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SPINALONGA
TRAVERSING
THE PAST
Brought back to life in Victoria Hislop’s novel “The Island,” Spinalonga islet’s poignant
past continues to fascinate from its position across the water from Domes of Elounda.
BY SOPHIA McCONNELL
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