The abandoned leper colony of Chios is to be renovated and become a focal point in the history of the Greek island.

I’m reading a book called “The Island” (Victoria Hislop) which is about a leper colony and the book is set in the 1900s where people with leprosy were exiled to an island called Spinalonga, off the ...

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Pollet provides an insight into life on the leper colony of Spinalonga, an island off Crete, through the eyes of Raimondakis, who tells the story of his life to the camera after having been excluded ...

Cayo Exclusive Resort & Spa is built into a steep hillside towards the east of Crete which competes with the rugged south for the title of furthest off the well-trodden path. For the wilder at heart, ...

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Authorities have reported a robbery on a tiny Greek island once used as a leper colony. Police said Monday that power tools were used to break into the archaeological site at the ...