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The last leper colony

Closed in 1957, the last leper colony of Europe was located in the fortress of Spinalonga. It counted up to 400 members

Entrance to the citadel from the West side

View on Plaka bay from the fortress

Saint Luca ramparts

North sea view

Through the Venetian quarters

 

This is the new episode of the reportage Crete:Kingdom of Candia. Click each picture to open it full size. Previous episode(s):

1. Once upon the time in the Kingdom of Candia

2. Gramvousa ochre and turquoise

3. Solo sliders

4. Go West: Falassarna shores of Crete

5. Balos lagoon, a royal beauty

6. Balos, all the colors of water

7. Visitors (or not) in the Mediterranean Sea

8. The only good nation is Imagination

9. Postcards from Chania

10. Wet rocks

11. Rethymno: the Fortezza

12. Between two words

13. A lucky underwater encounter

14. A trip to Spinalonga

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A trip to Spinalonga

In the gulf of Mirabello, east of Iraklion, the peninsula of Kalydon is topped with the fortress of Spinalonga. First Venetian citadel, then Arab, then leper clony, nowadays Spinalonga is a great tourist attraction reachable from Plaka or Elounda or Agios Nikolaos.

Spinalonga and its fortress as seen from Plaka shores

Mooring at Spinalonga

The channel between Spinalonga and Kalydon

The Northern rampart of the fortress

Back to Plaka

 

This is the new episode of the reportage Crete:Kingdom of Candia. Click each picture to open it full size. Previous episode(s):

1. Once upon the time in the Kingdom of Candia

2. Gramvousa ochre and turquoise

3. Solo sliders

4. Go West: Falassarna shores of Crete

5. Balos lagoon, a royal beauty

6. Balos, all the colors of water

7. Visitors (or not) in the Mediterranean Sea

8. The only good nation is Imagination

9. Postcards from Chania

10. Wet rocks

11. Rethymno: the Fortezza

12. Between two words

13. A lucky underwater encounter

ARCHITECTURE, ART, FREE TIME, TRAVEL

Rethymno: the Fortezza

The long distance between Chania and Iraklion pushed the Republic of Venice to build a strong fortress in between. Nowadays the Castle of Rethymno is the largest and best preserved citadel in Crete.

Rethymno old harbor

Inside the citadel mosque, built after the Ottoman conquer in 1646

The citadel defense walls

Mosque and theater

Graves of the Ottoman empire

 

This is the new episode of the reportage Crete:Kingdom of Candia. Click each picture to open it full size. Previous episode(s):

1. Once upon the time in the Kingdom of Candia

2. Gramvousa ochre and turquoise

3. Solo sliders

4. Go West: Falassarna shores of Crete

5. Balos lagoon, a royal beauty

6. Balos, all the colors of water

7. Visitors (or not) in the Mediterranean Sea

8. The only good nation is Imagination

9. Postcards from Chania

10. Wet rocks

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Postcards from Chania

High waters

A relaxing corner

View across the Venetian harbor

Arabian baths

The Venetian lighthouse of Chania

This is the new episode of the reportage Crete:Kingdom of Candia. Click each picture to open it full size. Previous episode(s):

1. Once upon the time in the Kingdom of Candia

2. Gramvousa ochre and turquoise

3. Solo sliders

4. Go West: Falassarna shores of Crete

5. Balos lagoon, a royal beauty

6. Balos, all the colors of water

7. Visitors (or not) in the Mediterranean Sea

8. The only good nation is Imagination

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The only good nation is Imagination

First Minoan, then Venetian, then Arab: the town of Kydonia/Canea/Chania preserves its history in the buildings facing the old Venetian harbor.

The pedestrian area of Chania harbor swept by sea water

Greek wisdom

Traditional boat in Chania old harbor

The XVIth century Venetian arsenal

Flower shop on water

This is the new episode of the reportage Crete:Kingdom of Candia. Click each picture to open it full size. Previous episode(s):

1. Once upon the time in the Kingdom of Candia

2. Gramvousa ochre and turquoise

3. Solo sliders

4. Go West: Falassarna shores of Crete

5. Balos lagoon, a royal beauty

6. Balos, all the colors of water

7. Visitors (or not) in the Mediterranean Sea

 

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