Elafonisi Island
Elafonisi island is located on the southwest edge of Crete, in the Prefecture of Chania.
This lovely islet was the site of a massacre of 850 women and children by the Turks in 1824. The women and children were hidden there and as the Turks camped on the beaches a horse found the shallow, 0.5 - 0.8 metre-deep water path to the island. The Turks discovered the women and children and slaughtered them. There is a memorial plaque on the highest point of the islet.
This lovely islet was the site of a massacre of 850 women and children by the Turks in 1824. The women and children were hidden there and as the Turks camped on the beaches a horse found the shallow, 0.5 - 0.8 metre-deep water path to the island. The Turks discovered the women and children and slaughtered them. There is a memorial plaque on the highest point of the islet.
Photos of Elafonisi Island:
Elafonisi beach
Elafonisi Island
A small anchorage on Elafonisi Island
Elafonisi Island
Visit the area of the sight: Elafonisi
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