Spinalonga
Spinalonga is an abandoned locality in Agios Nikolaos, Lasithi, Crete. Spinalonga is situated nearby to the hamlet Plaka, as well as near Tsifliki.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Spinalonga fort and Tripartite Building.
Tripartite Building
Historic building
Photo: Charlie Phillips, CC BY 2.0.
Tripartite Building is a historic building.
Disinfection building
Historic building
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Disinfection building is a historic building.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Plaka and Elounda.
Plaka
Hamlet
Photo: Prekario, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Plaka is a village in Lasithi, Crete. It is part of the community Vrouchas, in the municipality of Agios Nikolaos. It neighbours the town of Elounda and is close to the historical island of Spinalonga.
Elounda
Photo: Deror avi, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Elounda is a city on Crete. It is a seaside and popular tourist destination known for its luxury seaside resorts.
Fourni
Village
Photo: Jerzystrzelecki, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Fourni is a village, which is situated 8 km southwest of Spinalonga.
Spinalonga
- Type: Abandoned locality
- Also known as: “Kalidhón”, “Kalydon”, “Kalydón”, and “Spinalónga”
- Location: Agios Nikolaos, Lasithi, Crete, Greece, Balkans, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
35.29747° or 35° 17′ 51″ northLongitude
25.73786° or 25° 44′ 16″ eastOpen location code
8G777PWQ+X4GeoNames ID
261520
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Russian—“Spinalonga” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Spinalonga”
- Galician: “Kalidon”
- German: “Spinalonga”
- Greek: “Καλυδών”
- Greek: “Σπιναλόγκα”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Spinalonga”
- Norwegian: “Spinalonga”
- Russian: “Спиналонга”
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Tsifliki and Vrouchas.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Spinalonga and Órmos Vathý.
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