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In the forest of Rouvas - without the Big Bad Wolf!
(and the gorge of Agios Nikolaos)
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Vai
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Melidoni cave – Arkadi – Patsiano Gorge
The mainland of Rethymno prefecture hides many secrets waiting to be revealed. Before you rush…
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From the Chestnut to the Date Trees of Chania (Milia – Chrissoskalitissa)
We often brag about Crete as the island that has it all (ok, almost!) and…
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Nikos Kazantzakis Museum
One of the few literature museums in the country is exclusively dedicated to the life…
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Potamos, Malia
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Maroulas
Maroulas is not adequately advertised but it is a real time machine that takes you…
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Schinaria
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Agios Nikitas
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Climbing on Gigilos - together with Grim Reaper
A dangerous affirmation of existence, a few hundred of meters over the gorge of Samaria.
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Agiofaraggo
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Crete, a Continent in an Island
A new book by the Natural History Museum of Crete, concentrates centuries of geological upheaval…
Hiking on the Holy Mountain of Stroumpoulas
Published in "Island Routes"
The pyramidal mountain of Stroumpoulas -as it seems, when you look at it from Heraklion- offers one of the most beautiful nearby escapes for naturalistic,…
Springtime at the gorge of the mills
Published in "Island Routes"
Or, how to discover a small paradise, hidden just a few kilometers outside the town of Rethymnon
Discover the plateau of Limnakaro
Published in "Island Routes"
South of the famous Lassithi Plateau there is another lesser known plateau…small and tranquil but overwhelmingly beautiful: Limnakaro.
Kato Simi - Omalos Viannou
Published in "Island Routes"
Discover one of the most beautiful mountainous landscape of Crete, perhaps the most important pine tree forest of the island and a village full of…
Elafonisi – Kedrodasos (E4 trail)
Published in "Island Routes"
Crossing the European E4 trail may seem an extreme task, doable only by hardcore trekkers. However, the route we propose here from Elafonisi to Kedrodasos…
The ascent to Mount Yuchtas
Published in "Island Routes"
Sometimes you don’t need to go very far to find wild Cretan nature. The anthropomorphic mountain of Yuchtas is just a few kilometers away from…
Anopoli - Aradaina: nature, adrenaline and... sfakian pies!
Published in "Island Routes"
Starting from the touristic portside of Chora Sfakion you cannot imagine that in just a few kilometres away you will arrive at a landscape resembling…
The walk to the summit of Psiloritis
Published in "Island Routes"
Put all your worries in your backpack and start climbing to the top. When you arrive, take a deep breath, and with all the strenght…