"Spinalonga, Venetians, Turks, Greeks and Leprosy" Nisida Spinalonga by Martin_S.

The tiny island of Spinalonga has a long history, and the last part is the saddest, not so much the island itself but the people who were forced to inhabit the island since they were unfortunate enough to be "different"...in this case it was the disease of Leprosy and I say that with a capital L. This incarceration continued till a cure was found for the disease.

Victor Zorbas's page on Spinalonga is the best I found and a great source of historical and photographic information, take a look at:
http://www.victorzorbas.com/eng_index.html

• Pros:History and saddness in a small place.
• Cons:Can be too many tourists in high season
• In a nutshell:Truly a place to sit and think about people.