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Spinalonga reveals the hidden truth behind the island of Spinalonga Adidas Ultra Boost 4.0 Triple White UK , as recorded in historical archives and as narrated by those who lived it. Do you know that鈥?

- Spinalonga鈥檚 history begins in prehistoric times?

- Spinalonga protected and guarded the harbor of ancient Olous or Olounda, modern-day Elounda?

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- Venetians were selling salt in the Mediterranean, that鈥檚 why the salt-pans at Elounda should be protected?

- Spinalonga鈥檚 fortress is a fortified complex including high double walls and stern towers, and constructed by the Venetians because they had to defend their salt-pans at Elounda?

- In 1630 it had 35 cannons, essentially meaning that it had been turned into an island fortress with great firepower?

- Venice managed to hang onto Spinalonga even after the fall of Heraklion to the Turks in 1669 Adidas Ultra Boost 4.0 Carbon Navy Men's UK , keeping it in its possession, along with Gramvoussa and Souda, until 1715, in the hope of retaking Crete. Spinalonga was finally ceded to the Ottoman Turks in 1715 under a treaty with Kapudan Pasha?

- The Cretan State with the Law 463 Men's Adidas Ultra Boost 4.0 Navy Multicolor Navy Blue UK , identified Spinalonga as the place where the lepers of Crete were to settle? (The was voted on 30 May 1903)

- In 1904, the first 251 lepers settled on the islet of Spinalonga and the 272 remaining Muslims were indirectly forced off the island with the promise of compensation?

- In 1905, a supplementary Decree was passed to try to bring some order to the prevailing chaos?

- The first lepers who arrived on Spinalonga were accompanied by convicts from death row incarcerated at the Idjedin prison in Chania?

- The situation on the island in the early days was beyond anything imaginable, with constant mistreatment of patients and daily scenes of terror and violence?

- During the first three decades of the century Parley x adidas Ultra Boost 4.0 bluspi carbon ftwwht Women's UK , according to reports, approximately 1,000 patients were confined on the islet of Spinalonga?

- On the islet of Spinalonga, in contrast with other similar Greek institutions Adidas Superstar Shoes UK , the patients had three basic advantages?

- The patients had an allowance granted by the State and they could buy whatever they considered necessary.

- The patients had to obtain food and other basics from somewhere in order to survive? But where?

- The boom in trade also affected the appearance of the shore fronting the small harbor of Plaka on the Cretan mainland?

- Spinalonga was a leper colony till 1957?

- After the leper colony closed in 1957, the Greek Government explored the possibility of using the islet for other purposes, such as a public psychiatric hospital, but these discussions were soon dropped?

- Now-days Adidas Yeezy Powerphase UK , dozens of boats from the nearby villages ferry visitors to the small islet?

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