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Royalty Spinalonga-Elounda with BBQ-Agios Nikolaos Tour
1 day
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Itinerary
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Stop At: Spinalonga (Kalydon), Elounda Bay, Elounda, Crete 720 53 Greece
What is Elounda known for?
Elounda is known to the older of us from the popular 1970s BBC television series “Who pays the ferryman”.
The village became also well-known through Belinda Jones’ novel “Out of the Blue” and lately, through Victoria Hislop’s world best-seller “The Island”.
Today Elounda is a popular holiday resort, often visited by VIPs for the luxurious beach resorts that are situated in the area.
Spinalonga, the island of Lepers
From Elounda, we take the boat that gets us to the small and sorely tried island of Spinalonga.
The history and the culture of the island of Spinalonga became one with human tragedy in the course of time.
This small Spinalonga isle carries within the history of:
Ancient Greece as it served as a natural guard for the ancient city of Olous
The Saracens as a hide-out for their pirates
The Venetians as their fortress
Turks as their settlement
Contemporary Greeks as their dwelling, or better, as the place where their leper would be sent into exile until 1957.
We stroll through the village roads. We are listening – along with our guide’s narration- to the cries and sighs of the diseased exiles. They seem like having been curved on the rocks and the walls of the houses and admiring the exquisite beauty of the area.
Finishing our touring on this much afflicted place, we head for the small bay of Kolokitha. It’s one of the most beautiful beaches on Crete. It is a remote beach with white sand and deep blue serene water, side by side with old olive groves. There we can swim and taste the delicious BBQ served on the boat.
After our short respite, we go back to Elounda.
Then we move to the picturesque town of Agios Nikolaos, where we have our last stop. We have the chance to enjoy our coffee getting a perfect view of the magnificent lake, do our shopping in the traditional local shops and relax for a while before we hit the road for our going back.
Duration: 8 hours
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This is a typical itinerary for this product
Stop At: Spinalonga (Kalydon), Elounda Bay, Elounda, Crete 720 53 Greece
What is Elounda known for?
Elounda is known to the older of us from the popular 1970s BBC television series “Who pays the ferryman”.
The village became also well-known through Belinda Jones’ novel “Out of the Blue” and lately, through Victoria Hislop’s world best-seller “The Island”.
Today Elounda is a popular holiday resort, often visited by VIPs for the luxurious beach resorts that are situated in the area.
Spinalonga, the island of Lepers
From Elounda, we take the boat that gets us to the small and sorely tried island of Spinalonga.
The history and the culture of the island of Spinalonga became one with human tragedy in the course of time.
This small Spinalonga isle carries within the history of:
Ancient Greece as it served as a natural guard for the ancient city of Olous
The Saracens as a hide-out for their pirates
The Venetians as their fortress
Turks as their settlement
Contemporary Greeks as their dwelling, or better, as the place where their leper would be sent into exile until 1957.
We stroll through the village roads. We are listening – along with our guide’s narration- to the cries and sighs of the diseased exiles. They seem like having been curved on the rocks and the walls of the houses and admiring the exquisite beauty of the area.
Finishing our touring on this much afflicted place, we head for the small bay of Kolokitha. It’s one of the most beautiful beaches on Crete. It is a remote beach with white sand and deep blue serene water, side by side with old olive groves. There we can swim and taste the delicious BBQ served on the boat.
After our short respite, we go back to Elounda.
Then we move to the picturesque town of Agios Nikolaos, where we have our last stop. We have the chance to enjoy our coffee getting a perfect view of the magnificent lake, do our shopping in the traditional local shops and relax for a while before we hit the road for our going back.
Duration: 8 hours
Included
- Professional & multilingual speaking guide
- Transfers with air-conditioned luxurious buses
- Free pick up service from any place between Malia – Agia Pelagia
Not included
- Entrance to Spinalonga (8 Euro per person)
- Boat ticket & Barbeque (12 Euro per person)
- Tips and individual expenses
- Entry/Admission - Spinalonga (Kalydon)
Additional
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- Not wheelchair accessible
- Infants must sit on laps
- Most travelers can participate
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 15 travelers
Features
Tourism
90%
Cultural
75%
Original
30%
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