Ionian Sea

Eight foreign oil and petrol companies have expressed interest in collaborating with Hellenic Petroleum Group, revealed the company’s general manager of exploration and production Yiannis Grigoriou, Wednesday. Total, Shell, Repsol, Japex, Dana Petroleum, INA and Hunt are in talks with ELPE to start hydrocarbon exploration in the areas of Arta-Preveza and the north-eastern Peloponnese.

ATHEX blue chip company Hellenic Petroleum is the bidder selected for the concession of Block 10 in the Gulf of Kyparissia, west of the Peloponnese, for surveying for and utilization of hydrocarbons in the area, according to a statement by the Environment and Energy Ministry on Tuesday.

A 33-year-old man from the island of Zakynthos lost his life during the intense rainfalls that swept across parts of Greece over the past 2 days. Police recovered his body trapped in his car which had overturned in a ditch near his house in the town of Vanato on Zakynthos that was flooded due to the heavy rainfalls.

European lawmakers on Tuesday approved funding of over 1.5 million euros to assist three Greek islands that suffered widespread damage in a 6.1-Richter earthquake in November 2015.

The ancient city of Corinth was located in a strategic position and was the most important trade hub in ancient Greece. It was the main rival of Athens, which eventually gained the upper hand. The team of ‘Fab Drone’ produced a beautiful video showing the exact area that the ancient city was spread across.

Parga, located in the northwestern part of the regional unit of Preveza in Epirus, is a popular summer destination.

Situated in a secluded bay of the Ionian Sea, this beautiful town has an intense island feeling.

The colorful houses of Parga are constructed amphitheatrically along the slopes of a mountain providing visitors and locals a nice view to the sea.

The Infrastructure, Transport and Networks Ministry and the Shipping and Island Policy Ministry in cooperation with the Hellenic Republic Asset Development Fund (HRADF) are planning to grant immediately licences for the construction of waterways on the islands of Paxoi, Zakynthos, Cephalonia and Lefkada as well as in Patras aiming to create the first network of waterways in Greece.

Kefalonia, in the Ionian sea, was the venue for a wedding between a 33-year-old and his 85-year-old bride. Kefaloniapress.gr reports that both the bride and groom came from well-known families on the island and that the groom had chased the woman for six months until she finally succumbed to his charms and said, “I do!”

A strong earthquake struck the island of Lefkada in the Ionian Sea with its epicenter 23 km southwest of the main town of Lefkada.

The Athens Geodynamic Institute says the quake had a preliminary magnitude of 6.1 and occurred at 9:10 a.m. (0710 GMT) Tuesday off Greece’s western mainland, some 300 kilometers (186 miles) west of Athens.

For others it’s the “Caribbean of Greece”, while one description that comes to mind is “Monte Carlo of Thesprotia”, the prefecture in extreme northwest Greece. What’s beyond doubt is that the coastal town of Sivota features incredible azure waters and tiny verdant islets across from stunning coves along the Ionian Sea.