Life on Spinalonga was far from being easy. Many times the leper patients on the island had to uprise in order to gain some basic benefits for their survival. In 1936 the 21 years old leper Epaminondas Remountakis, a law student from Crete was brought to the island. He was a very active man with strong will who was able to organize the lepers and create the 'Brotherhood of Spinalonga Patients". Very soon he managed to find lime to paint and decontaminate the houses of Spinalonga, while he fought to find and bring to the island an electricity generator to light up the streets during night.
Photo taken at Spinalónga, Lasithi, Greece
13 comments
Comment by marinakovalchuk2204
marinakovalchuk2204 August 24, 2017 at 06:28
Nice photo
Comment by mantriotis_marios
mantriotis_marios August 24, 2017 at 06:30
Μοναδική λήψη ευχαριστώ για τις πληροφορίες για την Σπιναλόγκα
Comment by traviewler
traviewler August 24, 2017 at 06:38
@marinakovalchuk2204 ty
Comment by traviewler
traviewler August 24, 2017 at 06:38
@mantriotis_marios
Comment by tolikoutsimanis
tolikoutsimanis August 24, 2017 at 06:48
Beautiful post φίλε
Comment by traviewler
traviewler August 24, 2017 at 07:20
@tolikoutsimanis
Comment by toulasack
toulasack August 24, 2017 at 08:14
Υπεροχη!!!καλημερα σου
Comment by traviewler
traviewler August 24, 2017 at 11:24
@toulasack
Comment by kouzounaskitchen
kouzounaskitchen August 29, 2017 at 23:01
I spent 8 days in Elounda and left on the 23rd. My heart was def there in Spinalonga. @giannis.82
Comment by traviewler
traviewler August 30, 2017 at 02:40
@kouzounaskitchen I guess you have read the book already, right?
Comment by kouzounaskitchen
kouzounaskitchen August 30, 2017 at 02:43
@giannis.82 No I watched the show, the book is next. My friend Yvonne met the author of the book, and I can’t wait to meet her too.
Comment by traviewler
traviewler August 30, 2017 at 03:16
@kouzounaskitchen I didn’t watch the show at the beginning. I thought it was too dramatic for my taste. Really, at the time it was aired everyone I know was sitting and crying in front of the TV. But then I found the book and read it. I jad to watch the show after that and I was glad I did
Comment by kouzounaskitchen
kouzounaskitchen August 30, 2017 at 03:17
@giannis.82 Lol I was one of the crying people ha! But once you step in Spinalonga you feel the energy of the people who once lived there. I’m glad you enjoyed the show! I need to read the book.