Lake Kournas

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While walking the lower Daphnemadara (the Mountains of Daphne) this vista of Kournas Lake, Crete, Greece, opened up below is.

This summer the water level of the only natural fresh water lake on Crete is very low because of the total lack of snow during the winter, and thus lack of melt water

Lake Kournas, the only natural fresh water lake on Crete...

The only natural fresh water lake on Crete, this lake is a nature reserve and a fabulous place to observe and photograph many kinds of water birds.

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