stackyFACTSJust off the sun-drenched shores of Crete lies a fortified Venetian island that masked a heartbreaking 20th-century reality.
Just off the sun-drenched shores of Crete lies a fortified Venetian island that masked a heartbreaking 20th-century reality. Until 1957, Spinalonga operated as one of Europe's last active leper colonies, and modern visitors wandering its ruined stone streets often discover that the quarantined residents built a surprisingly vibrant secret society here, complete with their own cinemas, cafes, and underground newspapers.
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