Rihtra Fall at Kato Kastelliana

Very few villages in Crete are fortunate to have a waterfall in their area. One of these is Kato Kastelliana south of Heraklion on the foot of Asterousia Range .

At the south entrance of Kato Kastelliana we meet Richtra , a beautiful waterfall that is the pride of the place. Richtra in the idiom of Asterousia means waterfall and it is an impressive 8-9m high waterfall with almost triangular shape.

Just below the Richtra start the first houses of the village and a further we meet a small square with a very beautiful stone fountain built in 1912. Over the picturesque waterfall gorge we meet a small valley that ascends to Asterousia that feeds the waterfall with water.

In recent years on the hillside above the waterfall, the villagers built a very picturesque and manicured stone church dedicated to Saint Spyridon .