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 ...

Boat tours leave regularly from the fishing town of Plaka and small port city of Elounda and can take you to secret swimming spots or to the island for sightseeing. From the outdoor bar of Blue Palace ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

I am in a hill-top kafenion bar in north-eastern Crete. The heat is dry, and the light on the stones is the colour of straw. Cicadas are clicking their back legs together like knitting needles. Geckos ...