September 5, 2017
Spinalónga, Lasithi, Greece
A peaceful place with turbulent history.. Let's hope that the history will not be repeated any time soon for this magical place
September 5, 2017
A peaceful place with turbulent history.. Let's hope that the history will not be repeated any time soon for this magical place
September 4, 2017
Reading about Spinalonga I'm wondering. Were the exiles able to find hope and admire that beautiful nature? Did the breath-taking view ease their suffering? Who knows? Maybe this beautiful prison was just that, a prison. I choose to believe that it was not only that
September 3, 2017
Blue and green waters surround the the small island of Spinalonga and fish boats and yachts go around it uninterrupted all year long. A boat trip is a very popular way to spend your time there and admire the amazing treasures of Spinalonga lagoon
September 2, 2017
A leper, exiled from civilization, looks at the shore where all of his loved ones continue living their lives. Freedom is just 5 minutes away with a small fishing boat, but he was condemned for ever to a life of isolation
September 1, 2017
Spinalonga's history is not just one more tale of humanity's monstrosity, an Auschwitz for the cursed or a manifestation of society fear. It's mostly a story of hope, a story of affection between those that have no future and those that deny the social norms, but most of all it is a story of love […]
August 31, 2017
A visit to Spinalonga can last from one hour to several, depending on how much you know about the island history. In case you read the book or watched the TV show, you probably would like to spend some time in the abandoned little houses and stroll around the alleys to get a sense of […]
August 30, 2017
Victoria Hislop, the author of the book the island, declined a 300 thousand pounds offer to turn her book into a Hollywood movie. She was afraid that Hollywood will exaggerate on the illness and the effects on the people and turn the story of Spinalonga into a horror movie.
August 29, 2017
In 2010 one of the most expensive Greek television productions premiered on Mega channel, a Greek national wide coverage TV network. The series was based on the best selling novel of Victoria Hislop, 'The island' and was able to attract 6 out of 10 people watching TV at the time each episode was aired. More […]
August 28, 2017
In 2005 novelist Victoria Hislop published a book called 'The Island'. The book was inspired by the dramatic stories of a family that had strong ties with the Spinalonga island during the operation of the leper hospital. A well written book that gives insights on the life within the leper colony but also the perception […]
August 27, 2017
The last inhabitant left Spinalonga in 1962. He was the father Chrisanthos a priest of the Greek Orthodox Church who spent 5 years more on Spinalonga after its abandonment to maintain the religious tradition to memorialize buried people at 3 and 5 years after their deaths. Father Chrisanthos was not a leper and never got […]