My first visit to the island of Spinalonga seems like it was yesterday. In fact, it was 20 years ago, almost to the day. It was 2001 and we were on holiday. My husband, Ian, our two children (then ...

IT MIGHT be teeming with tourists now, but less than 50 years ago nobody wanted to set foot on this picturesque island. And, if their social media didn’t give it away, the vast majority of them ...

Images show the picturesque Spinalonga Island, off the coast of Crete in Greece, now uninhabited with only the ruins left of its historic significance. Spinalonga island is located off the coast of ...

A BEAUTIFUL island that once acted as a powerful fortress was left abandoned for years over its controversial pirate-related history. Images show the picturesque Spinalonga Island, off the coast of ...

Many of the author’s novels are set in the Mediterranean (Picture: Loukianos Arnaoutakis) Victoria Hislop is a master at bringing the breathtaking islands and towns of Greece to life in the pages of ...

09:00, Sun, Jun 2, 2024 Updated: 09:17, Mon, Jun 3, 2024 This beautiful Greek island welcomes A-Listers every year thanks to its crystal clear water and incredible views across other nearby islands.

A tourist cliche unfolds as we chug our way out to the tiny island of Spinalonga on a white-painted wooden fishing boat. The captain has gnarly fingers and a sun-beaten face. Cubist houses tumble down ...

A STUNNING island off the coast of Crete with its own fortress was left abandoned for years due to its dark past. Eerie images reveal ruins on the uninhabited island whose history dates back to ...

05:13, Sat, Jul 21, 2018 Updated: 12:35, Mon, Jul 23, 2018 Squinting in the bright sun, I can just make out our destination in the distance: Spinalonga, just off the coast of Crete, and 10 minutes ...