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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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
12:11, Wed, Sep 18, 2024 Updated: 12:16, Wed, Sep 18, 2024 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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
The island of Spinalonga once acted as a powerful fortress off the coast of Greece, defending against pirate attacks. It was also home to a leper colony, but today its rotting remains have sat vacant ...
Ionian Weddings, the UK’s only Greek islands wedding specialists made an exciting exclusive addition to its Crete wedding locations portfolio today. Couples now have the unique opportunity to get ...
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