Spinalónga, Lasithi, Greece

August 13, 2017

The official name of Spinalonga is Kalydon, but not many people use this name. There is a confusion about the name of Spinalonga which also is used for the peninsula (the large Spinalonga) near the islet. The name Spinalonga created during the Venetians era and although it can been translated from Latin as a long thorn (suitable for the shape of the peninsula) the name origin is different. Locals used to refer to the peninsula as 'stin elounda' which means 'to Elounda' and as Venetians where not able to understand this phrase they familiarized it in their own language. So, the name Spinalonga created


Photo taken at Spinalónga, Lasithi, Greece





27 comments

  1. Comment by sidnick18

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    sidnick18 Reply August 13, 2017 at 08:58

    Kαταπληκτικη

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    heraklion2015lfc Reply August 13, 2017 at 09:26

    Υπέροχη !!!!! Καλημέρα !!!!

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    carisimarojo Reply August 13, 2017 at 12:57

    Mi sangre está en Grecia

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    carisimarojo Reply August 13, 2017 at 12:58

    Gracias por hacer cargo belleza giannis

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    kasa333 Reply August 13, 2017 at 14:51

    Awesome

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    toulasack Reply August 13, 2017 at 20:30

    Ξεχωριστηηη️καλο σου βραδυ Γιαννη!!!

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    zoily_25 Reply August 14, 2017 at 02:23

    Gorgeous

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