Almiros Gorge

 ravine, invisible

The gorge Almyros is located in Linoperamata, close to Heraklion, between Keri and Kastrokefala. Almiros Gorge is the nearest gorge to Heraklion, a natural oasis close to the bustling city, formed between the hills of Keri and Kastrokefala. It is a very important habitat and the main reason is because in the middle of the east side is the largest wood of holly (Phillirea Media) in Crete. There are many other species, such as platan trees, carob and olive trees despite overgrazing.
It is the only gorge in Crete with 7 names: Almiros (due to its adjacency to Almiros river), Gorge of Keri (due to the homonym hill nearby), Ellinoperamata (it finishes at Ellinoperamata area), Porofarago (a common name throughout Cretan gorges), Three Churches (due to the three chapels of Santa Marina, St Antonios, St Paraskevi), Strouboulas (as it starts close to Strouboulas peak) and Ghosts’ gorge (because for many years the site of the canyon used by groups of Satanists and rumors about ghosts walking there).
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