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Kritsa Gorge Trail

Kritsa Gorge Trail

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Kritsa Gorge Trail

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Location: Lasithi, Greece

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Niek 🇳🇱

October 29, 2023

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Here you can turn off to take the short route back to Kritsa.

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Bruce

August 27, 2021

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Kritsa (Greek: Κριτσά, romanized: Critsá) is one of the oldest and most picturesque villages in Crete, Greece, built amphitheatrically on a rock hill, named Kastellos, surrounded by olive groves, at an altitude of 375 m. It is part of the municipality of Agios Nikolaos. During the Middle Ages, it was thought to be the largest village in Crete. Kritsa has been destroyed many times during the last centuries because it participated in all of Crete's revolutions. It is located 10 km from Agios Nikolaos and has about 2200 inhabitants who live in different neighborhoods named Palemilos, Koukistres, Christos and Pergiolikia.

Furion

October 19, 2023

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If you like, you can go a little further through the gorge. Everyone else has made it and can start their way back.

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Elevation 350 m

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