A partial point of view
Architectonic barriers on the streets of Zurich. Click each picture for full size.
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
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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
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1. Once upon the time in the Kingdom of Candia
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5. Balos lagoon, a royal beauty
6. Balos, all the colors of water
7. Visitors (or not) in the Mediterranean Sea
Between two words
First Catholic, then Arab, then Orthodox. Signs of alternation in the citadel of Rethymno
Along the defense wall, the Ottoman mosque in the background
View from the citadel to the North shores of Crete
In the Santa Barbara of the castle
View of Rethymno from the theater square
Armory buildings of the fortress
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1. Once upon the time in the Kingdom of Candia
2. Gramvousa ochre and turquoise
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5. Balos lagoon, a royal beauty
6. Balos, all the colors of water
7. Visitors (or not) in the Mediterranean Sea
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
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1. Once upon the time in the Kingdom of Candia
2. Gramvousa ochre and turquoise
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
