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Saturday 30 April 2016

SAMARIA GORGE Σφακιά, Chora Sfakion 730 11, Crete, Greece


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The Samariá Gorge is a National Park on the Greek island of Crete and  is also a World's Biosphere Reserve. It became a national park in 1962, as a refuge for the rare Kri-Kri, the local name of the wild Cretan Goat (Capra aegagrus cretica) which is largely restricted to the park and an islet off the northwest coast at Agia Marina. The gorge is the best location on Crete to see the Bearded Vulture (Gypaetus barbatus) also known as Lammergeier or Ossifrage,
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samari%C3%A1_Gorge

 Samariá National Park, Western Crete, Greece