“Kourtaliotiko” gorge and the"Palm trees beach"
Kourtaliotiko Gorge is located 22 km south of the city of Rethymnon. The
Gorge”, took its name from the sound the wind makes as it passes through the
cavities of rocks creating whistles that remind of castanets. It’s 7 km long, and
crossing it is quite difficult.
The Kourtaliotis Gorge, following the name of the river, starts from the
village of Koxare, ending on the beautiful beach of Preveli. Its landscape is wild with rich flora and fauna and
divided into five streams that join together forming small lakes and a large
waterfall. It’s consisted of enormous rocks full of small caves as its rocky
slopes reach at 600 meters.
To the west of Kourtaliotis River, you can see the "Kato Preveli
Monastery", dedicated to the John the Baptist and the "Piso Monastery of Preveli",
which has a particular historical value and played an important role in all the
liberation struggles of the Cretan revolution, while at the end of the gorge
there is a tropical lake-like spot called the “Palm trees beach”.
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