Adventures in Crete
MOUNTAIN SHELTERS
LOCATIONS
- KALLERGI Shelter
The White Mountains
- KATSIVELI - SVOURIKTI Shelter
The White Mountains
- VOLIKA Shelter
The White Mountains
- TAVRI Shelter
The White Mountains
- TOUBOTOS PRINOS Shelter
Psiloritis
- PRINOS Shelter
Asites - Psiloritis
- LIMNAKAROU Shelter
The Dikth Mountains
SHELTER
Kallergi
It is the jewel of the White Mountains.
The hike from OMALOS is about 1-1/2 hours or 5 km along a rural road.
The shelter is situated above the gorge of SAMARIA with a unique view of the White Mountains.
It is open from April until the end of October to welcome hikers and tired travellers.
LOCATION |
Above and over the National Road of Samaria and the Omalos plateau.
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ALTITUDE |
1.680 metres |
ACCOMODATIONS |
50 places for climbers and in the summer more can fit. |
BUILT IN |
1970 |
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SHELTER
Katsiveli - Svourikti
This is a small and picturesque mountain shelter.
It is situated in the center of the White Mountains.
To get to the shelter, you need about 6 hours of hiking from the KALLERGI shelter
or about 7 hours from the KSILOSKALO.
There is an alternative route, from the village of ANOPOLI in the Sfakia area,
which takes about 6 hours. It is possible to go faster if you use the mountainous
rural roads, which demand only 3 hours of hiking.
LOCATION |
In the foothills of the Svouritxtis, Central White Mountains
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ALTITUDE |
1.970 metres |
ACCOMODATIONS |
25 Places for climbers |
BUILT IN |
1992 |
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SHELTER
Volika
The shelter is situated on the western slopes of the White Mountains.
It is surrounded by the summits of SPATHI, VENIZELOS and AGIO PNEUMA
which offer summer and winter climbing adventures.
The mountain shelter of Bolika was the first mountainer shelter
built in Crete.
It is 3-hour hike from the village of KAVOI to the shelter.
It is possible to go faster if you use the mountainous
rural roads, which require only about an hour of hiking.
LOCATION |
Bolikas Keramion (Kaboi) - White Mountains
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ALTITUDE |
1.400 metres |
ACCOMODATIONS |
40 Places for climbers in the loft |
BUILT IN |
1958 |
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SHELTER
Tavris Askifou
This shelter is situated in the plateau above the village of ASKUFO in the Sfakia region.
The shelter was built on land donated by the mountaineer,
Christos Christodoulakhs from Askufo.
Its construction began in 1988 and finished in 1992.
In the plataeu of Tavris Niato and in the summits of Kastro,
the mountaineers of Hania have accomplished ascents since 1930.
In ASKUFO and in TAVRIS, they used for the first time Sking in Crete in 1955.
LOCATION |
Plateau Tavris Askufo, Sfakia - White Mountains
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ALTITUDE |
1200 metres |
ACCOMODATIONS |
42 beds in rooms |
BUILT IN |
1992 |
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SHELTER
Toubotos Prinos
The shelter is 3 hours and 45 minutes from Fourfoura,
where the road leads to the village KOUROUTES and to the shelter.
Toubotos is situated in the western slopes of the PSLOREITIS mountains
with a view of the White Mountains and the Libian Sea.
To stay there, you must get in touch with the Hiking club of RETHMINO.
LOCATION |
Western slopes of Psloreitis
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ALTITUDE |
1500 metres |
ACCOMODATIONS |
28 beds |
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SHELTER
Prinos (Psiloriti)
The shelter services the summits of GURISTI (1779 m) and
KOUTHOUNI (1860 m) as well as many crossing hiking routes.
In the gorge, there are three 60m rock climbing routes with a difficulty
of VI. There are two ways to get to the shelter.
From the village of ANO ASITES, head towards the village of PRINAS
On your right as you leave the village, there is a dirt road which is labeled
at the junctions until the area of the "bee hives".
There you will meet an entrance. Soon afterwhich a path begins leading to the gorge.
The route of the path is very well labelled.
The hike is from 1-1/2 to 2 hours.
From the village of KATO ASITES, you can drive to the MONI GORGOLAINI and continue
along a dirt road towards the dry fields in which there is a cement tank.
From here, leave the car and after a 20 minute walk, you will arrive at the shelter.
LOCATION |
Asites - Eastern slope of Psiloreiti
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ALTITUDE |
1100 metres |
ACCOMODATIONS |
45 beds |
BUILT IN |
1967 |
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SHELTER
Limnarkarou
The shelter is found in the area of ANESTASI,
above the west side of the LIMNARKARO plains.
It is about one hour and 45 minutes from AGIO GEORGIO.
LOCATION |
Limnakatos Plateau - Dikti Mountains
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ALTITUDE |
1350 metres |
ACCOMODATIONS |
15 beds |
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Information and photographs have been provided by
George Antonakakis, a professional mountaineering instructor.
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