{"id":78195,"date":"2023-03-23T14:27:54","date_gmt":"2021-12-08T11:25:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/traveltriangle.com\/blog\/?p=78195"},"modified":"2024-12-10T10:18:29","modified_gmt":"2024-12-10T04:48:29","slug":"secret-prison-island-in-greece","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/traveltriangle.com\/blog\/secret-prison-island-in-greece\/","title":{"rendered":"Gyaros: The Secret Prison Island In Greece That Could Be The Next Scuba-Diving Hotspot"},"content":{"rendered":"

Somewhere in the Aegean Sea lies the Gyaros island \u2013 the secret prison island in Greece<\/strong> \u2013 that served as a major concentration camp during a major part of the second half of the 20th century. Ancient history and mythology also mentions the island that now remains abandoned and in very poor condition. But the island could reopen as a protected space for Mediterranean monk seals and a paradise for sea-diving.<\/p>\n

Interested to know more about this secret prison island in Greece? Read on!<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

A walk through the history of Gyaros\u2014The forgotten Aegean \u2018Island of the Devil\u2019<\/h2>\n

It finds a mention in the Aeneid of Virgil \u2013 a piece of classic literature<\/h3>\n
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In the Aeneid of Virgil, Gyaros and Mykonos are said to be the two islands to which the god Apollo<\/strong> tied the holy island of Delos<\/strong> to stop its wandering over the Aegean Sea.<\/p>\n

Pages in history from the early days of Roman Empire too talk about it<\/h3>\n
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The island served as a place of exile during the early Roman Empire. However, even the criminals convicted of treason and extortion, such as Silanus<\/strong>, were not exiled to the island as Gyaros was said to be “harsh and devoid of human culture”.<\/p>\n

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