• The Islet of Spinalonga

The islet was fortified by the Venetians in the 16th century and was used as a leper colony in 1903 to 1957. It’s a pleasant boat excursion, off the Plaka coast in the Mirabello Bay, to this charming islet, either from Plaka (15 min.) or Agios Nikolaos (1 hour).