the walks
Walking with FaragiTours For the season 2008 we offer the following walks: - The Diktamos Gorge - A Country walk around Vamos - The Imbros Gorge and Frankokastello - Authentic Apokoronas - Along rivers and through Orange Groves General information: - Prices are per person and include transfer to and from the walk. Children under 15 years half price. The main pickup places are: Geourgioupolis, Kavros, Vamos, Almyrida en Kalyves. - Depending on the walk, a Cretan picnic or a coffee/tea is included. - Guide speaks English, Dutch and German. - At the end of the walk we have a 'Meze' (Greek tapas) and/or a drink (not included). Individual Walks Do you like to walk at your own pace and discover the Cretan landscapes yourself? FaragiTours has made several walk descriptions, mainly in the area of Vamos.Other Walks! During the season of 2008 I will be guiding twice a week in the region of Rethymno for the Happy Walker. One walk starts at the famous monastery of Arkadi and the other in the ceramic village of Margarites. If you are staying in the region of Apokoronas and you would like to join in these walks, you can book them through FaragiTours as well. We can also arrange your transfer. Click on the walks below for more information. - Arkadi Monastery: a symbol of freedom | |||||||||||||||
Diktamos Gorge Through the riverbed of the Diktamos Gorge A quiet, very green and shady gorge! Some small parts are a bit of a scramble but the combination of high rocky walls with beautiful shady vegetation of plane-trees is perfect! On the way we have a tasty Cretan picnic (included). The walk ends in the small village of Katohori where we can have a cold drink (not included). A spectacular walk, also suitable for the summer!
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A countrywalk around Vamos Old path outside Vamos After walking around the village of Vamos, we go towards an old monastery. On the way there are wonderful views on the White Mountains (Lefka Ori). Along an old village, an old Turkish settlement and through forest tracks we walk to a hidden church with beautiful fresco's. Here we enjoy a Cretan picnic and after we walk through olive groves and an ancient path back to Vamos. An easy and relaxing walk!
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The Imbros Gorge and FrankoKastello Natural gate in the gorge First a drive via the beautiful Askyfou plateau to the village of Imbros. From here the spectacular walk through the Imbros Gorge starts. At some points the gorge is extremely narrow! It is not a very long and difficult walk, suitable for children as well. At the village Komitades, where the walk ends, we have a transfer to FrankoKastello a Venetian fort from the 14th century. There is a beautiful sandy beach where you can go for a dive in the Lybian Sea or have some food and drinks in one of the taverns. Note! This walk is not guided!
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Authentic Apokoronas An old stone path towards a chapel This walk has really a lot to offer! We walk through four very traditional villages of the Apokoronas area. Situated at the edge of the White Mountains, the views and landscapes here are unspoiled and breathtaking! We walk through forests, along very old chapels (with fresco's 700 hundred years old) and old mule-paths. In the distance we can see the sea and with clear weather even the city of Rethymno and the Psiloritis, the highest mountain of Crete! Halfway we enjoy a coffee or tea in one of the traditional 'kafenia'. We end the walk with some 'meze' (Greek tapas) in a local tavern (not included). This walk is a beauty!
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Along Rivers and through Orange Groves River Koiliaris We walk along a river and cross many olive and orange groves. We visit a 13th century Byzantine church and pass from the imposing entrance of the Diktamos Gorge. In a traditional village, which is famous for it's springs, we enjoy a coffee/tea (not included). Along easy dirt roads we walk along oranges, olive and avocado groves back to the start. Hidden in the fields there are many old stone-built wells. At the end of the walk we enjoy a Cretan picnic in the yard of an old church (included). One of the easier walks with very few up- and downhill!
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Arkadi Monastery, a symbol of Freedom The Arkadi Monastery In the Rethymno area..
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Ceramics and old stone-built wells In the Rethymno area..
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