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Free hotel pickup.
Half day to 7 - 11 day tours
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Crete's Akrotiri Peninsula
Northeast of Hania, this rounded peninsula, very different in shape from the two long northern-pointing finger-like
peninsulas of Rodophou and Gramvousa to the west, has rugged limestone hills in the northeast part, with several
monasteries. Near one of these is a very good site for flowers. On the road to the Gouverneto Monsastery ( and past the
Aghia Triadha Monastery) olive groves, garrigue, and pastures all have nice flora, including some very stinky dragon arum
(the tall, equisite plant which typically smells like rotting meat), giant fennel, wild love-in-a-mist (nigella), and many
other flowers.
Hoopoes feed in the grassy areas on the other side of the Gouverneto Monastery wall, which is also a good
area for migrating birds including golden orioles and pied flycatchers, among many others. There's a gorge below the
Catholic monastery ruins nearby (take the downhill path), and an endemic garlic subspecies grows near the parking area. Cretan tulips flower in March here, Cretan sorrel, Cretan blue lettuce, and a small yellow flax, orchids of various
kinds;near the cave chapel other species that like rocky places grow. Beyond the cave a bridge crosses the gorge to the
Catholic monastery ruins, the bridge covered with a winter flowering Ranunculus variety.
Endemic mullein, purple flowered
clover, an endemic yarrow, sainfoin, red valerian (an annual), and many other flowers grow in this area, with more flowers
along the gorge. Birds commonly found here include stonechats, hoopoes, chukars, Sardinian warblers, blue rock thrushes;a
couple of kind of butterflies are also found here. There are orchids at the British war cemetery on Souda Bay, and passage
birds can be seen there as well.
Interested in Crete? You have to visit Harrys Greece Travel Guides:
Guide to Crete
