Nov 06 2012
Approaching the village of Voutas, 12 km north-west of Paleochora, the eyes of walkers, cyclists or car passengers (not drivers, please) are inexorably drawn across the deep valley of the Pelakaniotikos river to a prominent natural arch high among the rocks on the opposite hillside. What an exploit it would be, I’ve often thought, as …
Jun 11 2012
A tourist information brochure produced by the Paleochora ‘dimos’ (town council) some years ago recommended four ‘canyons’ of interest to visiting walkers – the gorges of Anidri, Agia Irini and Samaria, and the Kalogiros Gorge. Whereas the first three are familiar and well-trodden, the Kalogiros Gorge is relatively unknown. “This is considered as the ‘inviolate’ …
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