Whether they’re lounging on crystal clear beaches in Ios or partying in Mykonos, not a lot of them are spending their time at Spinalonga, a tiny, rocky island off the north coast of Crete.

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 ...

I don’t know about you, but bathrooms and how they look are top of the priority list when it comes to a luxe getaway.

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 ...

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 ...

Spinalonga is a barren, arid rocky islet, with an area of 85,000 sq. m., lying in the mouth of the natural harbour of Elounda in Lasithi Prefecture, Crete. The islet was fortified in antiquity, to ...

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 ...

In fact, one hasn't got any inhabitants whatsoever. Spinalonga Island. Spinalonga Island wasn't always desolate and empty. It was once home to Venetian forts designed to keep out the Ottoman's ...

The tiny, teardrop-shaped island of Spinalonga lies close to the southern coast of Crete’s Lassithi region. The arid rocky islet has an area of just 85,000 square metres and is a short 20-minute ...

Couples now have the unique opportunity to get married on the fascinating island of Spinalonga in Elounda, Crete. Spinalonga became famous recently as the setting for Victoria Hislop’s international ...