Samaria Gorge

CanyonGreeceProtected area

A 16-kilometre gorge cutting through the White Mountains of Crete to the Libyan Sea, narrowing to the three-metre-wide "Iron Gates".

Highlights

The Iron Gates
Kri-kri wild goats
Coastal finish at Agia Roumeli

At a glance

Type: Canyon
Country: Greece
Region: Crete
Continent: Europe
Best seasons: spring, summer, autumn

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