Travel Reference
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to be undertaken lightly, particularly in the heat of summer, and walking boots or solid
shoes are vital.
he
gorge
begins at the
xylóskalo
, or “wooden staircase”, a stepped path plunging
steeply down from the southern lip of the Omalós plain. The descent is at first through
almost alpine scenery: pine forest, wild flowers and greenery - a verdant shock in the
spring, when the stream is at its liveliest. About halfway down you pass the abandoned
village of
Samariá
, now home to a wardens' station, with picnic facilities and toilets.
Further down, the path levels out and the gorge walls close in until, at the narrowest
Omalós
SAMARIÁ GORGE
Melídaou
(2133m)
7
Kallérgi Hut
Tourist Lodge
Áyios
Nikólaos
Xylóskalo
Samariá
Gíngilos
(2080m)
Volakiás
(2116m)
Kéfala
(1700m)
N
1500M
Sidherespórtes
Katsoprínes
(1400m)
Old Ayía Rouméli
Áyios
Pávlos
Ayía Rouméli
Site of
Tarrha
0
2
kilometres
