Samaria Gorge in Crete – one of the longest gorges in Europe

Updated June 10, 2026 by europeexplored No Comments

Samaria Gorge cuts through the White Mountains of Crete for sixteen kilometres, making it one of the longest gorges in Europe. Walking it is a rite of passage for hikers visiting Greece. The trail descends from the Omalos plateau at over 1200 metres down to the Libyan Sea at Agia Roumeli. The walls of the […]

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Greece – Metaxa and olives

Updated June 10, 2026 by europeexplored No Comments

Greece is the cradle of Western civilisation, the land where democracy was born, where Socrates questioned and Plato wrote, where the columns of the Parthenon still stand against the Athenian sky after 2,500 years, and whose mythology, philosophy, theatre, and art form the foundation of European culture. But Greece is far more than its ancient […]

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