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Video: the unseen world of Cretan gorges brought to light
Unseen images from the gorges of Asterousia Mountains are brought to light by the Institute…
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Ligaria
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The exotic islands of Crete
Strange as it may seem, the island of Crete has its own islands, ideal for…
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Springtime at the gorge of the mills
Or, how to discover a small paradise, hidden just a few kilometers outside the town…
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Gourgouthakas, the underground giant
Would you dare to camp 750 meters below the surface of the earth, within the…
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Ligres
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Voila, the Medieval habitat of Cretan lords
When you cross the rural settlements of otherworldly Ziros Plateau, it is hard to imagine…
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Xerokampos
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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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Photographic diaries: Lassithi Plateau
Christos Tsoumplekas takes us to a transcendental photographic journey at Lassithi Plateau, with fairy tale…
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Choumeriako, the village of the three hills and nineteen churches
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Agios Nikitas
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…