"Samaria Gorge"

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19 September 2024

Samaria Gorge on the island of Crete, a major tourist attraction of the island and a World's Biosphere Reserve. The walk through Samaria National Park is a 15km long hike. The most famous part of the gorge is the stretch known as the Gates or Iron Gates, where the sides of the gorge close in to a width of only four meters and soar up to a height of almost 300 meters. The rare kri-kri or Cretan Goat is a native protective species among rare endemic flora and fauna. Most of the visitors trek on the path down to the gorge from the mountain and the area of Omalos Plateau to Agia Roumeli, a little village on the Libyan Sea where they return by a ferry. Creta Island, Greece June 2022

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19 September 2024

Samaria Gorge on the island of Crete, a major tourist attraction of the island and a World's Biosphere Reserve. The walk through Samaria National Park is a 15km long hike. The most famous part of the gorge is the stretch known as the Gates or Iron Gates, where the sides of the gorge close in to a width of only four meters and soar up to a height of almost 300 meters. The rare kri-kri or Cretan Goat is a native protective species among rare endemic flora and fauna. Most of the visitors trek on the path down to the gorge from the mountain and the area of Omalos Plateau to Agia Roumeli, a little village on the Libyan Sea where they return by a ferry. Creta Island, Greece June 2022

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19 September 2024

Samaria Gorge on the island of Crete, a major tourist attraction of the island and a World's Biosphere Reserve. The walk through Samaria National Park is a 15km long hike. The most famous part of the gorge is the stretch known as the Gates or Iron Gates, where the sides of the gorge close in to a width of only four meters and soar up to a height of almost 300 meters. The rare kri-kri or Cretan Goat is a native protective species among rare endemic flora and fauna. Most of the visitors trek on the path down to the gorge from the mountain and the area of Omalos Plateau to Agia Roumeli, a little village on the Libyan Sea where they return by a ferry. Creta Island, Greece June 2022

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19 September 2024

Samaria Gorge on the island of Crete, a major tourist attraction of the island and a World's Biosphere Reserve. The walk through Samaria National Park is a 15km long hike. The most famous part of the gorge is the stretch known as the Gates or Iron Gates, where the sides of the gorge close in to a width of only four meters and soar up to a height of almost 300 meters. The rare kri-kri or Cretan Goat is a native protective species among rare endemic flora and fauna. Most of the visitors trek on the path down to the gorge from the mountain and the area of Omalos Plateau to Agia Roumeli, a little village on the Libyan Sea where they return by a ferry. Creta Island, Greece June 2022

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19 September 2024

Samaria Gorge on the island of Crete, a major tourist attraction of the island and a World's Biosphere Reserve. The walk through Samaria National Park is a 15km long hike. The most famous part of the gorge is the stretch known as the Gates or Iron Gates, where the sides of the gorge close in to a width of only four meters and soar up to a height of almost 300 meters. The rare kri-kri or Cretan Goat is a native protective species among rare endemic flora and fauna. Most of the visitors trek on the path down to the gorge from the mountain and the area of Omalos Plateau to Agia Roumeli, a little village on the Libyan Sea where they return by a ferry. Creta Island, Greece June 2022

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19 September 2024

Samaria Gorge on the island of Crete, a major tourist attraction of the island and a World's Biosphere Reserve. The walk through Samaria National Park is a 15km long hike. The most famous part of the gorge is the stretch known as the Gates or Iron Gates, where the sides of the gorge close in to a width of only four meters and soar up to a height of almost 300 meters. The rare kri-kri or Cretan Goat is a native protective species among rare endemic flora and fauna. Most of the visitors trek on the path down to the gorge from the mountain and the area of Omalos Plateau to Agia Roumeli, a little village on the Libyan Sea where they return by a ferry. Creta Island, Greece June 2022

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19 September 2024

Samaria Gorge on the island of Crete, a major tourist attraction of the island and a World's Biosphere Reserve. The walk through Samaria National Park is a 15km long hike. The most famous part of the gorge is the stretch known as the Gates or Iron Gates, where the sides of the gorge close in to a width of only four meters and soar up to a height of almost 300 meters. The rare kri-kri or Cretan Goat is a native protective species among rare endemic flora and fauna. Most of the visitors trek on the path down to the gorge from the mountain and the area of Omalos Plateau to Agia Roumeli, a little village on the Libyan Sea where they return by a ferry. Creta Island, Greece June 2022

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19 September 2024

Samaria Gorge on the island of Crete, a major tourist attraction of the island and a World's Biosphere Reserve. The walk through Samaria National Park is a 15km long hike. The most famous part of the gorge is the stretch known as the Gates or Iron Gates, where the sides of the gorge close in to a width of only four meters and soar up to a height of almost 300 meters. The rare kri-kri or Cretan Goat is a native protective species among rare endemic flora and fauna. Most of the visitors trek on the path down to the gorge from the mountain and the area of Omalos Plateau to Agia Roumeli, a little village on the Libyan Sea where they return by a ferry. Creta Island, Greece June 2022

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19 September 2024

Samaria Gorge on the island of Crete, a major tourist attraction of the island and a World's Biosphere Reserve. The walk through Samaria National Park is a 15km long hike. The most famous part of the gorge is the stretch known as the Gates or Iron Gates, where the sides of the gorge close in to a width of only four meters and soar up to a height of almost 300 meters. The rare kri-kri or Cretan Goat is a native protective species among rare endemic flora and fauna. Most of the visitors trek on the path down to the gorge from the mountain and the area of Omalos Plateau to Agia Roumeli, a little village on the Libyan Sea where they return by a ferry. Creta Island, Greece June 2022

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19 September 2024

Logo of Samaria Gorge on the island of Crete, a major tourist attraction of the island and a World's Biosphere Reserve. The walk through Samaria National Park is a 15km long hike. The most famous part of the gorge is the stretch known as the Gates or Iron Gates, where the sides of the gorge close in to a width of only four meters and soar up to a height of almost 300 meters. The rare kri-kri or Cretan Goat is a native protective species among rare endemic flora and fauna. Most of the visitors trek on the path down to the gorge from the mountain and the area of Omalos Plateau to Agia Roumeli, a little village on the Libyan Sea where they return by a ferry. Creta Island, Greece June 2022

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19 September 2024

Samaria Gorge on the island of Crete, a major tourist attraction of the island and a World's Biosphere Reserve. The walk through Samaria National Park is a 15km long hike. The most famous part of the gorge is the stretch known as the Gates or Iron Gates, where the sides of the gorge close in to a width of only four meters and soar up to a height of almost 300 meters. The rare kri-kri or Cretan Goat is a native protective species among rare endemic flora and fauna. Most of the visitors trek on the path down to the gorge from the mountain and the area of Omalos Plateau to Agia Roumeli, a little village on the Libyan Sea where they return by a ferry. Creta Island, Greece June 2022

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28 August 2024

A man swims at Ilingas Beach near Hora Sfakion in Crete, Greece, on August 28, 2024. Hora Sfakion is a popular town on the south coast of Crete, touching the Libyan Sea in the Mediterranean. It is the capital of the remote and mountainous Sfakia region. The town connects to the mainland by ferry through a small dock and road. During the summer, it is a famous destination for tourists due to its beaches with crystal clear water and proximity to canyons, gorges like Imbros Gorge, and the White Mountains, Lefka Ori. Many hikers, after crossing Samaria Gorge, continue trekking to Hora Sfakion or pass through there via the connecting ferry from Agia Roumeli, Loutro, or Gavdos Island.

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28 August 2024

A general view of Hora Sfakion, or Sfakia, in Crete, Greece, on August 28, 2024. This town on the south coast of Crete touches the Libyan Sea in the Mediterranean. It is the capital of the remote and mountainous Sfakia region. The town connects by ferry through the small dock and road to the mainland. During the summer, it is a famous destination for tourists, with beaches featuring crystal clear water and proximity to canyons, gorges like Imbros Gorge, and the White Mountains, Lefka Ori. Many hikers, after crossing Samaria Gorge, continue trekking to Chora Sfakion or pass through there via the connecting ferry from Agia Roumeli, Loutro, or Gavdos island.

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28 August 2024

A general view of Agios Charalampos beach near Hora Sfakion in Greece on August 28, 2024. Hora Sfakion is a popular town on the south coast of Crete island, touching the Libyan Sea in the Mediterranean. It is the capital of the remote and mountainous Sfakia region. The town connects by ferry through the small dock and road to the mainland. During the summer, it is a famous destination for tourists due to its beaches with crystal clear water and proximity to canyons, gorges like Imbros Gorge, and the White Mountains, Lefka Ori. Many hikers, after crossing Samaria Gorge, continue trekking to Hora Sfakion or pass through there via the connecting ferry from Agia Roumeli, Loutro, or Gavdos island.

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28 August 2024

A general view underwater at Agios Charalampos beach near Hora Sfakion in Greece, on August 28, 2024. Hora Sfakion is a popular town on the south coast of Crete island, touching the Libyan Sea in the Mediterranean. It is the capital of the remote and mountainous Sfakia region. The town connects by ferry through the small dock and road to the mainland. During the summer, it is a famous destination for tourists as there are beaches with crystal clear transparent water and it is near many canyons and gorges like Imbros Gorge and the White Mountains, Lefka Ori. Many hikers, after crossing Samaria Gorge, continue trekking to Hora Sfakion or pass through there via the connecting ferry from Agia Roumeli, Loutro, or Gavdos island.

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28 August 2024

A goat is in Hora Sfakion, Greece, on August 28, 2024, a town on the south coast of Crete island, touching the Libyan Sea in the Mediterranean. It is the capital of the remote and mountainous Sfakia region. The town connects by ferry through the small dock and road to the mainland. During the summer, it is a destination for tourists due to its beaches with clear water and proximity to canyons, gorges like Imbros Gorge, and the White Mountains, Lefka Ori. Many hikers, after crossing Samaria Gorge, continue trekking to Hora Sfakion or pass through there via the connecting ferry from Agia Roumeli, Loutro, or Gavdos island.

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