Water Samaria Gorge

It was created by a small river running between the white mountains lefká óri and mt.

Water samaria gorge. All reviews agia roumeli samaria gorge hiking boots your feet water bottles libyan sea an early start own pace down hill running shoes ferry ride great hike public bus water stops starting point second half uneven terrain tour company stunning scenery knee problems falling rocks easy hike. The samariá gorge greek. However it s only since 1980 that the rest of the world has been able to enjoy this naturally high alkaline ph 7 9 water now bottled and presented to us as samaria. According to mythology zeus used to visit the white mountains of crete to quench his thirst with the crystal clear spring water found in its spectacular gorge.

In winter high water makes the gorge of samaria dangerous and impassable. The gorge is in southwest crete in the regional unit of chania. There are a number of other gorges in the white mountains. It is 16 km long and its width is 150 m at its widest point and 3 m at its narrowest.

The gorge opens both from the south entrance in agia roumeli and the north entrance at the xyloskalo at omalos plateau at 07 00 hrs in the morning with last admission also from both sides at 16 00 hrs. The gorge will also be closed on rainy days when there is a danger of rock falls. Recipient of more than 19 international awards for quality and taste samaria is available in still natural sparkling natural sparkling with lemon and for the. Cardiff united kingdom 573 contributions 102 helpful votes.

Thousands of visitors drink from it and the people in omalos above and agia roumeli below drink from the same pipes. Samaria gorge is one of the longest in europe it is 16 km long begins at 1230 meters above sea level at xiloskalo near the village of omalos and ends at sea level near the pretty coastal village of agia roumeli. Cardiff united kingdom 573 contributions 102 helpful votes. The gorge is situated in the samaria national park within the white mountains in west crete.

It is piped water in the samaria gorge and there should be no safety issues with it. However this is weather dependent. Helenh e wrote a review 1 sep. The walk can take anywhere between 4 and 6 hours to complete depending on your approach and fitness levels.

But may close earlier if autumn rains not uncommon in october damage the path or make some cliffs unstable. Helenh e wrote a review sep 1. While some say that the gorge is. The gorge of samaria closes to the public at the end of october.

The national park of samaria gorge is opened annually from 1 may to 15 october. φαράγγι σαμαριάς or just φάραγγας 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. It starts from xyloskalo area with an altitude of 1200 m and continues down until the sea level in the village of agia roumeli and the libyan sea.