Agia Roumeli: Crete’s Road-Free Village Below the Samaria Gorge

July 14, 2026July 4, 2026 by Yannis Divramis

Agia Roumeli is a tiny village on the south-west coast of Crete, in the Chania region, where the Samaria Gorge meets the Libyan Sea. The settlement has no road link to the rest of the island. Travellers reach it on foot after walking down the gorge, or by ferry along the coast from Sougia, Loutro … Read more

Samaria Gorge: Hiking Crete’s Great Canyon

July 14, 2026July 3, 2026 by Yannis Divramis

The Samaria Gorge is the headline hike of south-west Crete, cutting roughly 16 km through the White Mountains national park to the Libyan Sea. Walkers begin high on the Omalos plateau at Xyloskalo, around 1,200 metres, then drop down a steep wooden-stepped path into the riverbed below. The route runs one way and downhill, past … Read more