SPINALOGA island only

At Spinalonga, the last leper colony in Europe, we will have a guided tour
around this famous island, which is just a distance of 850m. Originally,
Venetians fortified the islet in 1579, by building a fortress with 40 cannons
and they are actually the best preserved walls in Europe.

It used to be a leper colony from 1903 until 1957, where lepers could have
a better life, medical help and economical support. The ruins of the market
street with the shops, the hospital and many small houses in which lepers lived
isolated, can still be seen.

On our way back on the boat, we are having a stop on the beach “Kolokytha”,
where you can enjoy swimming and a BBQ lunch.

Before we take the road back to Heraklion, we will visit Ag.Nikolaos, a
town with 14.000 inhabitants which is built on the side of the Gulf of
Mirabello. In the centre of Agios Nikolaos is the lake Voulismeni, probably
created by an earthquake. There, we can have a coffee break or a walk around
the lake, which gives you a great view from above, over the center and the
harbor of Agios Nikolaos. Next to the lovely harbor are shady tree-lined
streets filled with shops gives you the opportunity to do some “serious
shopping”.