Nature

The wider area of Fodele hosts several small and high waterfalls. The most easily accessible of them is the waterfall of Skotini, located very close to the Byzantine temple of Panagia (Virgin Mary) in Fodele and the Museum of El Greco.

The Byzantine church of Saint Anne (Agia Anna) is located a few meters west of the settlement of Thripti and just above the beginning of the stream that forms the imposing canyon Ha.

The River Tyflos (Blind) is located in Kissamos province and its main stream is about 20 km long. The river has water until early summer, depending on the rainfall of the year.

The wild canyon of Agia Paraskevi is located in the Asterousia Mountains and on the borders of the village Paranymphi. It is called the little "brother" of the adjacent imposing and most famous Ambas Gorge, as both of them have the two highest waterfalls of Heraklion prefecture.

In the beautiful forest of Selakano, streams are formed in winter which transport the waters of the Dikti mountain range to the lowest altitudes. Among them stands out a stream that connects Katharo with Selakano, north of the settlement Mathokotsana, as in its course it forms a beautiful 7-meter waterfall.

In the village Karavados in prefecture Heraklion lies a small gorge that is completely unknown, Argoulidias gorge. Its name is taken after the many wild olive trees (called argoulides in Cretan dialect) found in the canyon, the vegetation of which is complemented by carobs, Nerium oleanders and many plane trees.

The river Mouselas flows through the valleys that form east of the White Mountains and flow into the western boundary of the large beach of Episkopi, in the large bay of Almyros that has the most rivers in Crete. It is the natural border of the prefectures of Chania and Rethymno.

The short-horned cow of the Cretan breed today has many cows mainly in the Drakona area of the White Mountains and until recently was considered almost extinct..