealing to tourists to take only photos of one of their most beautiful beaches and not to remove any of the pebbles that have made the strand famous.

Two 30-year-old Greek nationals were arrested on Wednesday on charges of raping a 32-year-old Australian tourist on the Aegean island of Skiathos.

The two men were arrested at the hotel they were staying at in Skiathos after the woman filed a complaint.

A Greek passenger ferry carrying 96 people onboard, including the crew, suffered a small breach on the left side of its hull when it crashed into the port of Skiathos, in the northwest Aegean on Friday.

The incident happened while "Symi" was trying to dock. No injuries or sea pollution were reported.