{"id":1139,"date":"2015-04-30T18:07:19","date_gmt":"2015-04-30T15:07:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thepaleochorasite.com\/bobsblog\/?p=1139"},"modified":"2022-10-08T16:50:24","modified_gmt":"2022-10-08T13:50:24","slug":"the-sirikari-gorge-to-polyrrinia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thepaleochorasite.com\/bobsblog\/the-sirikari-gorge-to-polyrrinia\/","title":{"rendered":"The Sirikari Gorge to Polyrrinia"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"lynne\"<\/a>Inevitably, after five years and approaching seventy articles, \u201cExplore\u201d will move further away from, but always within easy reach of Paleochora. The walk through the Sirikari Gorge to Polyrrinia is a case in point, with a scenic drive of 45km through Dris and Strovles to Topolia, then branching left through Aikirgiannis and Kalathenes to park 1 km beyond Sirikari at the prominent church of Ag. Konstantinos, well worth the hour or so it takes to reach there.<\/p>\n

The way-marked path from here to Polyrrinia is one of the easiest gorge walks in Crete, contouring above the valley, reaching the end in c. 1.5 hours, with a further half hour into the village. Then there is, if you’ve driven there, the problem of how to get back. Lynne and I solved this by driving to Kastelli, and once taking a taxi to Sirikari, another time reaching the village by bus. Tavernas in Polyrrinia will arrange a taxi to Kastelli, another couple of hours away on foot. You could always walk back the same way, or alternatively return by the Koliana Gorge (see below.) Best of all is for a kind friend to drive you there, and meet you later in Polyrrinia.<\/p>