Sights Gorges and nature Kritsa gorge in Agios Nikolaos, East Crete
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Just before the village the road curves to the right in the direction of the Lato archeological site and to the gorge. Half kilometer further on is the parking place. It is a nice and not a difficult walk, sometimes need some „rock climbing”. Walking till the gorge area is about one hour. The length of the gorge is 6.5 kilometres. Difference in altitude is 200 metres. Average time of walking is between 2.5 and 3 hours. After 1 - 1,5 hour walking is the place where you can decide either to continue hiking in the gorge, turn back or climb up to a path that leads away from the gorge. Returning along the gorge is easy and it takes about one hour. If you want to climb up from the gorge there is a path that takes you close to an ancient Doric village, Lato, which is a historically significant place. If you decide to continue hiking to the end point of the gorge it takes about one and a half hours more. Kritsa is one of the oldest and most picturesque villages in Crete, at an altitude of 375 m. During the Middle Ages, it was thought to be the largest village in Crete. Kritsa has an extensive historic record with evidence of occupation as early as the second millennium BC. Near the village, three km to the north, are the ruins of the ancient Greek city Lato which was noted as one of the most powerful Dorian towns in Crete, with two acropoleis. Before the entrance of the village is the old Byzantine church of Panagia Kera with unique, in technique and importance, Byzantine frescoes(13th and 14th century). The Kritsa Gorge is located on the route to Tapes or to Lato.
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| Last Updated on Sunday, 02 September 2012 05:14 |
Kritsa Gorge (Greek Φαράγγι Κριτσάς [fa'ragi kri'tsas]) is a narrow gorge not far from the town-village of 
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