PLACES TO VISIT IN CRETE - SFAKIA

The Sfakia region is one of the most mountainous, wildest and unspoilt landscapes and contains the most and largest gorges.

The main town of this county is Chora Sfakion, a picturesque harbour where boats from Agia Roumeli dock, bringing the hikers from the Samaria gorge. But despite this, visitors can enjoy the quiet and calm of the village at the seaside cafes and tavernas. Visit http://www.beeinnet.com/ to find where to stay in the Sfakia Region.

Chora Sfakion is famous as one of the centres of resistance. The White Mountains in the north, combined with the rocky beaches in the south, helped the locals to defend their freedom against all invaders.
Not only a paradise for hikers, apart from the gorges Samaria, Aradhena, Anopolis and Imbros, there are also several beaches accessible from Chora Sfakion.

The more adventurous visitor can follow the European hiking footpath, the E4, which crosses Crete from west to east.
Apart from the outstanding natural beauty of the indented rocky shoreline, the small Venetian fortress at Chora Sfakion, built in 1526 as part of a defence system of towers and fortresses and later taken over by the Turks, is worth visiting.
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