라시티 최고의 워킹 & 하이킹 경로

하이킹 중에 이 고원 지대를 여러 번 조망했습니다. 확실히 가장 아름다운 곳은 아니었습니다.

일반적인 튼튼한 등산화로 쉽게 걸을 수 있습니다

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.