Maridaki is a tiny seaside hamlet on the south coast of Crete, tucked at the mouth of a gorge below the Asterousia mountains in the Heraklion district. A small beach of pebbles and grey sand faces the Libyan Sea, and cold spring water runs down the ravine to the shore. A scatter of houses and … Read more
Anydri spreads across a green hillside in the Selino district of south-west Crete, a short distance east of Paleochora on the Libyan Sea coast. Stone houses nestle among olive and citrus groves, and the frescoed church of Saint George anchors village life with its fourteenth-century walls. The Anydri gorge cuts down from the village to … Read more
Therisso sits at the head of a short but spectacular gorge in the White Mountains, just south of Chania in northwest Crete. The narrow ravine, with high rock walls shaded by plane trees, carries the road up from the coastal plain in a dramatic drive that takes only minutes but feels like a journey into … Read more
Aradena Gorge stands among the most dramatic canyons in south-west Crete, a deep rocky cleft that drops from the abandoned stone village of Aradena down to the coast at Marmara beach. The route rewards walkers who want raw mountain scenery, sheer limestone walls and a real sense of solitude away from crowded trails. A tall … Read more