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Vorizia Gorge

East of Voriza village, at the foot of Psiloritis, starts an arid canyon with holly trees that leads to the plateau of Nida Plateau and the cave Ideon Antron. The gorge is very steep at the beginning with ...

Rouvas Wood and Gorge

The gorge of Agios Nikolaos, Gafaris or Rouvas is bounded by the peaks of Ambelakia from east and Samari from west. This is the most important gorge of Psiloritis and central Crete and took its name from ...

Kourtaliotis Gorge

... importance of the area for birds of prey can be explained by its location, which serves as a link between the White Mountains and the mountains of central Crete (Psiloritis and Asterousia). Kourtaliotiko ...

Kakioros Mitato

One of the most picturesque mitata in Crete is that of Kakioros at Livadiotiko Aori, high above the village of Livadia on Psiloritis Range. It is located next to the road leading from Livadia the plateau ...

Strouboulas Mount

... the range of Psiloritis it actually belongs. What makes Strouboulas special and beloved by the locals is its shape reminiscent of the pyramid or volcano when looking from Heraklion. In fact, however, its ...

Sternes peak

... discern Psiloritis and the mountains of South Rethymnon. Sternes also offers an amazing view across the mountainous desert of Sfakia, a unique landscape throughout the northern hemisphere of our planet. ...

Minoan Villa of Gaidourofas

... served as the administrative coordinating center of the mountainous production of Psiloritis Range. From Gaidourofas, the Minoans apparently coordinated the production of livestock products, honey, resin ...

Vigla Peak by Loutraki

The peak of Vigla is located at an altitude of 907 meters and is one of the lowest peaks of the mountain range of Psiloritis. it is located just above the village of Ano Loutraki of Malevyzi province. ...

Plateau Vathy Lakki

... brings to mind the Minoan domed tombs and no binding material was used for building the walls. Near Anogia, shortly after the plateau of Nida on the north side of Psiloritis mount, we meet the position ...

Plateau Alikadam

... part of the range of Psiloritis. Next to Alikadam we meet, at slightly higher altitude, the plateau Mesa Lakos. Alikadam or Alikadamis is one of the most unknown and beautiful plateaus of mountainous ...

Apokrigiomata feast at Gergeri

... apokrigiomata takes place at the scenic village of Gergeri at the outskirts of Psiloritis Mount. The name is taken after the Cretan verb apokrigiono, which means stop the meat consumption, due to the starting ...

Church of Saint George at Kamariotis

... apse and the sides by quarter-cylindrical arses, as in other temples in the manors of Kallergis in Psiloritis. Some post-Gothic capitals are embedded in a pillar, which are tomb remains in the form of ...

Idomeneus

Idomeneus was a king of Crete, who along with his friend and relative Meriones, took part in the Trojan War, leading more than 80 ships with Cretan warriors from Knossos, Gortys, Lyktos, Miletus, Rhytium, ...

Crete's Geograph

... peninsula of Cyrenaica in Libya. In the centre of the chain formed the by mountain ranges, we see Psiloritis (Ida Range) with a maximum height of 2456m, the highest in Crete. However, the most imposing ...

Trail Kroussonas - Livadi - Zominthos

3500 years ago the Minoans ascended to the sacred cave of Ideon Andron in plateau Nida to submit their offerings to their gods. To climb Psiloritis, they walked through the canyon of Krousonas, reached ...

Trail Rouvas Wood - Giristi - Prinos - Asites

This part of the E4 trail connects the core of Rouvas Wood to the east outskirts of Psiloritis mount and gives its position to the next trail crossing the fertile valleys of Heraklion prefecture. It is ...

Trail Nida - Rouvas Wood

... a E4 part, which is the most important canyon in Heraklion prefecture. We start our course from the merging point of several paths of Psiloritis mount, Plateau Nida (altitude 1380m). We head southwards ...

Trail Kamares - Vorizia - Zaros

The E4 part connecting Kamares to Zaros is mainly signed with red marks and most of it runs along dirt and paved roads. The route offers nice views to the south outskirts of Psiloritis Range and the historical ...

Trail Nida - Akolita - Kamares

This is one of the most popular and well signed parts of the E4 European Trail, ascending to the highest peak of Crete, Timios Stavros (2456m). The course offers amazing views to almost entire island, ...

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