Location information

Spinalonga

SPINALONGA (Island) CRETE
Tel: +30 28410 41773
  The islet of Spinalonga is located at the entrance of the Elounta bay. In antiquity there was a fortress of the Olounites. In 1579 the Venetians built an imposing fortress and the islet was used as a military camp during the Venetian - Ottoman wars which ended with the subjection of Crete to the Turks in 1669. It is noteworthy that the fortified Spinalonga was occupied by the Ottomans only in the early 18th century and was used as a settlement until the end of the 19th centrury. From 1903 until 1957, by law of the Cretan and later the Greek State, Spinalonga was established as a settlement for the lepers.

Spinalonga Peninsula

• http://www.interkriti.org/visits/elouda.html (1 img.)
• http://www.dilos.com/location/11426 (1 img.)

First byzantine period bassilica

ELOUNDA (Small town) LASSITHI
  There are ruins of a basilica east of the site of Olous, behind the restaurant. The floor is a black and white mosaic incorporating fish and plant designs. Built into the wall of the church is an inscription in the Doric dialect that records the end of an alliance between Olous and Rhodes.

This text is cited Feb 2003 from the Crete TOURnet URL below, which contains images.

Crete TOURnet WebPage
• http://www.crete.tournet.gr/Site.jdp?ID=409 (2 img.)