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From the square of the village of Tilissos, 25km far from Iraklio City, we take the road which rises on the left, we leave behind us the village and in the point where there is a reconditioned windmill we follow the cement road on the left until Antictis area (radar antennas).
Following the dirt-road, in about 300 metres we turn left and after a road of about 2,4 km we reach at the Plateaus of Evdomos, the Kato and Apano Lakkos. The bigger and most beautiful is Kato Lakkos. Under a perennial tree there is a spring while at the edge of the plateau an old stone cheese-dairy is being reconditioned in order to be used as a mountain shelter. The Evdomos Mountain, part of
Psiloritis Mountain
, is used as grassland and as a rule has low vegetation. The locals recall that once the plateau was full of pear-trees which from one point were abandoned so there aren’t anymore. Our visit to the plateau satisfies our mood of excursion offering pleasant walks but also seasonal visits.
Following the dirt-road, in about 300 metres we turn left and after a road of about 2,4 km we reach at the Plateaus of Evdomos, the Kato and Apano Lakkos. The bigger and most beautiful is Kato Lakkos. Under a perennial tree there is a spring while at the edge of the plateau an old stone cheese-dairy is being reconditioned in order to be used as a mountain shelter. The Evdomos Mountain, part of
Psiloritis Mountain
, is used as grassland and as a rule has low vegetation. The locals recall that once the plateau was full of pear-trees which from one point were abandoned so there aren’t anymore. Our visit to the plateau satisfies our mood of excursion offering pleasant walks but also seasonal visits.
The plateau Livadi, at a height of 1,020 meters, covers a surface of 1,000 hectares. It is located 10km west of the village Kroussonas, Heraklion Prefecture and 37km southwest of Heraklion Town, on the eastern slopes of Psiloritis Mountain. Agriculture and stock-raising are the main activities of its inhabitants: their dairy products, livestock and fruit (apples, pears, walnuts, prunes, among others) are of excellent quality. The Livadi plateau, of Kroussonas is a real orchard with 300,000 pear-trees and some apple-trees. The Livadi is a beautiful place, well worth a visit in the summer. From here you can admire the Kroussonas Gorge which goes from the village of Kitharida all the way to Zomintho an ancient source on the Psiloritis Mountain. It is said that the Minoans followed this gorge to reach the "Ideon Andron", the cave where Zeus was born, and one can still see traces of this ancient passage.
The mountainous municipality of Kroussonas includes the village of Kroussonas, that of Kitharida and the monastery of Agia Irini. Its total population amounts to 3,071 inhabitants; the municipality covers 7,000 hectares of which 1,500 are wooded land (cypresses, cedars, oaks, and so on).
The mountainous municipality of Kroussonas includes the village of Kroussonas, that of Kitharida and the monastery of Agia Irini. Its total population amounts to 3,071 inhabitants; the municipality covers 7,000 hectares of which 1,500 are wooded land (cypresses, cedars, oaks, and so on).
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