Plaka and its view to Spinalonga

Sunrise in Plaka, Spinalonga Island on the left.

Plaka is the village from the book of Victoria Hislop - The Island. It is telling the story of Spinalonga island, where was a leper colony from 1903 until 1957. In 2009 the Greek Mega Channel started to film television series in Plaka and Elounda area called "To Nisi", which is based on a novel from Victoria Hislop. It is one of the most expensive Greek television productions ever with a budget of €4 million. It came also in Finnish television last summer with the name - Saari.

Elounda - the little fishing village (only in winter)

Port of Elounda

Elounda is located just 10 km north from Agios Nikolaos, northern Crete and in winter it turns for a quiet fishing village after the hectic tourist season. From the port you see also Spinalonga- island, the leper island which I was writing earlier  ( Spinalonga ). Hotels, most taverns and shops are closed by now, it must be very opposite from summer! Again one more time im happy to be here off season without the crowd...

Crete, Spinalonga and some roads

Spinalonga..I wanted to see this place after I read the book from Victoria Hislop, The Island.
Spinalonga was a leper colony from 1903 until 1957 and Hislop is descriping well the life on Crete before/during and after the second world war. So definetely I wanted to have a breath of the fishing village Plaka (opposite Spinalonga) and Elounda. Spinalonga is locatated about 10 km north from Agios Nikolaos, eastern part of Crete. If you like Greece and love Crete, read the book of Hislop! 

Luettuani Victoria Hislopin kirjan, Saari inspiroi se minua näkemään Spinalongan ja Plakan kylän. Kirjaa kertoo elämästä Spinalongan leprasaarella ennen ja jälkeen toisen maailmansodan. Plakan kylää kirjassa on romantisoitu (Kirjassa saareen pääsee kalastajaveneen mukana, todellisuudessa paikka on turistipyydys ja sinne myydään kiertokäyntejä). Muutama yö meni Plakan rannalla parkissa, Spinalongan vastarannalla.

Spinalonga Island