{"id":453,"date":"2021-11-06T01:14:48","date_gmt":"2021-11-05T23:14:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.blue-rook-818625.hostingersite.com\/portfolio-item\/spinalonga\/"},"modified":"2021-11-06T01:14:48","modified_gmt":"2021-11-05T23:14:48","slug":"spinalonga","status":"publish","type":"portfolio","link":"https:\/\/twinstars.gr\/en\/portfolio-item\/spinalonga\/","title":{"rendered":"Spinalonga"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Spinalonga is a tiny island on the north of Elounda, in Lassithi Crete. Its ancient name was \u201cKalydon\u201d, but after being conquered by the Venetians it was given the Latin name \u201cSpina lunga\u201d, which means \u201clong thorn\u201d. This is where the island took its name from. It was well fortified by the Venetians and its beautiful architecture and esthetics are wonderfully preserved up until today.<\/p>\n<p>A Venetian cartographer, Vincenzo Maria Coronelli, claimed that Spinalonga hadn\u2019t always been an island, but it was naturally connected with the neighboring peninsula \u201cKolokytha\u201d. In 1526 the Venetians destroyed part of the peninsula and created the island.<\/p>\n<p>In 1903, the island is turned into a leper\u2019s island and all the lepers of Crete are transferred there. After Crete being united with the rest of Greece in 1913, Spinalonga became an international leper\u2019s hospital. It eventually closed in 1957, with no patients left, as they were treated and cured with antibiotics.<\/p>\n<p>Spinalonga is definitely worth a visit, both for its natural beauty and its long history.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Spinalonga is a tiny island on the north of Elounda, in Lassithi Crete. 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