Rock Formations in Crete

Geology

Crete is full of karst and geological formations, with caves being the most interesting, but also most fragile. This category hosts some places which have high geological interest and are worth getting known better.

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The Rock of Paligremnos in Plakias

At the eastern end of the sandy beach of Plakias, at the base of the Karavos peninsula, the impressive limestone rock of Paligremnos is formed. Paligremnos is a geological fault with a great height and extremely smooth surface that exceeds 80 meters.

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Ο βράχος του Παλίγκρεμνου στον Πλακιά

On the western side of the largest island of the Dionysades, Dragonada, and just before we meet the impressive cape of Gaidouropoda, 6 imposing stone columns, which the locals call columns, rise up to 40 meters high from the water.

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