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The increasing number of tourists spending holidays in Crete means that in the northern part of the island, it is becoming increasingly difficult to find a place where you can rest from the hectic everyday life in peace. Overcoming the little over 30 kilometers of the city of Chania from the Sfakia poviat on the southern coast of Crete, it enters a completely different land, where the life of the White Mountains is much slower in the shadow of the White Mountains. The genesis of the name of this poviat will not surprise anybody who will break the road from the Imbros gorge to Hora Sfakion. The word "Sfax" means no more than a chasm, which seems to fit perfectly in the area where there are 14 gorges.

Panorama of the road to Hora Sfakion

From Imbros to Hora Sfakion

A few years ago, the route connecting Imbros and Hora Sfakion was considered very dangerous. In the film above, you can see the reasons for such a bad opinion and why the prospect of driving along this road made many tourists shiver. Currently, a significant part of the surface is renovated, and three tunnels have been hollowed out to avoid some dangerous tight corners. It is worth stopping at one of the car parks to admire the beautiful panorama that stretches here on the Libyan Sea. Arriving at the right weather, he even manages to spot the island of Gavdos on the horizon.



Passing the village of Hora Sfakion and leaving towards Anopoli, the last hotels and taverns set for tourists leave behind and enter a completely different world. Only a few years ago only a few tourists decided to cover the section of the road connecting Anopoli and Aradena. Since the old road has been rebuilt, the area of ​​Crete is much more accessible and attracts more tourists than it used to be. However, despite the fact that the new route is wide and encourages faster driving, you should still feel respect for tight corners, steep driveways, local drivers ... well, of course, and goats who are guided by their own internal and unpredictable road code. In many places, the widened road cuts deep into the mountain slope and is sometimes covered with rocky debris falling off the steep walls.

Kozy na drodze do Anopoli


Anopoli

On the top of the hill is the village of Anopoli, which is the largest village in this area. It is inhabited by 250 people and thousands of sheep and goats. In the central square there is a monument Daskalogiannis, who in 1770 was the leader of the rebellion against the Turks. In the town or in kafenio you can come across herdsmen dressed in traditional clothes. You can count on their typical Cretan hospitality seasoned with a glass of crayfish, but you have to remember that people with traditional views have a deeply rooted pride, so before taking a picture of such a person, it is worth asking for permission.

The road to Anopoli



Aradena

Three kilometers further there is a breathtaking abyss, over which the bridge bridging the two banks of the Aradena gorge is slung over. The steel crossing, which in the central part is separated from the ground by nearly 150 m, is at the leading position of the places where the longest bungee jumps are made. In the summer season, every weekend you can try your hand at this extreme sport. No less interesting experience is driving through this bridge. Crashing under the vehicle, uneven, sometimes heavily worn, wooden balls cause that many people begin to doubt the solidity of this construction. From personal experience I assure you that it is possible to cross this bridge. It is also worth to go for it on your own feet, the gap between the beams leaves a unique impression :).




People who value the beauty of nature can go on a hiking trip to the Aradena Gorge. There is a trail from the parking lot next to the small shop that allows you to descend to its bottom. Wild surroundings allow you to enjoy the aromas of herbs growing on them. Currently, Aradena has no permanent residents, and among the abandoned buildings only goats and sheep sneak.

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Herbs growing in the wild surroundings of the Aradena gorge



How to get?

Hora Sfakion is located on the southern coast of Crete, more or less on the same longitude as the Akrotiri peninsula. The New National Road offers definitely the quickest way of getting there. In Vryses you have to get off of it and head for Hora Sfakion.

Access map to Aradena

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Elafonisi

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Elafonisi
Elafonisi

Elafonisi

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Chania Airport

Chania Airport

This is the second largest airport (IATA code: CHQ) in Crete. In 2010, the airport in Chania served a total of over 1.65 million passengers.

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Chania - Xania

Chania - Xania

Chania (Χανιά) is the second largest (after Heraklion) city of Crete. The biggest advantage of Chania is the area of the Old Town and the beautiful Venetian Harbor.

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Aptera

Aptera

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Chania - Xania
Chania - Xania

Chania - Xania

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Sfakia

The genesis of the name of this poviat will not surprise anybody who will break the road from the Imbros gorge to Hora Sfakion.

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Frangokastello
Frangokastello

Frangokastello

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Hrisoskalitissas

Hrisoskalitissas

(Χρυσοσκαλίτισσα) The Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary with the Golden Step from the 17th century is the westernmost church building of this type.

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Hrisoskalitissas
Hrisoskalitissas

Hrisoskalitissas

(Χρυσοσκαλίτισσα) The Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary with the Golden Step from the 17th century is the westernmost church building of this type.

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The Omalos plateau
The Omalos plateau

The Omalos plateau

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Kournas
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Kournas

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The Omalos plateau
The Omalos plateau

The Omalos plateau

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Aradena
Aradena

Aradena

The steel crossing, which in the central part is separated from the ground by nearly 150 m, is at the leading position of the places where the longest bungee jumps are made.

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Chania - Xania
Chania - Xania

Chania - Xania

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Sfakia

Sfakia

The genesis of the name of this poviat will not surprise anybody who will break the road from the Imbros gorge to Hora Sfakion. Word

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Chania Airport
Chania Airport

Chania Airport

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Chora Sfakion

Chora Sfakion

Chora Sfakion is an extremely picturesque mountain village of the mountainous and wild Sfakia region

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Loutro

Loutro

Loutro is famous for the fact that you can get to it only from the sea or walk on the mountain trail, because there is no other road here.

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Stavros

Stavros used to be a small fishing village. Today, it is primarily a tourist destination, but in a positive sense.

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Bear's Cave

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Balos Lagoon
Balos Lagoon

Balos Lagoon

Balos is one of Crete's flagship beaches if not all of Greece. We can assure you that the landscapes you see during your trip to Balos will remain with you for a very long time.

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Moni Katholiko
Moni Katholiko

Moni Katholiko

Moni Katholiko is probably the oldest and most spectacular monastery in Crete. It is located 20 km north-east of Chania.

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Agia Triada Monastery
Agia Triada Monastery

Agia Triada Monastery

The Orthodox monastery of Agia Triada, located on the northern part of the Akrotiri peninsula, is one of the most beautiful and richest monasteries in Crete.

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Agia Triada Monastery
Agia Triada Monastery

Agia Triada Monastery

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Gouverneto Monastery
Gouverneto Monastery

Gouverneto Monastery

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Imbros

Imbros

The length of the trail leading through this place is about 8 kilometers and the difference in altitude is about 600m.

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Agia Roumeli
Agia Roumeli

Agia Roumeli

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Souda

Souda

Until the early nineties, this place was known only to few tourists and local residents.

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Paleochora

Paleochora

Paleochora is a quite well-organized tourist town, with a beautiful large sandy beach

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Lissos
Lissos

Lissos

Ruiny starożytnego miasta Lissos znajdują się około 3,5 km od miejscowości Sougia na południowym wybrzeżu Krety.

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Samaria

Samaria

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Glyka Nera

Glyka Nera

Glyka Nera is one of the most spectacular beaches in Crete.

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Sougia

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Falasarna (excavations)

Falasarna (excavations)

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Krios

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Agia Sofia
Agia Sofia

Agia Sofia

Between the villages of Topolia and Koutsamatados there is an interesting cave known as Agia Sofia

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Milia
Milia

Milia

Milia is an authentic mountain settlement, which most probably dates from about the seventeenth century.

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Potamida
Potamida

Potamida

On the edge of the village of Potamida grows a complex of clay mounds called Komolithi (Komolithoi)

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Grammeno
Grammeno

Grammeno

Grammeno (Γραμμένο) is a beach that can be counted among one of the best and most beautiful beaches in this part of Crete.

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Platanias
German tunnels
Platanias<br/> German tunnels

Platanias
German tunnels

Platanias is a popular tourist destination. It is here that there are very interesting tunnels from World War II.

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Polirynia
Polirynia

Polirynia

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Agia Irini
Agia Irini

Agia Irini

The Agia Irini gorge, just a short distance from the village of Sougia, is one of the most popular hiking destinations.

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Gramvous
Gramvous

Gramvous

The island of Gramvousa, or in fact Imeri Gramvousa (Ήμερη Γραμβούσα), is an inseparable point of a trip that combines a stay in the Balos Lagoon with visiting the remains of a fortress located on the top of the island of Imeri Gramovousa.

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Fortress
Fortress

Fortress

Agia Roumeli is located on the south coast of Chania Prefecture, between Chora Sfakion and Paleochora.

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Ag. Pavlos
Ag. Pavlos

Ag. Pavlos

The Byzantine church of Agios Pavlos was erected on the remote Selouda Beach in the south of Crete.

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Kedrodasos
Kedrodasos

Kedrodasos

Even in the high season, Kedrodasos still remains wild and unobstructed by crowds

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Seitan Limania
Seitan Limania

Seitan Limania

There is a beach in Crete that literally makes some people shiver. This place is Seitan Limania which can be translated as Satan's Ports or Cursed Ports.

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Aspri Limni
Aspri Limni

Aspri Limni

Aspri Limni means White Lake, although the lake is just a conventional name. Under this term there is a small bay.

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Krzysztof Adamiec}
Krzysztof Adamiec
2011-12-09 16:47:44

małe sprostowanie

Na wstępie- jak zawsze świetny artykuł:) Jednakże muszę się wymądrzyć i sprostować informację o pierwszym filmie: to nie jest trasa Imbros Sfakia a zjazd z miejscowości Kalikratis do Frangokastello. Tą trasę pokonałem w 2009r. ale w odwrotnym kierunku- faktycznie niesamowita. Nawet lepsze wrażenia niż do Anopolis przed położeniem asfaltu (tak było w 2007r)

Pozdrawiam serdecznie i czekam na kolejne artykuły. Krzysztof (barbelek)

Krzysztof Adamiec}
Krzysztof Adamiec
2011-12-09 19:25:16

Sprostowanie 2

W akapicie "jak dojechać" wkradła sięczeska pomyłka: Sfakia jest na południowym wybrzeżu Krety:)

Pozdrawiam:)

Piotrek | www.crete.pl
Piotrek | www.crete.pl
2011-12-10 09:57:44

Dzięki za uwagi

Wielkie dzięki za spostrzegawczość :). Jakoś umknął mi ten czeski błąd. Oczywiście poprawiłem go już.

Jeśli chodzi o filmik to zamieściłem go raczej w ramach poglądowych, aby pokazać jak trudne do jazdy były  (a czasem wciąż są) drogi na Krecie i jak bardzo zmienia się (lub zmieniło) to na przestrzeni ostatnich kilku lat. Z jednej strony to trochę przykre, bo tak jak napisał Dave Wood, ginie przez to prawdziwy charakter Krety, ale z drugiej strony ja rozumiem te przebudowy. To na pewno bardzo ułatwia życie lokalnym społecznościom.

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Sfakia

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The increasing number of tourists spending holidays in Crete means that in the northern part of the island, it is becoming increasingly difficult to find a place where you can rest from the hectic everyday life in peace. Overcoming the little over 30 kilometers of the city of Chania from the Sfakia poviat on the southern coast of Crete, it enters a completely different land, where the life of the White Mountains is much slower in the shadow of the White Mountains. The genesis of the name of this poviat will not surprise anybody who will break the road from the Imbros gorge to Hora Sfakion.

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Καλή Σαρακοστή ☺
Warto zobaczyć, byliśmy jest pieknie
Piękne miejsce.
Prace wykonane przez Evansa, tak bardzo kontrowersyjne, doprowadziły jednak do tego, że Pałac w Knossos jest najchętniej odwiedzanym zabytkiem na Krecie. Pałac w Zakros czy nawet Fajstos, tak bardzo autentyczne, nie mogą się poszczycić taką popularnością. (...)
Niezapomniane wrażenia
Byłam, widziałam, poczułam moc tego miejsca
Warto zwiedzić.
Nádherná památka byla jsem tam 2x ❤️
gość PiotrWie : Już i na południu jest sporo ludzi - pamiętam puste plaże za Asterousią a w 2019 i w Tris Ekklisies i w Lentas a nawet na plażach Tripiti i Trachoulas było sporo ludzi.A na Serifos czy Kimolos byliśmy sami ewentualnie z jakąś drugą dwójką.
Zostaje mniej oblegane południe , ja pamiętam Kretę z przed 2 dekad i Balos gdzie prawie nie było ludzi :)
Taknpomyślałam, że pewnie trochę zatrzęsło... A wówczas nawet wykonane prace zabezpieczające nie dadzą 100% bezpieczeństwa. Dobrze, że nikt nie ucierpiał
gość PiotrWie : My wybieramy się w maju na Ikarię. Tam czegoś takiego nie będzie jeszcze jakiś czas. Polecam wyspy na którym nie ma lotnisk międzynarodowych - chętni na takie resorty nie uznają podróży z przesiadkami. Np Serifos, Sifnos czy Astipaleę.  
Dobrze, że są miejsca gdzie udało się odsunąć te plany. Typu Plakias , Falassarna
To już nie będzie Kreta dzika i swojska. Będą tłumy i komercja.
Masakra
Pamiętam lekki chłód w porównaniu z upałem sierpniowym poza wąwozem i taką duszącą wilgoć
Ciekawe miejsce. Idąc tam , próbowaliśmy cofnąć czas, wyobrażając sobie wioskę w pełnym rozkwicie…
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