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Hora Sfakion, Crète, Grèce
Ilford FP4+, développement Ilford LC29
Scan : Epson Perfection 2450
Fuji Zoomdate 2,8
Hóra Sfakíon (Greek: Χώρα Σφακίων) or Sfakia (Σφακιά [sfaˈca]) is a town on the south coast of Crete, Greece. It is the capital of the remote and mountainous region of Sfakiá, and is a small town of just 278 inhabitants (2001 census). It lies on the south coast near the end of the Imbros Gorge, 74 km south of Chania.
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I don't want to repeat myself because I think I have already told this story, but when we got off the bus here, after some 75km travelling to the south, through amazing mountains, I decided that it's the most horrifying place on Earth, because of the heat and no shadow, that either I get into the water within two seconds, or I will die... .-) I didn't get into the water so fast and I didn't die of course but I must say the very first moments there were pure horror for me... I was in full panic that I won't find shadow and a place to get into the water even for few minutes .-)
Imbros Gorge (Greek: Φαράγγι Ίμπρου, Faragi Imbrou) is an 11 km long canyon located near Hora Sfakion in southern Crete, the Mediterranean island. It runs parallel to Samariá Gorge, its narrowest part has 1.60 m and it ends at the village of Kommitádes (8 km/ 650 m for hiking). The Imbros village (aka Nimbros) is located at an altitude of 780 meters and is at the South end of the fertile plain of Askyfou.
The legend tells that two brother were banished from Imbros, Turkey and lived in the Imbros village, Crete.
The Imbros Gorge mule trail was the only connection between Chania and Hora Sfakion, before the road was built. Remains of this trail can be still seen. The gorge witnessed an evacuation of several thousands of British soldiers during World War II before heading to Egypt.
Hiking:
The entrance fee is €2.
Easy to pass, it has no dangerous points and you don't need a guide with you.
Because it is so small only a short amount of time is needed, ideal for those who can't walk for many hours or don't have much spare time.
You can pass the gorge all year round except when it's raining or snowing heavily.
For those who reach Imbros with their own car, they can leave it there, pass the gorge and return to it with a taxi from Kommitádes or walk through the gorge all the way back again, as it is not so tiring.
As someone walks downhill 8 km and 650 m, it is something like half of Samariá Gorge. But Samariá Gorge is scree above the river bed, and Imbros Gorge is round scree of the dry creek bed. The trail is still strenuous, people with over size waist, sandals without socks, and women with elegant shoes covering just their toes, suffer.
Hora Sfakion, Crète, Grèce
Ilford FP4+, développement Ilford LC29
Scan : Epson Perfection 2450
Fuji Zoomdate 2,8
Southern coast of Crete island, Greece. I took this photo from the ferryboat (from Agia Roumeli to Hora Sfakion)
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Sea breezes are invigorating for people, but harmful for vehicles. The salt-saturated air, combined with the seaside humidity and direct, unobstructed sunlight, accelerates the deterioration of cars.
All that said, it seems that this person didn't take a minimum of precautions to protect his car...
Imbros Gorge is a 11 km long canyon located near Hora Sfakion in southern Crete, the Mediterranean island. It runs parallel to the more renowned Samariá Gorge, its narrowest part is only 1.60 meters wide and it ends at the village of Kommitádes on the Libyan Sea. The Imbros village (aka Nimbros) is located at an altitude of 780 meters and is at the South end of the fertile plain of Askyfou.
The Imbros Gorge mule trail was the only connection between Chania and Hora Sfakion before the road was built. Remains of this trail can be still seen.
Imbros Gorge is a 11 km long canyon located near Hora Sfakion in southern Crete, the Mediterranean island. It runs parallel to the more renowned Samariá Gorge, its narrowest part is only 1.60 meters wide and it ends at the village of Kommitádes on the Libyan Sea. The Imbros village (aka Nimbros) is located at an altitude of 780 meters and is at the South end of the fertile plain of Askyfou.
The Imbros Gorge mule trail was the only connection between Chania and Hora Sfakion before the road was built. Remains of this trail can be still seen.
Hóra Sfakíon is a town on the south coast of Crete, Greece. It is the capital of the remote and mountainous region of Sfakiá, and is a small town of just 278 inhabitants. It lies on the south coast near the end of the Imbros Gorge, 74 km south of Chania.
It has two small harbours, where the ferry boats from Agia Roumeli dock, which in the summer bring the hikers from the Samaria Gorge to take buses back to the northern coast. From Hora Sfakion ferries also run to the nearby coastal town of Loutro and the island of Gavdos.
Looking westward from the mountainside above the charming seaside town of Sfakia, the ruins of a 15th century Venetian fortress rises in the mid-ground. Waterfront buildings of the village of Loutro can be seen far left in the background.
Hóra Sfakíon is a town on the south coast of Crete, Greece. It is the capital of the remote and mountainous region of Sfakiá, and is a small town of just 278 inhabitants. It lies on the south coast near the end of the Imbros Gorge, 74 km south of Chania.
This port has two small harbors, where the ferry boats from Agia Roumeli dock, which in the summer bring the hikers from the Samaria Gorge to take buses back to the northern coast. From Hora Sfakion ferries also run to the nearby coastal town of Loutro and the island of Gavdos.
Imbros Gorge is a 11 km long canyon located near Hora Sfakion in southern Crete, the Mediterranean island. It runs parallel to the more renowned Samariá Gorge, its narrowest part is only 1.60 meters wide and it ends at the village of Kommitádes on the Libyan Sea. The Imbros village (aka Nimbros) is located at an altitude of 780 meters and is at the South end of the fertile plain of Askyfou.
The Imbros Gorge mule trail was the only connection between Chania and Hora Sfakion before the road was built. Remains of this trail can be still seen.
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In Chora-Sfakion there is a road from the city of Chania, from where the bus comes twice a day. The road to the city is laid through the mountain range of Lefka-Ori and is a dangerous serpentine. The city has two small harbors, where ferries from Ayia-Rumeli arrive, which in summer transport tourists from the Samaria Gorge to take them by bus back to the northern coast. Also, from Hora-Sfakion goes ferry to the nearby seaside towns of Loutro, Paleochora and the island of Gavdos.
This is a view of the entrance to Crete's famous Samaria Gorge from the meeting point area called Xyloskalo. The Samariá Gorge is a National Park of Greece on the island of Crete - a major tourist attraction of the island - and a World's Biosphere Reserve.
The gorge is in southwest Crete in the prefecture of Chania. It was created by a small river running between the White Mountains (Lefká Óri) and Mt. Volakias. It is 16 km long, starting at an altitude of 1,250 m at the northern entrance, and ending at the shores of the Libyan Sea in Agia Roumeli.
A "must" for visitors to Crete is to complete the walk down the gorge from the Omalos plateau to Agia Roumeli on the Libyan Sea, at which point tourists sail to the nearby village of Hora Sfakion and catch a coach back to Chania. The walk takes 4–7 hours and can be strenuous, especially at the height of summer.
This is the one of two small harbours in Hóra Sfakíon, a town on the south coast of the Greek island of Crete.
During the tourist season, the ferry boats from Agia Roumeli dock here carrying hikers who have traversed down the Samaria Gorge where they meet the buses to deliver them back to the northern coast.
From Hora Sfakion ferries also run to the nearby coastal town of Loutro and the island of Gavdos, the southernmost point of Europe.