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The village of Voriza is 53km southwest of Heraklion on the Heraklion - Agia Varvara - Gergeri - Zaros - Voriza road. Below (south) the village is the Varsamonero Monastery, down a dirt track. Only the church of Agios Fanourios remains of the monastery. Vorizia is a historic settlement of shepherds with 610 inhabitants (2001 census). Along with several other villages of Crete, Vorizia were utterly destroyed during WWII because of the participation of its inhabitants in the resistance against the German occupation.Northeast of the village, up on Psiloritis, is where the hideout of the resistance captain Petrakogiorgis. After the war, the state built the settlement of Nea Vorizia in a new location; however, the people decided to rebuild their old village and settle there anew. Today, on the road to the village one can see the ruins of "Nea Vorizia".On the 15th of August of every year, celebrations take place in the village in honour of the resistance against the German occupation. Nikolaos Malikoutis, one of the important leaders of the 1821 revolution was also from Vorizia. By taking the path that crosses the Nida gorge, one can also reach the Nida plateau on Psiloritis.Last but not least must be mentioned also the olive trees on the cultivated hill crests at the village of Voriza.
Kamares is a village at the southern flank of Psiloritis mountain. Kamares village is famous due to its cave and to the paths leading to Psiloritis peak after a 7 hour walk. At Kamares the trail starts which leads first to the cave. The cave is high above the village (altitude 1523m) and the ascend takes about 4hrs.
This is a very large cave located under the summit of Mavri (1,950m). It is reached after a steep and difficult ascent taking 4 hours on a path that is not well marked. A great part of the route is through a wooded area with three or four springs of water and rewarding views of the Messara plains and Libyan Sea.
If the weather is good then you may see the island of Gavdos far out to sea. The distance from Heraklion city is 56 km and from Zaros village 13km to east.
This is a very large cave located under the summit of Mavri (1,950m). It is reached after a steep and difficult ascent taking 4 hours on a path that is not well marked. A great part of the route is through a wooded area with three or four springs of water and rewarding views of the Messara plains and Libyan Sea.
If the weather is good then you may see the island of Gavdos far out to sea. The distance from Heraklion city is 56 km and from Zaros village 13km to east.
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