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Concierge guides to Spinalonga Tickets

Practical, concierge-written guides to visiting Spinalonga Tickets: timing, transport, comparisons and FAQs.

The Best Time to Visit Spinalonga

Which hourly slot to book to beat the excursion boats and the Cretan heat, the best months to come, and how to time a boat trip to the island fortress.
How to Get to Spinalonga

The boat crossings from Plaka, Elounda and Agios Nikolaos, how long each takes, how the island admission and the boat fit together, and how to plan the trip.
The History of Spinalonga's Leper Colony

How the Venetian fortress became Greece's last leper colony, the community the residents built, its closure in 1957, and Victoria Hislop's novel The Island.
What to See at Spinalonga

Dante's Gate, the Venetian fortress walls, the colony's main street and church, the Ottoman remains and the Aegean views — a concierge guide to the island loop.