The Botanical Garden offers a unique opportunity for visitors to get acquainted with fruit trees, herbs, spices, medicinal and ornamental plants from all over the world, to wander in the marvelous world of Nature, and to see up close the animals that inhabit it. However, the Garden is not just a simple attraction with recreational and educational character, and it does not only appeal to those who love Nature. It also addresses all those who want to feel and experience Nature. To those who need a breath away from the thoughts and problems of everyday life and seek an opportunity for peace, a small break from the fast pace of the city.

Kallergi Mountain Shelter is located on the western region of Crete, above the plateau of Omalos, in the White Mountains (Lefka Ori) mountain range at an altitude of 1680 meter. It is situated in an outstanding area of the longest gorge in Europe, named Samaria and crossing paths with the European E4 trails. The breath taking wilderness of the White Mountains makes for superb walking terrain for numerous day hikes and extended mountaineering. You will find that this close encounter with such wild country, exotic fauna and wild life is a powerful way to put your busy life back in perspective.

White Mountains’ National Park is the only national park in Crete. It centres around the Samaria gorge, at an altitude of 1,200m and continues down to Agia Roumeli, on the shores of the Mediterranean Sea. Along with the surrounding slopes and a number of smaller gorges branching off from it, Samaria Gorge forms the whole of the area designated as a national park, a status that offers protection to over 450 species of plant and animal, 70 of which are endemic to Crete. In the prefecture of Chania , the Samaria gorge is the longest in Europe (total length 16km), and one of the most impressive gorges in Greece.