1. Samaria Gorge National ParkSfakia The Samariá Gorge is a National Park of Greece since 1962 on the island of Crete – a major tourist attraction of the island – and a World's Biosphere Reserve. The gorge is in southwest Crete in the regional unit of Chania. It was created by a small river running between the White Mountains and Mt. Volakias. There are a number of other gorges in the White Mountains. While some say that the gorge is 18 km long, this distance refers to the distance between the settlement of Omalos on the northern side of the plateau and the village of Agia Roumeli. In fact, the gorge is 16 km long, starting at an altitude of 1,250 m at the northern entrance, and ending at the shores of the Libyan Sea in Agia Roumeli. The walk through Samaria National Park is 13 km long, but one has to walk another three ... From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
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Documentary of Municipality of Amari Rethimno - Crete
Municipality of Amari : Βirthplace gods - People Place
Directed..........................Katerina Karagianni Concept..............................Nikos Markidis - Kostas Poutachidis - Vaggelis Mathas Written texts ..................Aris Koutakis - Dimitra Sotiriadou - Katerina Karagianni Editing .............Katerina Karagianni narration ............................Dimitris Papantoniou Musical Composition ..........Xaralampos Aggelakis Cinematographer ...............Vaggelis Mathas Avid Editors .................Giannis Daridis - Efstathia Mousavere Sound Engineer .................Vaggelis Ziakas make up ...........................Elina Markidis Tour Production .................Kostas Poutachidis Production : Amari s.a. ota - Cosmolive.tv
Documentary of Municipality of Amari Rethimno - Crete In a green and beautiful valley surrounded by the Psiloritis’ mountains of Kentros, of Samitos and of Soros is located the municipality of Amari with Aghia Foteini as its “capital”
It covers the south part of Rethymnon Prefecture and includes 26 main villages and various smaller settlements This authentic region with its approximately 6000 permanent inhabitants has preserves a purely traditional character.
Nature has enriched Amari with beautiful landscapes locations that offer magical views astonishing hillsides springs with crystal waters plateaus with lush vegetation of trees, bushes and wild flowers what rates this region among the greenest in the island of Crete.
On one side what Nature has created and on the other what man has achieved together offer remarkable combinations There is no other place where can be found the harmonious co-existence of mountains, ravines and caves Of Minoan settlements with Byzantine churches Of springs and castles.
The history of Amari goes back to the depths of time as the earliest traces of inhabitation that have been found in the settlement of Elenes date back to 6.000 b.C. Building complexes in the area of Sivrito in Monastiraki and in Apodoulou village testify the existence of well organized communities throughout the Minoan era
*ΑΠΑΓΟΡΕΎΕΤΑΙ η επαναχρησιμοποίηση ολόκληρου η μέρος περιεχομένου χωρίς την άδεια του διαχειριστή και χωρίς αναφορά πηγής. ...