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 ...

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 ...

The island is Spinalonga, a small, teardrop-shaped islet just off the northern coast of Crete, near Elounda. Measuring just 85,000 square metres, it’s a short 20-minute boat ride away - but a ...

Coming across the island of Spinalonga off Crete. I was on holiday with my kids, then aged eight and ten. I didn’t think they would be interested in visiting old ruins so when I read about this ...

Three miles from Elounda, a lazy, low-key seaside resort with a tiny fishing port and cobbled streets of local shops, nestled into a sheltered bay overlooking the island of Spinalonga—the leper ...

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 ...

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 ...