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When it comes to beaches, crystalline water, turquoise bays and fine sand, our southern neighbour definitely has something to offer. Yet far from every beach on Greece's thousands of miles of coastline is worthy of setting your phone on fire with Instagram likes. That's not the case with the island of Diaporos, however. Hidden off the peninsula of Sithonia, Halkidiki, this uninhabited island could easily fool you into thinking you're in the Caribbean. As words are not enough to describe this colourful fairy in the blue-green range, we have prepared a wealth of photos from Diaporos for you to see for yourself. We apologize in advance that even our photographic abilities are not enough to capture these exotic colors. But in person, the views of the beaches of Diaporos are breathtaking and eye-catching. Brief history of Diaporos Diaporos is distinguished from the other famous Greek islands by the fact that although it is ethereally beautiful and located very close to the mainland of Greece, it has never been inhabited. There is no historical evidence that anything ever happened there, no remains of a fortress or settlement, and no other historical artifacts have been found. All in all, the small island has been severely neglected since antiquity, right up until the 20th century. Then comes the glorious time of Diaporos. In the 1950s, when the world began to recover from the war and people started to travel more and look for places to rest, Diaporos came into the sight of a group of wealthy people. The small island became home to several villas and annually attracts holidaymakers seeking peace, beauty and solitude. Fortunately, despite the increased interest in Diaporos, there are very few buildings, no restaurants or shops at all, and the only roads that cross the island are dirt roads.