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Nida plateau

Nida plateau

Nida is the highest plateau in Crete as it is about 1.450 meters above the sea level and surrounded by the imposing mountains of Psiloreitis. It is a very beautiful…

Rethimno Plateaus
Plateau of Lasithi

Plateau of Lasithi

The picturesque Oropedio (i.e. plateau, in Greek) of Lasithi is the largest and the most fertile plateau of Crete and one of the most important places of Crete…

Lasithi Plateaus
Rivers in Crete

Rivers in Crete

River is a system of internal water that flows on the surface of the earth and a large of its part can be underground. Very few rivers are in Crete due to its small…

Crete Rivers
Mitato: their history and use

Mitato: their history and use

Mitato is a small stone-shaped building. Mitato you can find in the mountains of Crete and in Cyclades. These are buildings reminiscent of circular Minoan tombs…

Crete Magazine
Omalos

Omalos

The Omalos plateau of Chania is between the imposing tops of the Lefka Mountains (Volakas, Gigilios, Ksiloskalo, Samperos and Psilafi) and 38 kilometers in the…

Chania Plateaus
12. Katsiveli - Askifou

12. Katsiveli - Askifou

The twelfth route of the E4 European Long DIstance Path in Crete is 20 kilometers long and lasts about 8 to 10 hours. You can follow it from May to September, it…

Chania E4
Samaria Gorge

Samaria Gorge

The Samaria gorge is one of the largest canyons of Europe and 18 kilometres long. The gorge starts from the Omalos plateau, in Ksiloskalo, and ends to the beautiful…

Chania Canyons
Sfakiano gorge

Sfakiano gorge

One of the many gorges of the Sfakia district is Sfakiano. It is a beautiful gorge that starts 2 kilometers in the east of Chora, from the Niato plateau, near the…

Chania Canyons
14. Askifou - Impros - Kallikratis

14. Askifou - Impros - Kallikratis

The fourteenth route of the E4 European Long Distance Path in Crete is 18 kilometers and lasts about 6 hours. You can take it during the whole year, it is not a…

Chania E4
10. Omalos - Agia Roumeli

10. Omalos - Agia Roumeli

The tenth route of the E4 European long distance Path is about 18 kilometers and lasts 6 hours and 30 minutes. The time it has to be followed is from May to October(due…

Chania E4
9. Sougia - Agia Eirini - Omalos

9. Sougia - Agia Eirini - Omalos

The ninth route of E4 European Long Distance Path is 13,5 kilometers and takes 7 hours and 30 minutes to follow it. The best season of the time to follow it is…

Chania E4
Arkadi monastery

Arkadi monastery

The Monastery of Arkadi combines the natural beauty with its important history and legends. It is about 23 kilometers from Rethimno, in a very green plateau, in…

Rethimno Monasteries
Idaion Antron cavern

Idaion Antron cavern

The Idaion Antron is near the picturesque town of Anogeia with the important history and the impressive myths. The cavern is 1500 meters above the sea level and…

Rethimno Caves
Anogeia

Anogeia

Anogeia of Milopotamos is a mountain town with important history and three holocausts. Anogeia preserves the Cretan tradition in the modern Crete. Anogeia is the…

Rethimno Towns and villages
Vromonero

Vromonero

The plateau of Vromonero is located in the southeastern part of Psiloritis, 10km west of Krousonas, at an altitude of 1300m. The special rocks of the area in combination…

Heraklion Plateaus
Vorizia

Vorizia

The village Vorizia ( Voriza, in the past) is in the southern foot of Psiloreitis, 53 kilometers from Heraclion. Administratively the village is under Zaros of…

Heraklion Towns and villages
Kamares cavern

Kamares cavern

The path from the Kamares settlement ends to the large and impressive Kamares cavern. The visitor walks between a dense forest of oaks. The total time to the end…

Heraklion Hiking Trails Caves
Gorge of Vorizia

Gorge of Vorizia

The entrance of the gorge of Vorizia is in a dense planted area full of oaks, in the east of Vorizia. The gorge ends to the amazing landscapes of the Nida plateau.…

Heraklion Canyons
Astritsi

Astritsi

In  Kato Vrisi, in Astritsi, someone can find a forgotten part of the paradise. Administratively, Astritsi belongs to the Archanes- Asterousia Municipality,…

Heraklion Towns and villages
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