Island

Private island in Greece being sold for less than NIS 1,000,000

The island of Makri – a deserted island devoid of infrastructure in Greece – will be offered at a public auction at a starting price of €247,000. So what does it actually have?

|ByWALLA! TOURISM
The island of Makri
The crannog at Loch Bhorgastail, Scotland, May 8, 2026.

Wooden platform older than Stonehenge found hidden beneath man-made island in Scotland

The analysis found that the crannog started out as a circular wooden platform, measuring at around 23 meters across, and topped with brushwood.

|ByMIRIAM SELA-EITAM
A TRANQUIL curved bay with the Avani+ Barbarons Seychelles Resort on its shores

Why Israeli travelers are turning to Seychelles’ quiet luxury

Seychelles has long identified Israel as a strategic market and not without reason.

|ByMOTTI VERSES
A picture taken on March 12, 2017, shows a view of an oil facility in the Khark Island, on the shore of the Gulf.

Iranian regime preventing technical staff from evacuating Kharg Island  amid US strike threats

Fires are still burning in parts of the island, with regime authorities insisting that operations at Iran's most critical oil export terminal must continue without interruption.

|ByOMID HABIBINIA/THE MEDIA LINE

Scientists discover world's largest coral in Solomon Islands, spanning over 34 meters

The 300-year-old coral, initially mistaken for a shipwreck, offers hope amid global ocean warming.

NOVEMBER 16, 2024ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Greater blue-ringed octopus (Hapalochlaena lunulata) on the coral reef.