VulnerableLoggerhead Turtle
Caretta caretta
One of the longest river gorges in Europe, with the Iron Gates narrowing to barely 3 metres across
Area
49 km²
Protection category
IUCN II
Parque nacional —
Designated in
1962
Declared in 1962, the Samaria Gorge in Crete is one of the longest river gorges in Europe, with a walking route of some 16 km culminating at the Iron Gates, a narrows where the rock walls close to barely 3 metres apart and rise more than 300 metres on either side. It is a refuge of the kri-kri, a wild goat endemic to Crete whose ancestors may have been introduced as early as the Minoan Bronze Age.
4 dive sites within 300 km are also shown.
Threatened:
Ecosystems found in Greece, where Samaria Gorge lies.
Where can I dive near here?
39 km away
168 km away
182 km away
What is worth looking out for this month in Greece?
Now is a good time: Loggerhead turtle nesting on Zante (Zakynthos) (May to October (peak nesting Jun-Jul))
Which other parks are like this one?
Same country: Greece
Same country: Greece
Same country: Greece
Same country: Greece
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Region
Mediterranean (Crete)
Climate
Mediterranean, Mountain
245 km away
Greece
