Chrystal clear waters of Kournas

Hi there,

It's been a while again, I know. Today I have some pictures and impressions about an amazing phenomenon - Kournas lake. It's  the only freshwater lake in Crete.

Here are some geographic facts that might be interesting to know and get an impression: lake Kournas is relatively small, with a maximum length of 1,087 m and a maximum breadth of 880 m. It covers an area of 579,000 sq. m. and is generally shallow, 22.5 m at its deepest point, while it lies approximately 20 m above sea level.

We drowe there almost randomly after we had an amazing and super filling seafood meal at Rethymnon, which I'm definitely showing in my next post. To get to the lake you have to turn left away from the sea and go by a weird country roads with barely any signs, but it's so worth it! You park the car, go down the hill with multiple pottery and souvenir shops and taverns and there you have it - an amazing view of the lake surrounded by green mountains. It's absolutely breathtaking to see something like that in Greek landscapes. It reminded me a bit of continental Europe (ignoring the fact that it was 34 degrees).

We took a little catamaran for 7 euros and went to the center of the lake. I was fascinated by the color of the water! The camera doesn't translate it well, it's even more blue in real life that on the shots! And you can see the bottom even almost in the center of the lake!

A little go-pro shot of us driving to Kournas all fancy and adults :)

Our little transport for an hour. It was so cool, such a lovely afternoon to take a little boat trip along the lake

Amazing chrystal clear water surrounded by mountains..

In real life it was all so bright, colourful catamarans, azure water and blue sky, sunshine and deep green olive trees, so impressive!

It's definitely not translating well the color, but imagine it's almost 20 meters deep

And finally a little shot of me, why not?)

To be honest, the best way to explore this region is to come for an hour or two to make a little catamaran trip - there's nothing else to do apart from eating in a pretty touristy tavern and sunbathing on the beach, but it's definitely a place to see once in your life.

xxx