Platania Gorge
Geosite
The gorge located just north of the homonymous settlement is somewhat different from the other gorges in Crete.
Amari
Amari Municipality
Gious Kambos
The Gious Kambos is located on the northwestern slopes of Mount Kedros, between the Amari Valley and Spili, about 31 km southeast of Rethymno.
Patsos (Gorge) – Agia Fotini – Meronas – Gerakari (connection with Gious Kambos tulips) – Kardaki – Neos Amari – Monastiraki – Petrochori – Fourfouras (route to Psiloritis Pardi) – Platiana (Platiana route) – Vistagi – Thronos
Starting from Patsos and its namesake gorge, the route begins heading towards Meronas, a village with views of Psiloritis and the Amari Valley, and continues to Gerakari, a fertile village built near the plateaus of Gious Kambos, Choni Kambos, and Fteres. Next is Kardaki, followed by Neos Amari, a designated traditional settlement that preserves its folk architecture.
Then, the villages of Monastiraki, Petrochori (on the eastern foothills of Mount Samitos, above the Amari Valley), and Fourfouras (built on the western foothills of Psiloritis) are situated.
Route or Trail Type
Regions
Distance
50 km
Minoan settlement at Apodoulou
A Greek-Italian excavation team has recently brought to light a very important Minoan settlement of the Old Palace period (19th century BC – 1600 BC).
Minoan palatial centre at Monastiraki
An important Old Palace settlement has been unearthed outside Monastiraki, in the region of Amari.
Ancient Syvritos
Syvritos was acity-state that flourished in Antiquity.
Timios Stavros
At an altitude of 2.456 metres, the chapel of the True Cross (Timios Stavros) perpetuates the ancient practice of worship in peak sanctuaries.
Early Byzantine Basilica at Vizari
A remarkable Early Byzantine basilica of the 3rd century AD was unearthed one kilometre east of the village of Vizari, in the district of Amari, on the site
Asomaton (Gathering of the Angels) Monastery
The Monastery of Asomatoi is dedicated to the Gathering of the Angels. It was built in the 2nd Byzantine period in the style of a fortress.
Ida or Psiloritis
The Ida range dominates the central portion of Crete, occupying a goodly part of the prefectures of Heraklion and Rethymnon, separating the
