Samaria Gorge

Decentralized Administration of Crete · Greece

Samaria Gorge, Greece
Photo: Kurnosem, CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons

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Best time to go
May through October when the trail is open
Budget
$
Accessibility
not-accessible
Coordinates
Open in maps

One of the longest gorges in Europe, this dramatic canyon in western Crete runs for some sixteen kilometers down to the Libyan Sea. Sheer rock walls narrow to the famous Iron Gates along the demanding trail.

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