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Frangokastello in Crete

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On the south coast of Crete, a two hour drive over the mountains from Chania and 60 km from Rethymno, is the strange sight of a 14th century fort near the beach, which gives the village of scattered houses its name.

Frangokastello or CFrangokastello

Frangokastello village is strung out alongside long flat fine sandy beaches, wonderful for safe swimming and ideal for children.

The village is on a narrow plain, beneath a mountain backdrop.

There are a number of tavernas, cafes, shops catering for most needs, and some specialist fish restaurants, which are held in high regard by the locals.

The general area is noted for attractive gorges that delight keen walkers, and not far away is Chora Sfakion from where you can take a boat along the south coast to the west.

 

 

 


 

Frangokastello, Frangokastelo, Hotels Apartments in Crete, Creta, Kreta
Frangokastello, Frangokastelo, Hotels Apartments in Crete, Creta, Kreta
Frangokastello, Frangokastelo, Hotels Apartments in Crete, Creta, Kreta
Frangokastello, Frangokastelo, Hotels Apartments in Crete, Creta, Kreta
Frangokastello, Frangokastelo, Hotels Apartments in Crete, Creta, Kreta
Frangokastello, Frangokastelo, Hotels Apartments in Crete, Creta, Kreta
Frangokastello, Frangokastelo, Hotels Apartments in Crete, Creta, Kreta
Frangokastello, Frangokastelo, Hotels Apartments in Crete, Creta, Kreta

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Samaria gorge.  Crete, Greece
Having a total length of sixteen kilometres, this gorge is the largest in Europe and certainly the most famous and visited among the many gorges of Crete.
Until about the middle of the century it was a wild landscape with a totally undisturbed ecosystem and home to a great number of wild birds and mammals as well as to a small population of woodcutters and shepherds who lived in Agia Roumeli or in the village of Samaria inside the gorge.
Today this village has been abandoned, but the steep slopes of the gorge and the thick forests in the surrounding area are still populated with many rare species. These include over fifty species of wild birds - among them, the extremely rare harrier eagle (Gypaetus barbatus) and golden eagle (Aquila Chrysaetos), both threatened with extinction - and about ten species of mammals among which the famous Cretan wild goat otherwise known as kri kri and the Cretan polecat known as zourìdha. As for the flora of the area, it is abundantly rich and includes many wild flowers native to this land.
In 1962, the gorge, together with a small area to the west and east of it, was officially declared a National Park, so that its delicate ecosystem could be protected.
The park extends over an area of 5100 hectares and, unlikeits quiet days in the past, today it is visited by some 300,000 people a year, all of them determined to walk the gorge. Visits are allowed between May and October, but in July and August the tourists are so many that it is impossible to be alone even for a minute. On the other hand, if you can come between May and early June, or between the middle of September and the end of October, you will certainly enjoy it a lot more.
A good time to visit the gorge (in fact, a time before it is officially opened to the public) is the first weekend of April, when a two-day festival is held in Samaria in honour of Osia Maria. The liturgy in the small Byzantine church is chanted by father Giorgis Chiotakis of Sfakia, an amazing priest who likes a good feast as much as anyone else and yet is a truly holy man.

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