page_title: Psiloritis Natural Park
section_title: Features
hierarchical_section_title: Psiloritis Natural Park / Features
caption_attribution_description: Italiano: Steppa carsica di alta quota presso il monte Agathias (Creta, Grecia) English: Mountain karstic steppe near Mount Agathias (Crete)
context_page_description: Psiloritis Natural Park is a geopark located in the island of Crete, in southern Greece.
context_section_description: Psiloritis Natural Park extends on the Psiloritis mountain and its northern foothills till the Cretan Sea. It has an area of 1159 km². Administratively the park is split into the Prefectures of Rethymno and Heraklion.  The headquarters of the park are located at the municipality of Anogeia
  The park aims to conserve natural and cultural heritage of Psiloritis area through promotional and educational activities, as well as sustainable development initiatives like geotourism, ecotourism and agrotourism. Due to its geological features many universities across the world organise field trips for their students to visit the park. Among the geological protected features of the park there are many caves, included the Idaean Cave. The caves, as well as other relevant features of the park, are connected to the Karstic nature of the Mount Ida massif.
caption: Mountain karstic steppe (Mount Agathias)
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