It is the rushing waters and their corrosive action, sculpting the earth and creating ravines and steep slopes, imposing rocks that seem to look upon what rolls between them. It is some Earth activity, an earthquake or the collapse of underground tunnels, which again make the earth open and form large slits on its surface.

Whatever their cause, the canyons are always fascinating to the visitor, as even the most friendly ones, even the mildest ones, exude greatness and remind man of the scale of things on the planet.

The ones mentioned here below are among the most spectacular gorges of Greece, from Epirus to Crete, a pole of attraction for many travelers and nature lovers.

Samaria, Creta

Vouraikos, Achaia

Aradaina, Crete

Rintomo, Messinia

Agiofaraggo, Crete

Acheron, Epirus

Lousios, Arkadia

 The valley of Lousios, the church of Saint Athanasios in the monastery of Timios Prodromos

Pantavrechei, Evrytania

Waterfalls of the Krikiliotis river

Vikos, Epirus

The old stone bridge of Kokkori-Noutsou, Zagorochoria

 Source: newsbeast