Interesting day today. So yesterday I had email confirmation of a pickup for an excursion to Spinalonga, popularised by Victoria Hislop in her book The Island. Had a phone call from the tour operator ...

The Spinalonga Peninsula is part of the uninhabited Kalydon island area within the region of Elounda, Crete, Greece. To its north, the true island of Spinalonga can be found. To its east the island of ...

🇬🇷 The tiny island of Spinalonga is so close to Crete and easily reached by a little boat over to the island ... Just be sure to book the tours before you go, they can sell out during peak times.

Crete is easily one of the best places in Greece to visit for an island adventure ... It is a city that has been dated to 7000 BC and is said to be one of the oldest cities in Europe. Afterwards, pop ...

The most famous leper colony in Greece is on the islet of Spinalonga off Crete. The Greek Culture Ministry announced recently that Spinalonga will be restored to create exhibition spaces. The leper ...

The best way to get around Crete is via car. There are public buses that connect visitors to the major cities of Heraklion, Rethymnon, Chania and Agios Nikolaos. There are also a few lines that ...

ATHENS, Oct 10 (Reuters) - An ExxonMobil-led consortium will move to the second phase of seismic research for gas exploration in a block off the Greek island of Crete, Greece said on Thursday.

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Sitting between Asia, Africa and Europe, Crete is located around 200 miles south of mainland Greece. With an area of about 3,300 square miles, Crete is one of the largest islands in the Mediterranean.

Later on, Crete was overrun by the Mycenaean civilization from mainland Greece and gradually declined till the Roman times, when Gortyn was made the capital of the island and Crete became a Roman ...