The gorge is one of the longest in Europe. Over 11 miles of mountains, ruins, boulders, scrub pines, dry creek-beds or crystal clear streams depending on the season.
The hike takes approximately 7 hours.
Through the magic of You Tube...you can explore it here
https://youtu.be/FcG5QUjGx7U
In around 20 minutes.
No 90-100 degree heat. No inaccessibility. No swarms of hiking tourists. Just the beautiful scenery, sounds and a glimpse of some of the fauna that lives in this gorge.
The National Park was established in 1962. It is a World Biosphere Reserve.
The most famous part of the gorge is known as The Iron Gates...shown here
A place where the gorge narrows to 13 feet across and 980 feet high.
Breathtaking!
A Kri-Kri- an indigenous goat of Crete
The Abandoned Village of Samaria
https://youtu.be/PHwl2lFBpSQ
The crystal clear blue tinge to the water
is because of the vast amount of limestone it runs through
I think I may actually have to paint this tree and gorge, soon!
Capture a bit of Crete on canvas.
Enjoy the video tour.
Tomorrow,
we will check out the city of Heraklion
and The Minoan Palace of Knossos.
