Spinalonga ( Kalydon) Island Crete HD

➤"The island of Spinalonga, officially known as Kalydon, is located in the Gulf of Elounda in north-eastern Crete, in Lasithi, next to the town of Elounda. The island is further assigned to the area of Kalydon. It is near the Spinalonga peninsula ("large Spinalonga") – which often causes confusion as the same name is used for both. The official Greek name of the island today is Kalydon. Originally, Spinalonga was not an island, it was part of the island of Crete. During Venetian occupation the island was carved out of the coast for defense purposes and a fort was built there. During Venetian rule, salt was harvested from salt pans around the island. The island has also been used as a leper colony." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spinalonga ➤ SUBSCRIBE HERE: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPihlC8JuU7H0JxIpIghpIg ➤Thanks for watching rating and comments! My Travel Channel ➤CRETE https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLwc1VyeG9nVc4dvQxLNxP4nnJhbJf2Xia ➤Background Music::" Red moon (instrumental)" by Haris Aronis - zero-project - Vasilis Poulimenakos from http://www.zero-project.gr/