Agiofarago Gorge - Asterousia Mountains - Crete

 

Agiofarago Gorge is located in south of Panagia Odigitria Monastery (Odigitria Monastery  located in a protected position of Asterousia Mountains.

The monastery can be accessed through the village of Sivas in Messara Plain.) and has been shaped near the beds of two streams. The first stream starts north - northeast from Gyalomonochoro and the other starts west of the village Pigaidakia.

The two streams merge, near the chapel of Saint Kiriaki and after following a relatively smooth path, the united stream forms the main gorge Agiofarago that ends on the amazing beach Agiofarago.

Along the route in the gorge, vertical cliffs with caves rise, but the course in the flat bed of the stream is very easy and smooth. Just before reaching the sea, there is a climbing field and it is very common to see some climbers.

There are several ways you can get to Agiofarago. By boat you can go from ports of Kokkinos Pirgos, Agia Galini or Kali Limenes. You can also reach through a dirt road starting from the historic Monastery of Odigitria near Sivas, to which the area belongs.

From the monastery you continue straight, following the signs to Agiofarago and descend into the gorge, until you find a dead end and a small parking area.