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Agios Antonios
The Beach of St. Anthony (Agios Antonios) is located in a tranquil bay, 2.5km east of Sougia Village, in south west Crete (South coast), Chania Prefecture.
Access is by boat or hiking path E4 from Sougia to Agia Roumeli. The surrounding area is very beautiful and relaxing. There you will find only the sun, trees, sea and tranquility.Next to the beach and among the pines is the chapel of St. Anthony, from where it gets its name.
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The "pyramid" of Chania (in fact cone) is carved into a rock and is a unique monument since there is no mention of such a building - construct. Formal studies, surveys or excavations have not done so far.
The monument itself is unknown in the world, and therefore it is no possible the know the contruction period or age. It is located near Rodovani village and Elyros or Eliros archaeological site, at an altitude of 290 meters above the south coast of Chania prefecture and about 20km before arriving in Sougia coastal village.
Inside the cone has carved a room with dimensions of 2.20 m x 2,10 m. and a height of 1.40 m approximately, which goes from one entrance is on West (at 253 ° C.) dimensions 1.2 m x 0,7 m The circumference of the cone is approximately 16 meters and the height from the top to the floor of the chamber is about 4.6 meters. The circumference of the base is about 29 meters.
The monument itself is unknown in the world, and therefore it is no possible the know the contruction period or age. It is located near Rodovani village and Elyros or Eliros archaeological site, at an altitude of 290 meters above the south coast of Chania prefecture and about 20km before arriving in Sougia coastal village.
Inside the cone has carved a room with dimensions of 2.20 m x 2,10 m. and a height of 1.40 m approximately, which goes from one entrance is on West (at 253 ° C.) dimensions 1.2 m x 0,7 m The circumference of the cone is approximately 16 meters and the height from the top to the floor of the chamber is about 4.6 meters. The circumference of the base is about 29 meters.
This gorge is one of the biggest and most difficult of access in Chania, which requires a guide to be crossed, and at least one and a half days available. The first afternoon you can climb up (via the plateau of Omalos at an altitude of 1200 m) the mountain of Grigkilos, a very precipitous mountain with alpine configuration.
You pass under a natural arch at an altitude of 1400 m from the frozen water source of Linoseli. In order to approach the summit, where you spend the night outdoors or in the ruined sheepfold of Tzatzimou, you need to walk for 2,30 hours at an altitude of 2080 m.
The myth says that it is on this summit that Cretagenous Jupiter had his throne, and westwards, on the nearby more regular peaks, he had his harness racing. At the source of Linoseli there was a famous ancient oracle as well.
From Gigilos up to the coast (Tripiti beach), you have to walk for about six hours. If there is no boat waiting for you there, you will walk for another three hours to west (right- and upward from the old village), before reaching the very beautiful littoral coastal village of Sougia in Selino (70 km distant from Chania).
There is a wide diversity of fauna and flora species in the gorge, which is the dwelling place of the Cretan Chamois as well.You will find a cistern, a goat sheepfold and the chapel of Saint Nicholas there also.
You pass under a natural arch at an altitude of 1400 m from the frozen water source of Linoseli. In order to approach the summit, where you spend the night outdoors or in the ruined sheepfold of Tzatzimou, you need to walk for 2,30 hours at an altitude of 2080 m.
The myth says that it is on this summit that Cretagenous Jupiter had his throne, and westwards, on the nearby more regular peaks, he had his harness racing. At the source of Linoseli there was a famous ancient oracle as well.
From Gigilos up to the coast (Tripiti beach), you have to walk for about six hours. If there is no boat waiting for you there, you will walk for another three hours to west (right- and upward from the old village), before reaching the very beautiful littoral coastal village of Sougia in Selino (70 km distant from Chania).
There is a wide diversity of fauna and flora species in the gorge, which is the dwelling place of the Cretan Chamois as well.You will find a cistern, a goat sheepfold and the chapel of Saint Nicholas there also.
Tripiti beach is a very small beach between Domata beach to east and Sougia Village to west and is the end point from the famous Tripiti Gorge who starts in Omalos Plateau. If you go by boat you may land in Tripiti in one of two places: if the sea is very still the boat will land you right at the entrance of the Tripiti Gorge where the beach is.
If there are any waves, even small ones the boat will have to land a little further east (see the map below). In this case make your way along the coast to the beach. You have to clamber a little on rocks but will see some markings that you can follow. It takes about 10 minutes to the entrance of the gorge and to the beach of Tripiti. You will see in the gorge and close to the coast two houses, a small chapel and next to it a cistern.
It is a beautiful coastal walk leading from Sougia to the steep hill that you can see to the East of Sougia and to Tripiti area. The walk is on a fairly good path with plenty of shade but it is quite long (4 hours) so going there and back in one day can be very tiring. An easier option is to find someone in Sougia who can take you by boat to Tripiti and return on foot to Sougia. Ask in the village the day before you plan to go to see if you can arrange this.
The route from Sougia to Agia Roumeli is reasonably well waymarked with E4 signs and cairns, but is a difficult 1 or 2-day walk (total 12 hours), and water can be a problem. March and April is maybe the best season and not too hot, and there is water at the bottom of Tripiti Gorge.
Sougia - Tripiti Gorge-beach 4,5 hours
Tripiti - Domata beach 3 hours
Domata beach - Agia Roumeli village 4,5 hours
If there are any waves, even small ones the boat will have to land a little further east (see the map below). In this case make your way along the coast to the beach. You have to clamber a little on rocks but will see some markings that you can follow. It takes about 10 minutes to the entrance of the gorge and to the beach of Tripiti. You will see in the gorge and close to the coast two houses, a small chapel and next to it a cistern.
It is a beautiful coastal walk leading from Sougia to the steep hill that you can see to the East of Sougia and to Tripiti area. The walk is on a fairly good path with plenty of shade but it is quite long (4 hours) so going there and back in one day can be very tiring. An easier option is to find someone in Sougia who can take you by boat to Tripiti and return on foot to Sougia. Ask in the village the day before you plan to go to see if you can arrange this.
The route from Sougia to Agia Roumeli is reasonably well waymarked with E4 signs and cairns, but is a difficult 1 or 2-day walk (total 12 hours), and water can be a problem. March and April is maybe the best season and not too hot, and there is water at the bottom of Tripiti Gorge.
Sougia - Tripiti Gorge-beach 4,5 hours
Tripiti - Domata beach 3 hours
Domata beach - Agia Roumeli village 4,5 hours
When you talk about Sougia you talk about 4 place. Moni, Livada, Kaustrogerako and Sougia.
The first village from Sougia to Chania on your route is Moni, where you can visit the Byzantine church of Aghios Nikolaos. Moni, a small village with about 50 resident population, is 5 km far from Sougia with wonderful view to the Lefka Ori and the Agia Irini gorge.