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INTERACTIVE MAP
HISTORY
Byzantine Times
Venetian Times
Ottoman Times
Modern Times
Everyday life
in the Venetian fortress
in the Ottoman settlement
in the Leper Colony
Historical Figures
Genese Bressani
Latino Orsini
Giuseppe Gerola
Orestis Maltos
Epaminondas Remoundakis
Maurice Born
Documentation
Photo Gallery
Video Gallery
Audio Documents
Maps
TIMELINE
MONUMENTS
Spinalonga
Venetian Fortress
Fortifications
Construction phases
Perimeter fortification zone
Inner fortification zone
Bastion system
Venetian engineers and local craftsmen
Main Gate (Porta Maestra)
Carbonana Gate
Southern Gate
Michiel demi-lune
The Barbariga, Moceniga, or Veniera demi-lune
Tiepolo Bastion
Donato Bastion
Scaramella semi-bastion
Buildings of the Venetian camp
Vaulted cisterns
Garrison building
Tripartite building
Gunpowder magazine
Churches
Church of Saint Panteleimon
Church of Saint Nicholas
Church of Saint George
Ottoman Settlement
Residencies
Building 102
Building 104
Building 201
Commercial shops
Cemetery
Leper Colony
Hospital
Dormitories
Opening of the perimeter road – Remoundakis Inscription
Cemetery
Disinfection chamber
Elounda
Ancient times
Olous: a submerged city – state
Tower in Pines
Temple of Aphrodite and Ares in Lenika
Byzantine times
Basilica at Exo Poros
Basilica in Kolokytha Bay
Acropolis of Oxa
Venetian times
Salt Pans
Mansion in Tsifliki
Ottoman times
Lighthouse in Aforesmenos
Modern Τimes
Windmills in Poros
Mill site of Vrouchas
MULTIMEDIA
Panoramas
3D Reconstructions
Spherical videos
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Mystery in Spinalonga
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Selected Exhibits
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The islet and the fortress of Spinalonga in a design by Francesco Basilicata (1618). © “Micros Nautilus” Publications – Vikelaia Library – Local Union of Municipalities and Communities of Crete
The island of Spinalonga and the homonymous fortress (Scoglio, et Fortezza di Spinalonga). Map of Francesco Basilicata, 1618. ©”Micros Nautilus” Publications – Vikelaia Library – Local Union of Municipalities and Communities of Crete
The port of Spinalonga (Porto di Spinalonga). Map of Francesco Basilicata, 1638. ©Mikros Nautilus Publications. Heraklion
The islet and the fortress of Spinalonga (Scoglio et Fortezza di Spinalonga). Map of Francesco Basilicata, 1638. ©Mikros Nautilus Publications. Heraklion
The plan and western aspect of the fortress in a design by the French-born chief engineer Filippo Besseti di Verneda (1653), which includes abundant information about the fortifications and premises of the island. ©Bibliothèque Nationale, Paris
The fortress of Spinalonga (Fortezza di Spina Longa). Map of Marco Boschini, 17th century. ©https://www.europeana.eu/item/447/GEO0016320