Navagio Beach bought by Qatar royal?

A large area of about 15 thousand stremmas on the beautiful Ionian Sea island of Zakynthos is allegedly sold to a company related to Emir of Quatar. The land is sold by the owners of the property, the descendants of an old noble family.

The land in question surrounds the Navagio (shipwreck) beach of Zakynthos which is the most famous beach on the island of the island and for which the Church also holds property titles. This has caused the reaction of Zakynthos island residents.

According to Public Revenue Office of Zakynthos a contract of 9 million euros and an amount of 400 thousand euros has been submitted as a deposit for the conveyance tax. However, tax authorities price the property at double of the above value.

The company which appears as the buyer of the land is an international real estate business, while the seller of the land in question is the last descendant of an old noble family of the island who holds the property titles since the 17th century.

On behalf of the church, Archbishop of Dodona and former Archbishop of Zakynthos Chrysostomos speaking to ANA-MPA said that the Church does not intend to abandon its rights in the region and that the Church is closely monitoring any developments on this issue, noting that the process of the property conveyance is at an early stage and that there are many pending issues.