Selakano Forest: Crete’s Largest Pine Forest in the Dikti Mountains

Selakano Forest: Crete's Largest Pine Forest in the Dikti Mountains

Selakano is a remote upland forest hidden high in the Dikti mountains of eastern Crete, in the Lasithi district south of the famous Lasithi plateau. It spreads above the villages of Males and Christos, inland from the coastal town of Ierapetra, across high slopes and valleys at around a thousand metres and more. Here grows … Read more