Beschreibung
The beautiful, open, dry mountainous landscape around Agia Paraskevi has a high biodiversity. The sea is also nearby. In spring you can sometimes see Waldlaubsänger passing by. The villages are swarming with Italiensperling and Kolkrabe and Adlerbussard fly overhead. Sometimes you can spot a Purpurreiher flying over. If you go higher up you can encounter Gänsegeier and Bartgeier. You can also see Maskengrasmücke in the mountains. The Samtkopf-Grasmücke can be heard singing almost everywhere. You also see Wiedehopf regularly.
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Zugang
Agia Paraskevi is located roughly in the center of the island of Crete, about 70 km southwest of Heraklion. The area is fairly remote and can be explored by car via the main roads, making stops along the way. Cycling is very difficult because there are many long, steep mountains. The road is almost always paved, but not all sections are in the best condition. You can park almost anywhere by car. If you want to see the most birds, go to both the sea and the mountains, but that will certainly take a whole day. The route indicated on the map is about 80 km. Press a P on the map for directions to a location.