Spinalonga is an island in the Gulf of Elounda, north-eastern Crete, in the municipality of Agios Nikolaos, Lasithi, next to the town of Plaka in the area of Kalydon.
It is near the Spinalonga peninsula – which often causes confusion as the same name is used for both.
Panoramic view from the mountain
The island of Spinalonga
Spinalonga in 1901 by Giuseppe Gerola
Dilapidated houses on the road in the west of the island, 1980
Elounda, alternatively transliterated as Elounta or Elouda, is a small town on the northern coast of the island of Crete, Greece. It is part of the municipality of Agios Nikolaos.
Overview of Elounda
Elounda