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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 ...

Off the coast of Crete is a tiny island with a tumultuous past, and visitors can explore this history with a variety of tours and guided experiences.

Off the coast of Crete lies Spinalonga, a stunning yet eerie Greek island that now stands as a silent reminder of its dark and controversial history. Once a powerful fortress and later a leper colony, ...

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 ...

I have recently finished a book called The Island by Victoria Hislop. A friend lent me this book following my repeated attempts at starting books that were difficult literary works and getting ...

For decades after it was abandoned, not much was known about the Greek island of Spinalonga or its days as a leper colony – but all that is changing. I caught my first glimpse of Spinalonga four years ...

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 ...