Forests and Plants - Europe Greece Travel Portal

A little break as we wind towards the end of our East Crete Upland Village Tour. This week sees

Herbs and spices of Crete

There are 130 species of wild flowers and herbs unique to Crete The flora of Crete is at its best

Mature oak forests occur along the upper course of the Neda River.

Established in 1938, Pamassos National Park covers an area of 3,600 hectares.

This was the first National Park to be set up in Greece (1937) and is one of the longest- established in the world.

This Park contains forests of fir and pine as well as bushes that are characteristic of the vegetation of the Mediterranean.