The Venetians were inspired for this expression by the name of an island near Venice called by the same name and which is known today as the island of Giudecca.
Спиналонга (; старое название Калидо́н — ) — греческий остров, расположенный напротив деревень Плака и Элунда в восточной части Крита, около полуострова Спиналонга.