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The walk through the Lissos gorge is easy and takes less than two hours. At the end of the harbour is the entrance to the gorge. A small rock blocks the road but it is easy to overcome this small obstacle after which you continue on the way towards Lissos. Alongside the path you will find a pine-tree forest, which gives a welcome shade in the summertime. After half an hour you pass a very impressive rock. After some 45 minutes, the path goes uphill and the walk becomes a bit more difficult. Then you end up in a pine-tree forest that ends at a plateau, from which you have a beautiful view over Lissos bay. Subsequently, you can go downhill again and visit the slightly remote temple, the archaeological site and at the end the Lissos beach. Unfortunately, from here there is no other way back to Sougia, except to walk back the same route in reverse order.
Hiking in the area with the Naturalist club Heraklion (www.fysi.gr): Agia Irini gorge - Sougia beach
Photos by www.fysi.gr Hiking with the Naturalist Club Heraklion (fysi.gr):
Our walk began just outside (west) of the village Sougia. The path: Sougia port - Lissos gorge - Lissos ancient site - Lissos Beach
Photos by the Naturalist Club Heraklion - Fysi.gr
In the summer of 2011 I spent two weeks on the south-west coast of Crete, Greece hiking along the coastal paths connecting dramatic gorges, paradisal beaches, ancient sites and roadless settlements. This is the first of three videos showing the walk from Paleohora to Sougia, a walk which took in the ancient site of Lissos.
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