Spinalonga, the island of banned mirrors

Spinalonga is an islet located on the northeastern side of Crete. It is hard to believe that this area which covers only 8,5 hectares, once was a place of suffering, death, and lost hope. Actually, Spinalonga is known as a leper colony, where leprosy patients from Crete and from all over Greece lived and died … Continue reading Spinalonga, the island of banned mirrors