Psiloritis Natural Park
Psiloritis Natural or Nature Park is a UNESCO Global geopark located in the central part of the island of Crete, in southern Greece.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Ideon Andron and Zominthos.
Ideon Andron
Cave
Psychro Cave is an ancient Minoan sacred cave in Lasithi plateau in the Lasithi district of eastern Crete. Psychro is associated with the Dictaean or Diktaian Cave, one of the putative sites of the birth of Zeus. Ideon Andron is situated 3 km southwest of Psiloritis Natural Park.
Zominthos
Archaeological site
Zominthos is a small plateau in the northern foothills of Mount Ida, on the island of Crete. Zominthos is roughly 7.5 kilometers west of the village of Anogia, on the path from Knossos to Idaion Antron, the great sanctuary cave near the peak of Ida. Zominthos is situated 3½ km northeast of Psiloritis Natural Park.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Anogeia and Zoniana.
Anogeia
Photo: C messier, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Anogeia is a village and capital of the homonymous municipality in prefecture of Rethimno at 512 m.
Zoniana
Village
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Zoniana is a town and a former municipality in the Rethymno regional unit, Crete, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Mylopotamos, of which it is a municipal unit. Zoniana is situated 8 km north of Psiloritis Natural Park.
Vorizia
Village
Photo: C messier, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Vorizia is a village, which is situated 9 km south of Psiloritis Natural Park.
Psiloritis Natural Park
- Type: Nature reserve
- Description: Nature park in Grece
- Categories: protected area and geopark
- Location: Anogeia, Rethymno, Crete, Greece, Balkans, Europe
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Psiloritis Natural Park” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Psiloritis Natural Park”
- Danish: “Psiloritis Naturpark”
- Italian: “Parco naturale dello Psiloritis”
- Japanese: “プシロリティス自然公園”
- Slovenian: “Naravni park Psiloritis”
- Swedish: “Psiloritis Natural Park”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Metóchi and Krana.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Kastelos and Tympanatoras.
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About Mapcarta. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Psiloritis Natural Park”. Photo: Bgag, CC BY-SA 3.0.