1.1 km
Mount Psiloritis (Ida)
Crete's highest mountain at 2,456 m.
Berge & Gipfel · Anogia
Hochebenen, Wälder & Parks
Psiloritis UNESCO Geopark
About
A UNESCO geopark around Crete's highest mountain.
The Psiloritis Natural Park, part of the UNESCO Global Geoparks Network, covers the Psiloritis mountain range, from the Messara and the Amari valley to the Kouloukonas range and the Cretan Sea.
The park is known for its geology, rare plants like dittany and wild cyclamen, and historic sites such as the Ideon cave. The E4 path crosses it.
Highlights & amenities
- Entry
- Free
Around Amari
Rethymno sits between the mountains and two seas, and it is the easiest region to combine with the rest of the island. Its old town and Fortezza are among the best preserved on Crete, with Venetian doorways, Ottoman wooden balconies and a long sandy beach right next to the centre. More about Rethymno
4.6 km
Ideon Cave
The cave where Zeus grew up.
Höhlen · Anogia
5.5 km
Nida Plateau
A high plain under Psiloritis.
Hochebenen, Wälder & Parks · Anogia
Geheimtipp 6.4 km
Kamares Cave
A Minoan sacred cave high on Psiloritis.
Höhlen · Phaistos
Geheimtipp 8.1 km
Apodoulou Minoan Settlement
A Minoan settlement on a pass to the Messara.
Ausgrabungsstätten · Amari
8.4 km
Kamares
Mountain village on the south side of Psiloritis.
Alle Dörfer & Städte · Phaistos
8.5 km
Amari Valley
A green valley between Psiloritis and Kedros.
Hochebenen, Wälder & Parks · Amari
Geheimtipp 9.4 km
Zoniana Wax Museum
Cretan history in wax figures.
Museen · Anogia
9.5 km
Zoniana
Mountain village on Psiloritis with the Sfendoni cave.
Alle Dörfer & Städte · Anogia
9.8 km
Vorizia
Village on the southern slopes of Psiloritis, rebuilt after 1943.
Alle Dörfer & Städte · Phaistos
Anreise
About 21 km from Agia Galini by road.
On the map
35.22000, 24.78000 · See on map
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