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The World’s 100 Best Waterfalls

Kourtaliotiko Waterfall

Rethymno, Crete, Greece

  1. THE WORLD’S BEST WATERFALLS WORTH A JOURNEY · 2026 ✦ ✦ N° 82 2026
Kourtaliotiko Waterfall

Stream water drops through a gorge with towering rock walls, ending in a waterfall at the mouth of a cave above a cold pool. Visitors park across the road and walk down a gravel track and many steps for about 15 minutes.

Highlights

  • Gorge with towering rock walls
  • Icy pool before the cave
  • Waterfall reached by swimming

Good to know

  • Entrance €5 per person, card only
  • Walk down about 15 minutes, many steps
  • Water shoes advised, rocks slippery

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