Lefka Ori (The White Mountains)
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Part I
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tour in Lefka
Ori started north of the mountains at Theriso. From here I went to the
Omalos Plateau and walked up to the Kallergi Refuge, where the hikers can
stay overnight or seek shelter in case of bad weather.
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| Approaching Crete. Lefka Ori with the Apokoronas plain in the foreground | View from Theriso | Xerokefala - on the road to Zourva | |
| Xerokefala | |||
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| Gigilos (2080 m) with Volakias in the background - from the Omalos Plateau | Xyloskalo - entrance to the Samaria Gorge | Volakias (2116m) and Gigilos - from the road towards the Kallergi Refuge | Rock formations |
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| The Kallergi Refuge (1677 m) | Stratified rocks | The Samaria Gorge to the left of Volakias | View from Kallergi towards east... |
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| ... towards south east to Psiristra. | View towards Chania | Lefka Ori | |
| In the background is Zaranokefala (2140 m) | Trocharis (2410 m) can be seen dimly at the back | ||
| See part II with more photos | |||