Sfakiano gorge runs the same direction as the Chania - Vrisses village - Sfakia highway, on the west side of it. The gorge's mouth lays at 2 km to the East of Hora Sfakion coastal village.

If you climb up any of the southern peaks of the White Mountains of Crete, on a clear day, you will see the island of Gavdos lying flat on the horizon amidst the Libyan Sea.

Krassi – Azilakes Forest - Chamoprina - Malia
This walk offers a widely-varied landscape: the pretty Krasi village with its huge deciduous plane tree and arched stone fountains, the Krassi plain with its different cultivations, rocky scrubland, the Azilakes Forest, areas wooded with kermes oak and, finally, the imposing bulk of Mount Selena forming the background to all the above.

Krasi village - Selena forest road - Krasi

This walk takes you through the typical scrub and woodland of the northern foothills of Mt Selena, enjoying a panoramic view of the Sea of Crete.

Those who pass through the wild and beautiful Samaria gorge in Crete are rewarded with a sense of achievement and, according to legend, eternal youth

Wild goat, up there - do you see it?’ All heads turn as the guide points to a boulder overhanging the cliff face. Startled, the lone male stares for an instant then leaps out of sight, his long curving horns flashing like gold through the screes.

The Cretan highland

The ferry drives from Gythion - Peloponissos  (three times the week) to the harbor of Kastelli Kissamou (lodging; bus connection to Hania).
The E4 on Crete forks in Sougia in Northern and southern parts.

From Askifou to Livada, on the E4 trail: When I go walking into the Lefka Ori, West Crete, and I do several times a year, I often come to think about how "civilized" some parts feel compared to others. The western (Omalos, Melindaou) and southern (Katsiveli, Roussies) areas feel "civilized", so that when I finally get there, coming from the north or east I feel some kind of relief - Now I'm safe!

The starting point of the trail is the dirt road which starts 50 meters after the cross-road in Kampos Doxarou village leading to Vossakos monastery. A parking place exist at the central church of the village, next to the main road. Finishing point: The same as the starting point

“If you missed this boat, you may never get another one ….”  With apologies to Johnny Duncan and the Bluegrass Boys, who were heading for San Fernando all those years ago.