Spinalonga Tour with Panagia Kera & Agios Nikolaos

Name: Spinalonga Tour with Panagia Kera & Agios Nikolaos
Brand: Viator
Price: 106.97 USD
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5.0(1)9h 30mEnglish, Italian, French, SpanishCrete

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The Tour starts by driving along the Northern coast of the island were we will visit the 12th century Byzantine church of Panagia Kera, 1km from the village of Kritsa. We continue our tour driving through the beautiful coastal road and village of Elounda. One of them is the sea-front village of Plaka where we will board the boat to take us on the now deserted island of Spinalonga. Our guide will guide us through the ruins of what used to be a leper colony from 1903 to 1957 where lepers could have a better life, medical help and economic support. After our visit to Spinalonga, you will enjoy some free time to swim in the crystal clear waters of Plaka and optional lunch. After we will visit Agios Nikolaos town, the capital town of Lassithi. Here, the bottomless salt lake Voulismeni dominates the area. The city boasts interesting Archaeological, Folklore, and Natural History museums, Byzantine churches, a well-organised marina and traditional squares with buzzing cafés and restaurants.

Included

VAT and all legal taxes included
Professional Guide
Air-conditioned Motorcoach

Not included

Pick up-drop off transfer
Lunch in restaurant throughout in the tour (20,00 €)
Gratuities
Anything that is not specified in the program as included
Spinalonga (Kalydon)
Panagias Keras Church
Boat transfer

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What you'll do

Panagias Keras Church
Kritsa, Greece
The Church of Panagia Kera is a Cretan Byzantine church, located 1 km from the village of Kritsa, in the Dikte Mountains. It contains the finest-preserved Byzantine-era frescoes in Crete, and for that reason, has become one of the most culturally and historically significant churches on the island.
30 minAdmission not included
Elounda
Elounda, Greece
The road into Elounda from Agios Nikolaos is approximately 12 km in length and follows the shore as it climbs to the top of a small mountain. On a clear day it is possible to see the whole of Mirabello Bay and all the way to the eastern tip of Crete.
Spinalonga (Kalydon)
Elounda Bay, Agios Nikolaos, Greece
Spinalonga is also known as the Leper Island, as that is where lepers from Crete and the rest of Greece were quarantined until 1957.
2h 30mAdmission not included
Plaka Beach
Eparchiaki Odos Agiou Nikolaou - Vrouchas, Plaka, Greece
Plaka is a seaside village on Elounda Bay in eastern Crete which sits opposite Spinalonga Island.
2 hours
Agios Nikolaos is a coastal city on the Greek island of Crete, lying east of the
island's capital Heraklion, north of the city of Ierapetra and west of the city of Sitia.
1 hour

Meeting and pickup

4 locations

Pickup details

Across from the entrance of the Heraklion Archaeological Museum, in front of Hari’s Creperie, Heraklion

Good to know

Public transportation options are available nearby
Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Children must be accompanied by an adult
Our company is not responsible for the client’s failure to appear at the meeting point for the booked tour or activity.
Last minute cancellation of flights or inability to disembark from a cruise ship, is not our company’s responsibility, therefore any refund requests due to such incidents will not be accepted. Should the client be aware of such a change, he/she is requested to communicate with our company more than 24 hours before the tour or activity starts, in order to discuss possible date or time amendment (subject to availability)