Spinalonga Audio Guide
Explore Spinalonga with Stanza's guided offline audio tour.
About the Tour
Spinalonga is a small island in the Gulf of Elounda known for its historic Venetian fortress and its former use as a leper colony. It is now a prominent tourist destination and archaeological site.
What you will hear
South Gate of Spinalonga
The historical entrance to the island, often the first point of contact for those arriving at the leper colony.
The Arrival Tunnel
Step inside this dark, arched passage that once served as both a defensive military route and a threshold into a life of isolation.
Carbonana Gate
A secondary gate that leads visitors from the fortification walls into the narrow streets of the former settlement.
Carbonara Gate
Notice the 1583 date carved into the stone of this secondary gate, which marks the entrance to the residential streets.
Vaulted Cisterns
Essential Venetian infrastructure designed to collect and store rainwater, which was critical for survival on this arid island.
Vaulted Cisterns
Survival on this arid island depended on these low, vaulted stone chambers designed to capture every drop of rainwater.
Church of Saint Pantaleon
The spiritual heart of the leper colony, dedicated to the patron saint of physicians and the sick.
Church of Saint Pantaleon
This red-tiled stone church served as the spiritual heart of the island, dedicated to the patron saint of physicians.
Garrison Building and Disinfection Area
A site of intense social history where incoming residents and goods were processed and disinfected.
Processing the Incoming
New arrivals were often stripped of their old identities in this heavy stone room, a final transition into life as an outcast.
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