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Spinalónga, Lasithi, Greece


Lepers were living banished from civilization for centuries. Many of them found refuge in caves. The Spinalonga leper hospital allowed them to have access to medical care, to live in a organized society while food, water and houses were provided by the state. Lepers had a social life and some of them got married on the island


Photo taken at Spinalónga, Lasithi, Greece





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