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The gorge of Kladou in Sfakia (Domata)
This gorge is the wildest and most difficult to access in Crete. You need
an experienced guide in order to walk through it. At certain points, you
definitely need a climbing rope for safety reasons and around two days
available in order to be comfortably acquainted with the gorge. The last
portion of the gorge and the coast are called Domata. The most beautiful and
cleanest coast in Crete is situated there, with a sea of wonderful colours,
and the pine trees of the gorge reaching out to the coast. If there is no
boat to transport you to Sougia or Agia Roumeli, you will go on eastwards
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The Gorge of Diktamou (Katechori Stilos)
This gorge is well known as the gorge of Katechori or Stylos as well and
it is one of the few gorges in Chania that does not have a north -south
direction.
It is a very beautiful and verdant gorge, with many species of the Cretan
flora. Its crossing is easy, since it is situated near the city of Chania
and is accessed from the village of Katechori in the Province of Keramia (at
an altitude of 300 m and a distance of 21 km from Chania). The passage takes
three to four hours and ends in the village of Faraggi (meaning 'gorge') (at
an altitude of 40 m and a distance of 17 km from Chania), at a short
distance from the Chania - Stylos main road. The nearby village of Stylos is
very picturesque, with affluent water sources running under gigantic plane
trees, old churches and little tavernas. |
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The Gorge of Therisso or Eleftheriou
Venizelou
It is the nearest gorge to the city of Chania and the only gorge that a
visitor can drive through by car or other transportation means, since it is
crossed by a carriageway leading to the gorge from Chania via the suburb of
Perivolia. The main portion of the gorge is 6 km long. The imposing
precipitous rocky slopes and the very luxuriant flora have no cause to be
jealous of the bigger gorges of Chania. The gorge, even if visited by car,
and the beauty of the village of Therisso, built at the foot of the White
Mountains at an altitude of 580 m and only 15 km distant from Chania, will
remain unforgettable to the visitor.
The great politician and later Prime Minister of Greece, Eleftherios
Venizelos, born in Chania at the beginning of the previous century,
organised the Cretan Revolution from the village of
Therisso in order to unite the island of Crete and the rest of
Greece, after four hundred years of slavery under the Turks. |
