The small island of Spinalonga (diameter: 850m), was owned by the Venetians, the Ottomans, and then was used for around 50 years (1904-1957) as one of the last…
Venetian fortification.
Venetian fortifications (front), ottoman buildings (most buildings), and recent additions (multistorey buildings) for the leper colonies.
Main gate.
Venetian bastion.
Around 80% of the buildings have been torn down after the last lepers left. Only 1/5 of the buildings are left today, but the island was once very crowded.
Top of a Venetian cistern next to the main gate, used as a washing basin when the leper colony was operating.
Top: former leper hospital.
Leper cemetery.
Leper cemetery.
Former Ottoman market.
St Pantalemeion (1709).
