Wicked Travels Holidays, 2013 | Page 30

If you visit Greece during the summer months you may get the chance to see the loggerhead turtles swimming off Laganas Beach on the island of Zante. The island is considered the most important nesting area in the Mediterranean for the loggerhead turtles. In fact, Greece is the only country in Europe where these species of turtle nest. So that the turtles come back each year and nest in safety the national marine park on the island aims to preserve the natural environment.

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