{"id":4248,"date":"2023-08-05T05:29:39","date_gmt":"2023-08-05T05:29:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sitia-geopark.gr\/?page_id=4248"},"modified":"2023-08-10T08:37:54","modified_gmt":"2023-08-10T08:37:54","slug":"landforms-en","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sitia-geopark.gr\/?page_id=4248&lang=en","title":{"rendered":"LANDFORMS"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"4248\" class=\"elementor elementor-4248\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d91ea23 elementor-reverse-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d91ea23\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b825793\" data-id=\"b825793\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-987c29b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"987c29b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.17.0 - 08-11-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<h4><strong>1. Mavro Mouri Tafoni<\/strong><\/h4><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tafoni are impressive landforms caused by erosion, created in conglomerates and sandstone of the Miocene by wind and coastal humidity, which destroy the connecting materials in the rocks, creating cavities of various dimensions and shapes. An accessible dirt road, which converges with the country road shortly after Toplou Monastery on the way to Sitia, leads to the location. The hill that is home to these landforms is called Mavro Mouri.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1125ae0\" data-id=\"1125ae0\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a802dff elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a802dff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.17.0 - 08-11-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/sitia-geopark.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/1-mavro-mouri-tafoni.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"1-mavro-mouri-tafoni\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MjYzMywidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL3NpdGlhLWdlb3BhcmsuZ3JcL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcLzIwMjNcLzA2XC8xLW1hdnJvLW1vdXJpLXRhZm9uaS5qcGcifQ%3D%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"843\" height=\"632\" src=\"https:\/\/sitia-geopark.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/1-mavro-mouri-tafoni-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2633\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sitia-geopark.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/1-mavro-mouri-tafoni-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sitia-geopark.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/1-mavro-mouri-tafoni-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sitia-geopark.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/1-mavro-mouri-tafoni-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sitia-geopark.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/1-mavro-mouri-tafoni.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 843px) 100vw, 843px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3201c29 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3201c29\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-87cd313\" data-id=\"87cd313\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6ad50ce elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"6ad50ce\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! 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Agioi Pantes Rock Formations<\/strong><\/h4><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In the small gorge of Agioi Pantes to the west of the city of Sitia, impressive rock formations and shapes appear as a result of the intense erosion of the Miocene rocks of the area, by the water and the wind. The intense yellow color of the rocks in combination with the various colors of the rock oxides, create beautiful aesthetic images. At the same time, several species of marine fossils are hosted, mainly bivalves and sea urchins.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8201f30 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8201f30\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b95fb9f\" data-id=\"b95fb9f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ece9190 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"ece9190\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ac85d3f elementor-reverse-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ac85d3f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b3fb65d\" data-id=\"b3fb65d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8a009b5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8a009b5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><strong>3. Limestone Sculptures<\/strong><\/h4><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It includes natural sculptures chiseled by the weather and erosion in the Tripolitsa limestone rock formations, and which can be found on the footpath leading from Epano Zakros to Skalia. These processes create strange rock forms that look like statues, and with a little imagination one can make out familiar silhouettes from the animal kingdom!<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-94547d9\" data-id=\"94547d9\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f7b1467 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f7b1467\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/sitia-geopark.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/3-limestone-sculptures.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"3-limestone-sculptures\" 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class=\"eicon-chevron-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-pagination\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2f16c92\" data-id=\"2f16c92\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cdb5344 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cdb5344\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><strong>4. Quartzite Walls<\/strong><\/h4><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This geotope is to the northwest of Karydi and includes the residual quartzite layers that have been revealed by erosion of the softer rock formations around them. These layers are tectonized, they present discontinuities within them, and, therefore, they create strange landforms that look like castle battlements.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-becbd40 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"becbd40\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-81c2f83\" data-id=\"81c2f83\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6e43bfa elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"6e43bfa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-adc3a9e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"adc3a9e\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-af428db\" data-id=\"af428db\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-de41d09 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"de41d09\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><strong>5. Kastri Hill<\/strong><\/h4><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kastri hill is between the two inlets of Kouremenos and Chiona in Palekastro. It is made up of rock formations from the Miocene period, which create impressive geometric forms. The sandstone stratigraphic horizon that is at the top of the hill has protected it from erosion and that is why it is still around to today!<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b8673f7\" data-id=\"b8673f7\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-401708f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"401708f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/sitia-geopark.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/5-kastri-hill.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"5-kastri-hill\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MjY0NSwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL3NpdGlhLWdlb3BhcmsuZ3JcL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcLzIwMjNcLzA2XC81LWthc3RyaS1oaWxsLmpwZyJ9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"843\" height=\"632\" src=\"https:\/\/sitia-geopark.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/5-kastri-hill-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2645\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sitia-geopark.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/5-kastri-hill-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sitia-geopark.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/5-kastri-hill-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sitia-geopark.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/5-kastri-hill-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sitia-geopark.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/5-kastri-hill.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 843px) 100vw, 843px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-fbbbaea elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"fbbbaea\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-cedbba4\" data-id=\"cedbba4\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0dae53e elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"0dae53e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-fa39dd9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"fa39dd9\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f8fe2d3\" data-id=\"f8fe2d3\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-53eddbe\" data-id=\"53eddbe\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-510e378 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"510e378\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><strong>6. Gypsum Sculptures<\/strong><\/h4>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>1. 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