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Mount Karfi Trekking
Duration
3 hours
Overview
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Mount Karfi is located at Lassithi plateau, about 70km west of Heraklion. Lassithi is known for the picturesque windmills. In the 1950s and 1960s the plateau was one of Europe's first wind farms. There were about 10-13 thousand windmills that pumped the underground water, with which the local farmers were watering their crops. Moreover, the area is known as the birth place of Zeus, the King of the gods, according to the Greek mythology.
Highlights
• The view from the mountain top of Karfi to the north side of the island and the Aposelemi dam.-
What to Bring:
• Trekking shoes
• Windproof jacket
• Camera
• Sun Screen
• Hat – sun glasses
Minimum number of participants, 4 persons
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