- The Samaria Gorge is in west Crete in the White Mountains range. It is the longest gorge in Europe, with a length of 18 kilometres.
- The northern Samaria Gorge Entrance is at an altitude of 1,227 meters on the plateau Omalos (the distance from Chania to Samaria Gorge is 40 km).
- The small village of Samaria used to stand right in the heart of the gorge; however, it was abandoned by all its inhabitants in 1962 for the creation of the national park.
- There are many smaller gorges vertical to Samaria Gorge, some of which have never been crossed by humans and require canyoning equipment.
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- In those days if you kept moving it was possible to go through the entire Samaria Gorge and not see another soul until you reached the bottom.
- The magnificently scenic, 16km-long Samaria gorge in the White Mountain Rangfe, is Europe’s second-longest and is ideal for experienced or fit hikers.
- While it's not the only gorge in the area, Samaria Gorge is by far the biggest—in fact, it's Europe's second-largest canyon overall.
- The gorge will also be closed on rainy days (when there is a danger of rock falls). In winter, high water makes the gorge of Samaria dangerous and impassable.