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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
Spinalónga, Lasithi, Greece
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
Spinalónga, Lasithi, Greece
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
Spinalónga, Lasithi, Greece
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
Spinalónga, Lasithi, Greece
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 and the desire to live and struggle for what is right. It's the story of miss Tasia's husband that never left her side and stay with her on the island, the story of miss Fani, that she couldn't left her ill husband but lived with him in the leprosy hospital and the story of Eleni, a nurse that decided to inject the blood of her leper husband into her veins as she couldn't live apart from him.
Spinalónga, Lasithi, Greece
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 the life back in the leprosy years. Take your time to climb on the top of the islet to admire the view. Before leaving the island, take a quick swim in the warm waters where the boat left you to cool down and relax. Don't hurry, you can always take any one of the next boats to return back
Spinalónga, Lasithi, Greece
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.
Spinalónga, Lasithi, Greece
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 than 3.5 million people watched the premier and each subsequent episode. The filming took place on the original locations including Plaka, Spinalonga, Elounda amd Agios Nikolaos. The series was a huge success and gave a lot of publicity to the island as many Greeks wanted to visit the locations their favorite show was filmed.
