From the village Astiraki, Malevizi province, we can reach the fertile plateau of Vaklia. Before meeting the plateau Strouboulas we meet the position Galia. Galia is a completely barren plateau in contrast to the fertile reddish soils of Vaklia.
The Gorge of St. Savvas is the natural continuation of the canyon Trypiti, in the wild and imposing Asterousia mountains. In the arid landscape of Asteroussia Mts, the dense forest of the wild olive and carob trees looks like an oasis in the desert.
The Monastery of St. John in Kapsas is located 9km east of Makrigialos next to Goudouras. This is owned by Toplou Monastery, near Sitia, and is dedicated to the Beheading of St. John the Baptist, celebrated on August 29.
Kastelos Hill is located 8 km west of the city of Chania and 15 km east of the village Varipetro of Province Cydonia. It is a walled citadel (acropolis) at an altitude of 250m. The hill is considered to have been inhabited since the Minoan Era, to the medieval Times.
В Арханесе мы находим уникальный музей – частную коллекцию гравюр и экслибрисов в Греции. Экспонаты включают литографии, экслибрисы, графики, миниатюры и т.д. Слово «Хотарис» на критянском диалекте означает путешественник или странник, и действительно, музей провел серию выставок в разных странах по всему миру.
This part of the E4 path offers nice seascapes and is not too hard. From the organized beach of Kato Zakros, the course runs northwards, alongside the rocky coast. It comes by the Cave of Pelekita and the ancient quarry of Pelekita, from where Zakros Palace material was extracted, and finally reaches the beautiful beach of Karoumes, at the exit of Chohlakies gorge.
At position Seli Ambelou, at the northern entrance to the Lasithi Plateau, we are welcomed by the most important old windmill park of Crete. Here you still see 24 of the 27 initial windmills, which all belonged to the type Axetrocharis.
Σε υψόμετρο 450μ., 14 χλμ νότια από τη πόλη των Χανίων, βρίσκεται ο οικισμός Αχλάδες,ένα μικρό χωριουδάκι που κατοικούν μόνιμα ελάχιστοι κάτοικοι. Στο χωριουδάκι αυτό, σε ένα ξέφωτο με ωραία θέα, μέσα σε ένα μικρό ταβερνάκι, φιλοξενείται η ιδιωτική πολεμική συλλογή που με μεράκι και αγάπη έχει δημιουργήσει ο Κώστας Μαυριγιαννάκης.
