Came to Crete? Don't forget about the lake of Kournas!

Truly a fabulous island with wonderful climate, rich history and wonderful conditions for holidays is Crete. And the very first "tourists" who visited the island, was Zeus. He turned into a bull and kidnapped Europa, which was brought to Crete. Here Zeus had calculated everything very well. Europe so struck by the beauty of this island that it is, despite all the circumstances, fell in love with the fearsome ruler of the Greek gods and gave him his hand and heart. But in our time, the beauty of Crete is not faded, and the island enchants with its modern tourists. Here you can take tours of amazing places with the most beautiful natural attractions, which include lake Kournas.

This is the only freshwater on the island. The lake is located in region of Chania, in the inland of the island, South of Georgioupolis. And next to the pond is the village of the same name. Lake Kournas has a depth of 22.5 meters, which fluctuates slightly depending on the season. For example, in winter the water level drops. The whole bowl of this lake is above sea level, and that only the deepest part is 3 meters below it. Lake Kournas on the map looks like a small oval. And in fact its dimensions are small. The perimeter of this lake is 3.5 km and its area & ndash; 57.9 per hectare. Width of reservoir 880 metres, and length - 1080 metres. And from this lake flows only one small Creek Delfines into the sea.

In ancient times this pond was another name of Korisia. And Kournas he began to dignify, most likely, the Arabs, because their language this word means "lake". And with him is one legend which says that earlier on the spot where the lake of Kournas, the village. And not far from her in box, sat down to rest father and daughter. The girl took to comb my hair the color of gold, and the father looked at her admiringly, and suddenly wished for a daughter. The girl was frightened and desperate cry: "Let my spirit will create a lake". And at the same time they and the village fell down, and in that place formed a bottomless lake. And in our time there are rumors that some people see the Ghost of Goldilocks, which sits in the middle of the pond on the stone and combs her hair.

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And now the lake of Kournas is a very popular holiday destination. From Georgioupolis it is located 5 kilometers away and to the pond is easily accessed from the New national road. But along its Eastern shore paved narrow paved road which was built a few tavernas and a couple of points on the catamaran. Also located just above the souvenir shops where they sell Cretan pottery. And above that is one road along which also is home to several tavernas and there is a beautiful view of the lake Kournas. Crete in General, and this lake in particular, recently took a fancy to Russian tourists. And in the taverns for them there is a menu, printed in Russian.

Also on the lake there are a lot of animals. You can always see geese that beg tourists for food, small ducks and turtles, basking in the reeds and on the rocks. In General, in the area of this lake there are 176 species of birds. In its waters you can see different fish, including gold and freshwater crabs. And the water in this lake is clear and fairly clean, although drinking it is not necessary.