Archanes-Asterousia

Here in Tris Ekklisies there is a pronounced microclimate. The sun burns on the steep mountains and warms them up, the wind usually comes from the sea. There are hardly any clouds here, the sun almost always shines, even if the weather in the next village inland is cloudy.

The warm and humid sea air here has no time to condensate and form clouds, it is immediately pushed up the steep mountain into the Ambras Gorge.

There it pushes up the cliffs and forms clouds at the top of the mountain that continue into the Asterousia-Mountains, mountain villages and the Messara plain. There aren't many, they're freaking out, but there it has some and none in Tris Ekklisies. 🤩 In addition, it has a few degrees more, due to the mountains warmed up by the sun.

We went there to watch the spectacle. You can see the imposing gorge and Tris Ekklisies from above.

The Ambas Gorge begins at a small plateau near the village of Paranymfi (710 m altitude) and ends at the beach of Tris Ekklisies. It is a 4 km long and beautiful gorge with many narrow passages accessible only by experienced hikers. You have to overcome more than 20 vertical places with rope, the largest of which is 45m. You can visit the simpler part of the gorge from Tris Ekklisies.

The main feature of the gorge is the Aba waterfall with a height of 145m. He is rarely seen, only if it has rained a lot beforehand. He is one of the 10 largest waterfalls in Greece and falls down several stages.

But see yourself how the clouds build up and the last handles of the hiking path, for the waterfall there wasn’t enough rain yet.Read more