Nida plateau

Nida is the highest plateau in Crete with a mean altitude of 1360 meters.

The appearance of Nida changes depending upon the season. Either snow- or cloud-covered in winter, full green with small shrubs and wild flowers in spring, or painted red by the Cretan Maple in summer, or just gray with the barren rock in autumn, Nida always fascinate the senses.
In the countless nooks and crannies of the plateau, several mitata of the shepherds add a subtle brush stroke to the virgin landscape of the mountain.

Following the ravines that begin or end in the plateau, the traveler can climb up to the peak of Psiloritis, go down to the Rouvas forest, or behold in wonder the Mesara plain, from the natural balcony of the plain.

Information: Psiloritis Geopark

Photos by Marina Vernicos