The Lammergeier, Lammergeyer or bearded vulture (scient. Gypaetus barbatus) is the rarest species of vulture out of the four that exist in Europe, which’s population has declined dramatically in Greece and it’s in imminent danger of extinction. During the last decades the species was widespread throughout Greece, but today is limited only to the island of Crete.
The 4465 Germans, mainly paratroopers, who were killed during the Battle of Crete, were buried in the German Military Cemetery of Maleme (Deutschen Soldatenfriedhof in Maleme). It is the second German military airport in Greece, as there is another one near Athens.
Μέσα από το φαράγγι της Λισσού διέρχεται το μονοπάτι που ενώνει τη Σούγια με την Αρχαία Λισσό. Είναι μεγάλο φαράγγι με ψηλά επιβλητικά τοιχώματα, αλλά το μονοπάτι που οδηγεί στην αρχαία Λισσό καλύπτει μικρό μέρος του και η διαδρομή ως εκεί διαρκεί μόλις μια ώρα.
Vatalos is located 80km southeast of Chania, 1.5km west of Fragokastelo beach. Most of Fragokastelo hotels and rooms to let are located in the area of Vatalos, which is a flat area with fertile fileds and amazing views to the south slopes of White Mountains.
The Cretan tulip (Tulipa cretica) is the most prevalent type of tulip on Crete, which is endemic to Crete. It grows in areas with low vegetation, rocky slopes and plains, from sea level up to 2000m.
Στη νότια πλευρά των Ενετικών Τειχών, στη σημερινή οδό Έβανς, είχε κατασκευαστεί από το 1587 η πύλη του Ιησού ή Καινούργια Πόρτα. Από την πύλη αυτή έφευγαν όσοι κατευθύνονταν προς τις νότιες επαρχίες του νομού. Από εδώ επίσης έμπαινε στο Ηράκλειο, ο αγωγός που τροφοδοτούσε με νερό την πόλη.
The monastery of Savatiana or Savvathiana is located in a beautiful wooded and well-protected position near Rogdia, at an altitude of 440m and at a distance of 20km west of the city of Heraklion. The monastery is one of the several monasteries that operated in the area during the Venetian period, which was later mercilessly destroyed by the Turks.
The plane tree can be met in every place of Greece (valleys, ravines, lakes, river banks and village squares). It also found almost everywhere in Crete and is one of the most typical plants of the Cretan flora. Perhaps no other tree, except the olive tree, is so closely associated with the daily life of the Cretans, as the plane tree because has been the spectator of all historical local events.
