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Spinalonga
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Plaka, Crete
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Plaka, Crete
Kolokytha
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Kolokytha
Kapsas
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Kapsas
IslandPláka, Crete

Spinalonga

Island54 m elevationBest Apr–Jun
Elevation54 mabove sea level
Area0.1 km²surface
Nearest townPláka0.9 km
35.30° N, 25.74° EElevation 54 mUTC+3 · Eastern European Summer Time
When to goPláka · weather score
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec78October
Best timeApr–Jun
October: high / low24° / 18°
Island

Spinalonga in brief

Spinalonga is an island in Pláka, Crete, Greece.

It lies at 54 m above sea level and covers about 0.1 km².

The nearest town in the atlas is Pláka, 0.9 km to the W, where the weather is best in April, May and June.

Pláka: weather and travel guide

Weather nearby now

Forecast for Pláka
25°
Sunny now
Wind22 km/h
Humidity68%
Cloud cover0%
Today
22 Oct
26°
19°
Fri
23 Oct
23°
20°
Sat
24 Oct
22°
17°
Sun
25 Oct
21°
18°
Mon
26 Oct
22°
17°
7 mm

Model run 00:00 UTCRefreshed several times a day

The island from above

0.1 km² · coastline as mapped in OpenStreetMap
100 m
When to go

The best months around Spinalonga

Climate of Pláka

Month score in Pláka

Comfort, dry days and sunshine · out of 100
54
Jan
55
Feb
77
Mar
84
Apr
88
May
83
Jun
78
Jul
78
Aug
78
Sep
78
Oct
75
Nov
61
Dec
Map

Spinalonga from above

Nature nearbyAll of Greece
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Plaka, CreteBeach1.0 kmWPlaka, Crete
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Elounda 1Beach2.5 kmSWElounda 1
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Poros 2Beach3.7 kmSPoros 2
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SchismaBeach4.2 kmSSchisma
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KolokythaIsland4.2 kmSEKolokytha
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Chiona, Schísma EloúndasBeach4.4 kmSChiona, Schísma Eloúndas
Summits nearbyMountains of Greece
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Kapsas22 km SE1,002 mJuly 24°Kapsas
Stay nearby

Towns close by

Pláka
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Pláka

Crete · 0.9 km W
24°Oct high
9wet days
78score
Pláka
Elounda
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Elounda

Crete · 3.9 km SW
25°Oct high
9wet days
78score
Elounda
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Schísma Eloúndas

Crete · 4.5 km S
25°Oct high
9wet days
78score
Schísma Eloúndas
Limnes
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Limnes

Crete · 11 km SW
24°Oct high
9wet days
78score
Limnes
Around here

Pláka and around

Pláka
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Pláka

Crete · Greece
Apr–Junbest months
30°July high
9 maltitude
Pláka

Nature

Trapeza, Crete
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24 km SW

Trapeza, Crete

Cave
Trapeza, Crete
Milatos cave
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14 km W

Milatos cave

Cave
Milatos cave
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23 km SW

Cave of Psychros

Cave
Cave of Psychros

Mountains

Spathi
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29 km SW

Spathi

2,148 m · Dikti
Spathi
Thrypti
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28 km SE

Thrypti

1,476 m
Thrypti
Mount Megali Koprana
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25 km W

Mount Megali Koprana

1,148 m
Mount Megali Koprana

Heritage

Lato
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15 km SW

Lato

archaeological site in Greece
Lato
Dreros
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10 km SW

Dreros

archaeological site in Greece
Dreros
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14 km W

Milatos cave

archaeological site in Greece
Milatos cave

Museums

Archaeological Museum of Agios Nikolaos
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12 km S

Archaeological Museum of Agios Nikolaos

Archaeological museum · 1970
Archaeological Museum of Agios Nikolaos
Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH · CC BY 4.0 · Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2016
12 km W

Neapoli Archaeological Collection (Crete)

Archaeological museum
Neapoli Archaeological Collection (Crete)
Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH · CC BY 4.0 · Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2016
12 km S

Agios Nikolaos Folklore Museum

Agios Nikolaos Folklore Museum