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 ...

THERE is an island in Greece that is more popular with holidaymakers than ever. Hundreds arrive every day. However, it has no bar, no nightlife, no vehicles, no hotels, no restaurants, no shops, no ...

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 met Manoli Foundoulakis on 20 January 2007, in a hotel in Crete. It was at exactly six o'clock in the evening. His punctuality was only one of the many differences between Manoli and every other ...

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 ...

08:46, Sat, Jan 30, 2016 Updated: 18:24, Mon, Feb 8, 2016 Below us the Aegean sparkles and grows ever brighter as we descend toward the fishing village of Plaka. I can see the idyllic isle of ...

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 ...