Management Unit of Samaria National Park and the Protected Areas of Western Crete

Management Unit of Samaria National Park and the Protected Areas of Western Crete.

With the integration in Natural Environment and Climate Change Agency (NECCA) of the Management Body of Samaria National Park , the Management Unit of Samaria National Park and the Protected Areas of Western Crete operates under N.E.C.C.A.’s Protected Areas Management Directorate (Sector B), based in Chania.

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Its spatial area of jurisdiction includes the following Natura 2000 sites:

GR4310009 KROUSONAS – VROMONERO IDIS
GR4330002 OROS KEDROS
GR4330003 KOURTALIOTIKO FARANGI – MONI PREVELI – EVRYTERI PERIOCHI
GR4330004 PRASSANO FARANGI – PATSOS – SFAKORYAKO REMA – PARALIA RETHYMNOU KAI EKVOLI GEROPOTAMOU AKR. LIANOS KAVOS – PERIVOLIA
GR4330005 OROS IDI (VORIZIA GERANOI KALI MADARA)
GR4330006 SOROS – AGKATHI – KEDROS
GR4330007 KOURTALIOTIKO FARANGI FARANGI PREVELI
GR4330008 PRASSANO FARANGI
GR4330009 OROS PSILOREITIS (NOTIODYTIKO TMIMA)
GR4340001 IMERI KAI AGRIA GRAMVOUSA – TIGANI KAI FALASARNA – PONTIKONISI ORMOS LIVADI – VIGLA
GR4340002 NISOS ELAFONISOS KAI PARAKTIA THALASSIA ZONI
GR4340003 CHERSONISOS RODOPOU – PARALIA MALEME – KOLPOS CHANION
GR4340004 ELOS – TOPOLIA – SASALOS – AGIOS DIKAIOS
GR4340005 ORMOS SOUGIAS – VARDIA – FARANGI LISSOU MECHRI ANYDROUS KAI PARAKTIA ZONI
GR4340006 LIMNI AGIAS – PLATANIAS – REMA KAI EKVOLI KERITI – KOILADA FASA
GR4340007 FARANGI THERISSSOU
GR4340008 LEFKA ORI KAI PARAKTIA ZONI
GR4340010 DRAPANO (VOREIOANATOLIKES AKTES) – PARALIA GEORGIOUPOLIS – LIMNI KOURNA – SPILAIO PSIMAKI
GR4340011 FRE – TZITZIFES – NIPOS
GR4340012 ASFENDOU – KALLIKRATIS KAI PARAKTIA ZONI
GR4340013 NISOI GAVDOS KAI GAVDOPOULA
GR4340014 ETHNIKOS DRYMOS SAMARIAS – FARANGI TRYPITIS – PSILAFI – KOUSTOGERAKO
GR4340015 PARALIA APO CHRYSOSKALITISSA MECHRI AKROTIRIO KRIOS
GR4340016 METERIZIA AGIOS DIKAIOS – TSOUNARA – VITSILIA LEFKON OREON
GR4340017 CHERSONISOS GRAMVOUSAS KAI NISIDES IMERI KAI AGRIA GRAMVOUSA PONTIKONISI KAI THALASSIA ZONI
GR4340018 NISIDA AGIOI THEODOROI
GR4340019 FARANGI KALLIKRATIS – ARGOULIANO FARANGI – OROPEDIO MANIKA
GR4340020 LIMNI AGIAS (CHANIA)
GR4340021 CHERSONISOS RODOPOU
GR4340022 LIMNI KOURNA KAI EKVOLI ALMYROU
GR4340023 NOTIODYTIKI GAVDOS KAI GAVDOPOULA KAI THALASSIA PERIOCHI
GR4340024 THALASSIA PERIOCHI DYTIKIS KAI NOTIODYTIKIS KRITIS

Visiting the Protected Area

 

For the entrance to the National Woodland Park of Samaria, which is the core zone of the protected area, a ticket valuation is mandatory.

 

The ticket constitutes revenue of N.E.C.C.A., as well as of the adjacent Municipalities (Gov’t Ministerial Decision).

By this payment the protection and conservation of the National Woodland Park of Samaria, or other Protected Areas and its valuable ecosystems is significantly supported.

 

Websites of Programs/Actions of the Management Body:

Management Body’s website: