Simi Village and the Forest area
Just before the Lapathos plateau we head northeast on a dirt road and proceed uphill towards the location of Protolitsa. The road is quite good until the small but beautiful plateau of Protolitsa with the haughty huge prinos scattered around…
Walking on one of the most beautiful paths of eastern Crete, through black pine forests. The course starts on a dirt road just above the settlement of Kato Symi from where there is a wooden kiosk next to the asphalt,…
Eastern Crete has dozens of enchanting and unknown destinations that "capture" every visitor, making him want to come back again, one of them is the impressive lake of Omalos in Viannos, but also the entire wider area around the plateau.…
Lapathos Plateau is 9 kilometers far to east from Symi or Simi village in Lassithi prefecure at the southern slopes of Dikti mountains. It is a hidden and unknown area on the Lasithi mountains and you have access to the…
Today the ascent was made from the Omalos Plateau of Viannos which is at an altitude of 1,350 meters. It is quite a demanding hike, especially in the first part, not only because of the steep slope of the ground…
An amazing route in the southern Lasithi mountains, moving at an altitude of 900-950m and next to the wonderful mountain landscape of that slope. Almost the entire route is on dirt roads (see the map below) and is very easy…
Kato Symi (or Simi) is a village and seat of the homonymous community of the Municipality of Viannos in the Regional Unit of Heraklion. It belonged to the Viannos District of Heraklion Prefecture. Kato Symi is located in a valley…
