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Spinalonga Island (Greece)

Description: Also called Kalidon, the island lies just off the coast of Crete.

Newest Review: ... French who had a navel base on the island at the time. The Crete government decided to send lepers to the Island hoping that it would scare the Turks and this worked, they rapidly left and headed back to Turkey. The lepers remained there until 1957 and from 1970 it became a tourist attraction. ***Spinalonga Island*** As you get close to the Island you can see the fortress and the gates ... more

... leading up to the town itself. It is quite a magnificent sight and I couldn't help thinking about what must have gone through these peoples minds as they were taken over there on a small boat watching the distant land of freedom getting further and further...more

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Spinalonga Island (Greece): My Time In A Leper Colony (1337 words)
by - written on 22/07/09 (Very useful, 163 readings)
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***Introduction*** On a recent trip to Crete I decided to hire a car for the day to get away from the resort and get a real feel of this beautiful Island. I headed east along the North coast passing through some quaint little villages the road took me right up into the hills. The one thing that will always stick in my mind when I think of Crete will be the sound of the crickets in the olive groves, as you drive past all you can hear is their chirping noise it reminded me of The Hitchcock film 'The Birds,' but when you did get a bit of road without olive groves which is very rare in Crete, then the silence hits you, it is very ... Read the complete review

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