ラシティのおすすめウォーキング＆ハイキングルート

ハイキング中、この高原を何度も見渡せました。これは間違いなく最も美しいものではありませんでした

通常の丈夫なハイキングシューズで簡単に歩けます

Without the footbridges and stairs, the gorge would not be accessible.

There is a large parking lot directly behind the windmills.

It must be lovely in calm weather, but unfortunately we had a storm in January.

At the mouth of the gorge are the Minoan palace Kato Zakros and a coarse sandy beach.

Oleander blossom Carbonate rocks predominate in the valley. The steep-sided gorge, approximately eight kilometers long, is traversed by a stream that carries water year-round in some places. Oriental plane trees (Platanus orientalis), oleanders (Nerum oleander), and chaste trees (Vitex agnus-castus) grow along the banks. In spring, larger colonies of Cretan birthwort (Aristolochia cretica) can be observed.

Origin of the name The gorge is called the "Valley of the Dead" because the Minoans buried their dead in the numerous caves in its side walls. Only one grave was found intact; it contained the remains of five women dating from 2300 to 2100 BC. All the other burial caves had been looted.