이라클리온‬에서 가장 멋진 ‪10‬개의 산길

The windmills on the famous Lassithi Plateau are located right off the road. Admission and parking are free. One of the mills has been completely restored. Sturdy shoes are recommended for the easy climb. Unfortunately, you can't go all the way to the top, but you still have fantastic views over the plateau.

Challenging ascent to 1245 m in the Dikti Mountains, completely asphalted and almost traffic-free. Fantastic views of the Lasithi plateau and the Cretan mountain landscape.

Near Paranymfi, you should visit the spectacular Ambas waterfall, at the beginning of the gorge of the same name. This gorge is home to the largest colony of birds of prey in Europe.

The average altitude of Asteroussia is not really impressive (<1250m), but access is quite difficult because the terrain is very rugged, with many ravines. Asterousia's main features are the warm temperatures, rare rainfall and very low vegetation, but this is deceptive. The few trees that struggle to grow are eaten by the hungry goats that destroy everything. Rugged mountains, sharp rocks and steep cliffs that fall into the sea give the whole region an eerie character that makes these landscapes unique in Europe. Our absolute favorite destination in Crete, on the numerous hikes there we hardly met any other living creatures apart from goats and vultures (an endless number of vultures). The hiker's heart is happy.

On clear days, the almost 30 km as the crow flies are no problem, the view is wonderful. Kofinas, the highest mountain in the Asterousias Mountains, is clearly visible.

From the gravel road to Kofinas there are always impressive views of the Masara Plain and the Ida Mountains.

A small path goes uphill past the windmills through a goat pasture, past a small chapel, to Mount Karfi.

The panorama is fantastic 😍 However, sure-footedness is required from here, there is no clear path and you can get quite close to the edge.