Rouvas Wood and Gorge

The gorge of Agios Nikolaos, Gafaris or Rouvas is bounded by the peaks of Ambelakia from east and Samari from west. This is the most important gorge of Psiloritis and central Crete and took the name Agios Nikolaos from the monastery of St Nicholas at its exit near Zaros .

This is an ecosystem with rich flora and fauna, smaller canyons and interesting geological formations and cliffs of rare beauty.