Preveli Palm Forest

The palm forest contains Phoenix Theophrastii trees, osiers, reeds, oleanders, and locust trees across 40 acres of Mediterranean coastal terrain.

After a severe fire destroyed 70 percent of the forest in 2010, the natural regeneration process demonstrated the resilience of endemic Cretan palms.

The forest sits below the 16th-century Preveli Monastery, which includes separate upper and lower sections dedicated to Saint John the Baptist.

Access to the forest requires walking down steep cliff paths from parking areas, or taking boats from the coastal towns of Plakias or Agia Galini.

The Megalos Potamos river flows through the palm forest, creating waterfalls before meeting the Mediterranean Sea at Preveli Beach.

Address: Finikas 740 60, Greece

GPS coordinates: 35.15352,24.47316

Latest update: March 17, 2025 07:22