Our Club will participate in the two-day events "Panas Dromena" of the Platanias Cultural Association of Amari Rethymno, where on Saturday night they will offer a treat and then we will watch the concert with Psarantonis! The approach to the area will be from the village of Vistagi and from there, with agricultural cars, we will go to the site of the sacred cave of Panas, where we will camp in the countryside with individual overnight equipment and we will attend the program of events. On Sunday morning the participants will go down to the chapel of Agios Antonios and from there they will cross the very nice and easy Platanias gorge.

Route: Departure from Chania by bus to the village Vistagi and from there, with the cars of the club and after 15 km of rural road, we will find ourselves in the sacred cave of Pana, where we will camp and follow the program of the event.
The next morning after our operation and breakfast, we will begin our descent to the canyon in 2 groups. The first group will begin the difficult descent and the carnival and after 2 hours will be in the chapel of Agios Antonios and will continue in the beautiful and easy Platanias gorge of 2 hours duration. The second team will be transported with the club's cars to another nearby location, where they will begin the easy downhill course of about 30 minutes to the chapel of Agios Antonios and then to the Platanias gorge to the village square where we will gather for a guided tour with historical interest and then departing for Chania.
Attempts are also made to visit the Vistagis Folkloric Museum.
Persons for difficult descent will be at their option and equipment is obligatory in a mountaineering boot and 2 bahton.
Mandatory, windbreaker, scene, headlight lens, simple and optional (Fly,
To avoid environmental pollution, we will keep our own dishes, glass and cutlery.
There will be drinking water, but also 2 marts available to us with a toilet.
The camping equipment will be transported with the club's cars to and from the cave.

                           In detail the program of the event:

SEPTEMBER 28 JULY

Upon arrival set up scenes and area acquaintance and cave Pan.

14.00 Small meal with (bean salad, fruit wine, etc.)

17.00 Outdoor cheese dairy by Kostis Dramatinos (RAETI Cheese)
where it will be offered anthotyros and warm myzithra.

18.00 Speech on the subject, history, myths and legends of the cave, with Aris Koutakis.

 19.00 Discussion with the shepherds of the area (stories of the mountain) (Mountain)

19.30 Eating and enjoying the beings from below !! (Food Offer) with spaghetti or pilaf, boiled meat, salads, plenty of wine and fruit, together with mandolin music.

21.30 -1.00 Concert with Psarantonis.

22.00 Observation of celestial bodies, with the astronomy friends of Crete. (Parallel Activity)

SUNDAY 29 JULY

08.00 -10.00 Divine Liturgy in Agios Myronas at Panas.

10.30 Coffee and mountain tea with cake from the Platanias Cultural Club.

11.00 Start of downhill.

15.30 approximately arrival at Platania, walk and tour in the village.

Difficulty: 2

Departure time: 08:00

Return: Sun, 29 Jul 2018, 20:00 (approximate)

Departure location: Outside Club premises, Tzanakaki 90 str, Chania.

Registration period: 23 Jul 2018 00:01 - 27 Jul 2018 22:59 (or until all participations have been filled)

Leaders: KONSTANTINOS KYRIAKAKIS