Spinalonga Peninsula

The Spinalonga Peninsula is part of the uninhabited Kalydon island area within the region of , , . To its north, the true island of can be found.
Wikipedia
  • Type: Peninsula
  • Description: peninsula in Greece
  • Also known as: “Chersonisos Spinalogkas”, “Khersónisos Spinalónga”, “Kolokytha-Halbinsel”, “Niso Elounda”, “Spinalonga peninsula”, and “Spinalónga Peninsula”

Places of Interest

Highlights: Olous and Spinalonga fort.

Archaeological site
Photo: Mietek Ł, CC BY-SA 3.0.
or Olus was a city of ancient Crete; now sunken…

Castle
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 2.0.
is a castle, which is situated 3 km north of Spinalonga Peninsula.

Historic building
Photo: Charlie Phillips, CC BY 2.0.
is a historic building, which is situated 3 km north of Spinalonga Peninsula.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Elounda and Plaka.

Photo: Deror avi, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a city on .

Hamlet
Photo: Prekario, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a village in , . is situated 3½ km northwest of Spinalonga Peninsula.

Village
Photo: Santard, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a village, which is situated 7 km northwest of Spinalonga Peninsula.

Spinalonga Peninsula

Latitude
35.27188° or 35° 16′ 19″ north
Longitude
25.74644° or 25° 44′ 47″ east
Elevation
74 metres (243 feet)
Open location code
8G777PCW+QH
Geo­Names ID
253327
Wiki­data ID
Q2310706
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Azerbaijani to Swedish—“Spinalonga Peninsula” goes by many names.
  • Azerbaijani: “Spinalonqa yarımadası”
  • Cebuano: “Chersónisos Spinalógkas”
  • Dutch: “Spinalonga”
  • French: “presqu’île de Spinalónga”
  • French: “Presqu’île de Spinalónga”
  • German: “Spinalonga-Halbinsel”
  • Greek: “Chersónisos Kolokýtha”
  • Greek: “Chersónisos Spinalógkas”
  • Greek: “Χερσόνησος Κολοκύθα”
  • Greek: “Χερσόνησος Σπιναλόγκας”
  • Greek: “Χερσόνησος της Σπιναλόγκας”
  • Hebrew: “ספינלונגה (חצי אי)”
  • Russian: “Спиналонга (полуостров)”
  • Russian: “Спиналонга”
  • Spanish: “Spinalonga (península)”
  • Spanish: “Spinalonga”
  • Swedish: “Chersónisos Spinalógkas”

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Schisma Eloundas and Agia Paraskevi.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Órmos Megálos Kriós and Órmos Vathý.

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Worth a closer look: Heraklion and Chania.

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