Ionian Islands

Woman shot by son on Cephalonia

A 56-year-old woman was in critical condition in a Patra hospital on Friday after being shot at five times by her 22-year-old son following an argument at their home in Lixouri on the Ionian island of Cephalonia.

The woman was initially hospitalized on Cephalonia before being transferred by helicopter to Patra after her condition worsened.

Direct coastal shipping link between Ionian islands

Hydrofoil company Ilida Paxos announced this week that it will be starting direct coastal shipping links between the Ionian islands on May 1.

The 30-meter-long, 6-meter-wide High Speed Azimut, which can carry 260 passengers, will connect Greece's westernmost islands for the first time, with Monday-Saturday services until October 31.

British national stabbed on Corfu

A 50-year-old British national who is a permanent resident of the Ionian island of Corfu was hospitalized on Monday with serious stab wounds.

Police said they are looking for a 30-year-old Pakistani national.

According to local reports, the two men had an altercation concerning the British man's female partner before the suspect attacked him with a kitchen knife.

The Greek regions that performed well and bad in tourism

The regions of Greece that performed poorly in key tourism indicators such as revenues, overnight stays and visits included, western Macedonia, Central Greece and the Peloponnese. In contrast, the “winners” of the increase in tourists were the South Aegean, Crete, Attica and Central Macedonia, which achieved notably positive results in all three indicators.

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