The gate leading to the landing jetty on the Cretan island of Spinalonga, a defensive island that was used as a leper colony.
The Cretan island of Spinalonga, a defensive island that was used as a leper colony. The island was once a peninsula connected to the mainland, but was seperated by the Ventians to allow for a more defensible position. Fortified by the Venetians, it dominates the harbour approaches. Greece maintained Spinalonga as a leper colony until 1957.
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Location: Spinalonga, Crete, Greece
Photo credit: © Chris Stevenson / Alamy / Afripics
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