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On the right hand side of the road descending from the Omalos plateau to Chania, there is the large canyon-cave called Honos or the Cave of Tzanis, which served as the den of the chieftain Tzanis Markos during the first years of the Turkish invasion.
Nicknamed ‘Fovos’ (fear), he struck terror into the hearts of the invaders. The cave was explored for the first time by speleologists from Chania and France. It is 2.5 kms in length, and the height of the cavern is 241 metres; it forms a huge covered gorge.
Opposite the entrance of the cave of Tzanis, on a small knoll, there is the Tower and chapel of the famous rebel chieftain from Lakki and hero of the Lefka Ori, Hadzimihalis Yiannaris (1851-1916). One of the pioneers in the uprisings of 1855 and 1856 and a major contributor to the great uprising of 1866-1869, he was imprisoned many times by the Turks but always managed to escape. On one occasion, about to attempt the almost impossible escape from the fortress of Firkas in Chania in 1860, he vowed that if successful he would build the small chapel of Agios Panteleimon in Omalos next to the Tower. He kept the vow and, honoured as a general, was buried there according to his own wishes, in his old "lair". Great both in stature and soul, he served as a general leader of the district of Kydonia in Chania from 1866 to 1898.
Karanou is a mountainous village with rich vegetation and attractive residential environment. The activities of the residents is an important factor to keep the population in the mountainous area.The natural environment is characterized by two parallel canyons that enter Mafropilioti river. One is the gorge Borgiana starting from the village with the same name and ending at Mafropilioti river at 1800 meters. Along the gorge there is an old watermill, caves, the entrances of the old quarries in the attempt to iron mining (known locally as Averoff quarries), the representation of space where previously produced charcoal and galleries rich vegetation.Along the Kidoniou Gorge we meet caves, three small waterfalls, the church of Agios Dimitrios and the church of Panagia Mousourenas. The length of the canyon is 2,000 meters and is crossed by a stream with a periodic flow, in which there is water from December to June. About 100 meters before the mouth of the Mafropiliot river, there is a connection with the path leading to the Skordalos village.
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