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It is the nearest gorge to the city
of Chania and the only gorge that a visitor can drive through by car of other
transportation means, since it is crossed by a carriageway leading to the gorge
from Chania via the suburb
of the city of Perivolia. The
main portion of thegorge is 6 km long. The imposing precipitous rocky slopes and
the very luxuriant flora have no cause to be jealous of the bigger gorges of Chania.
The gorge, even if visited by car, and the beauty of the village of
Therisso, built at the foot of the White
Mountains at an altitude of 580 m and only 15 km distant from Chania,
will remain unforgettable to the visitor.
The great politician and later Prime Minister of Greece,
born in Chania at the beginning
of the previous century, actualized the Cretan Revolution from the village of
Therisso in order to unite the island
of Crete and the rest of Greece,
after four hundred years of slavery under the Turks.
(text: Antonis Plymakis)
This text (extract) is cited February 2004 from the Chania
Prefecture Tourism Committee tourist pamphlet.
The road to the village of Therisos goes through the gorge, which
is 6km long. A tree lined river follows the gorge, with steep walls on either
side. The area is very pleasant for walking.
The Eleftherios Venizelos Centre for Independence is in Therisos. In 1905, Venizelos, the revered Cretan politician, set up a revolutionary assembly here demanding immediate union with mainland Greece. As a result of this assembly and the ensuing riots, Prince George, the High Commissioner of Crete, resigned. Finally, in 1913, Venizelos's dream of union with Greece was realised. The house (his mother's) is to the left in the middle of the village, and has been preserved, but no official status is given to it.
This text is cited Oct 2002 from the Crete TOURnet URL below, which contains images.
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