LAKE KOURNAS IN CRETE
 Situated a couple of kilometers inward from Georgioupolis (beteen Rethimnon and Chania) people seem to disagree about the only Cretan sweet water lake: Kournas. Some like it, some think it's not that interesting. Is it worth a visit at all? I absolutely loved it and would recommend the detour to everybody. The special colours of the lake, from green to turqoise and blue, and the beautiful and special mountains around it, the abundance of wildlife, the cosy taverna's and souvenirshops: Kournas has a lot going for it.
There are special birds floating in the water, big orange fish swimming around, and it seems trees are growing from the bottom of the lake. On my visit we even saw a turtle swimming around. For the people that love it enough to wanna go and explore some more on the lake it's possible to rent a waterbike (cost: 7 euro in may 2003). There's some sort of a beach and a lot of olive trees and other vegitation. You can swim in this 25 meters deep lake if you like. In my point of view Lake Kournas is defenitely one of those special unexpected surprises you sometimes can find on a Greek island. |
