Spinalongan saaren opastettu kierros lounaalla
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  • Matkustat päivän ensimmäisellä lautalla Spinalongan saarelle, missä riittää nähtävää
  • Vierailet venetsialaisessa linnoituksessa ja entisessä spitaalisten siirtokunnassa opastetulla kävelykierroksella
  • Pääset tutustumaan omatoimisesti viehättäviin merenrantakyliin Eloundaan ja Agios Nikolaokseen
  • Kreetalainen lounas paikallisessa tavernassa tarjoaa herkullisen maistiaisen saaren mauista
  • Asiantuntevalla paikallisoppaallasi on poikkeuksellinen tietämys Kreetasta ja sen asukkaista
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Spinalongan pikkuruinen saari on vain lyhyen matkan päässä Kreetalta, mutta täällä tuntuu kuin astuisit ajassa kauas taaksepäin. Saarta ympäröiviin muuriin on pakkautunut satoja vuosia historiaa. Näe se paikallisen silmin tällä kokopäiväretkellä, jolla tutustutaan myös kahteen Mirabellon lahden rannikkokaupunkiin. Veta, yksi oppaistamme, kertoo: "Vierailette Eloundan kauniissa kalastajakylässä ja Agios Nikolaoksen merenrantakaupungissa. Pääsette maistamaan myös tyypillistä kreetalaista ruokaa tavernassa."

Spinalonga on ollut vuosien saatossa venetsialainen vartioasema, ottomaanien kaupunki ja leprasairaiden yhdyskunta, jonka johdosta saarta kutsuttiin ”kyynelten saareksi”. Kävelyretkellä paikallisoppaamme johdattaa sinut pitkin kapeita kujia, joilla on hylättyjä katottomia taloja, ja esittelee linnoituksen ja 1950-luvulla suljetun siirtokunnan. Ja mikä parasta, vältät suuret väkijoukot saapumalla ajoissa päivän ensimmäisellä lautalla.

Myöhemmin palaat takaisin Eloundaan, jossa voit uida, rentoutua auringossa tai seurata paikalliselämää rannalla sijaitsevassa kahvilassa. Sen jälkeen voitkin siirtyä läheiseen tavernaan nauttimaan maukasta kreetalaista lounasta. Päivän päättää Agios Nikolaos, joka on kahden saaren suojassa oleva tyylikäs rannikkokaupunki. Täällä monet pyrkivät saamaan paikan baareista, joista on näkymät veneiden reunustamalle järvelle.

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