Canyoning
Where no man has set foot before
Crete, with its high-relief landscape is a paradise for canyoning, a term that means exploring gorges using alpinism techniques.
This sport can be practiced in Crete even in winter, as there isn’t much rain and the temperature remains mild.
Crete's Geology
The Geology of Crete
Geological surveys have shown that Crete, like the rest of Greece and the neighboring Turkey, lay for millions of years at the bottom of a vast sea that geologists call Tethys.
Around 30 million years ago, the Tethys seabed began to rise and a vast land mass, named Aegeis by geologists, gradually emerged where present-day Greece, Turkey and the Aegean Sea are today. What is now Crete was formed on its southern edge.
Aradena Gorge
Aradena - An impressive gorge
The impressive gorge of Aradena is some 19 km west of Chora Sfakion on the road to Anopolis and Agios Ioannis.
Gypaetus Barbatus
Interview with Gypaetus Barbatus : "I love to fly high"
We met at the Samaria Gorge.
It was just before an important snowfall, so it was quite difficult to get there. The great eagle, one of the last of his kind, was sitting on a rock, Rooted to the spot, lofty, imposing, he was proudly gazing the mountains of Crete, his home…
Lasithi Unexplored Caves
Lassithi Caves - Six kilometers of unexplored depths
The French Speleological Society (LUC) in collaboration with the Speleological Association of Crete presented a magical exploration of the caves and the underground of the mountain area of Sitia.
Gourgouthakas - The Deepest Cave
Man sets foot in the deepest shaft cave of Greece
Gourgouthakas is a cave located at an altitude of 1500 m in the Atzinolakos area on the White Mountains.
This cave is also one of the 30 deepest caves in the world.
