DAY CRUISE WITH LUNCH FROM AGIOS NIKOLAOS TO SPINALONGA
PIRATE SHIP: “BLACK PEARL”
Spinalonga. A wonderful natural landscape, a Venetian castle and walls, an Ottoman settlement, liberation battles, the shadow of leprosy, the former colony, the exclu-sion, the history of Medicine, all these make up the image of an island with a turbu-lent history, which enchants and touches its visitors.
ITINERARIES
Our boat “BLACK PEARL” departs daily from the port of Agios Nikolaos at 11.00 in the morning and returns to the same port at 16.00, from April until October.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE CRUISE
See the island on the map
We depart from the port of Agios Nikolaos at 11.00 and sail for about 50 minutes in the beautiful waters of Mirabello Bay. Our spacious, large boat ensures that your trip will be comfortable and pleasant. You can relax and indulge in the magic of the stun-ning views of nature and the blue, calm sea.
The boat will anchor for about 1.5 hours at a selected spot on Kolokytha island, to enjoy swimming in its calm, clear waters.
After our stop, we sail for about 15 minutes and arrive at the island of legends, Spi-nalonga, which welcomes us, beautiful, mysterious and impressive.
The island is an important monument to another chapter in the turbulent history of Crete. Because of its strategic location, it has been fortified and has acquired differ-ent roles and uses over the centuries, creating a history that spans the centuries and awes those who see it.
Its fortified enclosure was created in antiquity and it was on those ruins that the Ve-netians built a strong fortress, which exists to this day. But the recent history of the island made it more famous, as it was a leper colony for more than 50 years.
In the printed guide we offer you on board there is information about the history of the island over the years and times.
For an hour and a half you can tour Spinalonga, stroll through its cobbled streets, feel the awe of the lives and suffering of the people who lived there, walk the 1.5 km long perimeter path, and be amazed by the unsurpassed beauty of both the buildings and the aesthetics of the landscape.
The on-board self-service restaurant-bar is open throughout the cruise, so you can enjoy a delicious meal consisting of a main course ( also suitable for vegetarians), individual salad and bottled water.
Our return trip to the port of Agios Nikolaos takes about 50 minutes and we will be there at 16.00.
A 5-hour excursion, a lifetime experience.