Mohlos in the morning sunlight

Spinalonga

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October 2nd 2014
02 October 2014 On the drive south through France and Italy we listened to Victoria Hislop’s novel called The Island about the leper colony which existed between 1903 and 1957 on the small island of Spinalonga off the northeast coast of Crete. This made us want to visit it which we did today. We reluctantly left the peaceful Mohlos and drove past more wide ranging coastal views, thro ... read more

Europe » Greece

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Greece achieved its independence from the Ottoman Empire in 1829. During the second half of the 19th century and the first half of the 20th century, it gradually added neighboring islands and territories, most with Greek-speaking populations. In Worl... ... read more