Lake Votomos in Zaros in Crete

The very nice village of Zaros in the regional unit of Heraklion is known for three things: the mighty Rouvas Gorge, the tasty water Zaros and that many of the restaurants serve salmon. Or really not salmon, rather trout, but it sounds better to write salmon because it is nothing you associate with Greece.

Zaros Lake Restaurant in Lake Votomos north of Zaros.

Zaros Lake, as the lake is also called, is located at the foot of Mount Psiloritis.

From Zaros Lake, the hike to the Rouvas Gorge starts, which you can read about here »

In Votomos, a few kilometers north of Zaros, is this leafy park and lake called Lake Votomos. Here you have the opportunity to eat trout, or maybe just have a cup of coffee and enjoy the beautiful surroundings. There is one more lake near Zaros. It's called Faneromenis and is located about 6 kilometres southwest of central Zaros.

The bottling plant where the water from Zaros is bottled. The water comes from the Nida Plateau.

In Zaros, and above the village, there are several fish farms where mainly trout is cultivated. It is said that there also is wild trout in the many watercourses around Zaros.

Fish farm in Votomos near Zaros.

This is what the trout look like in the fishponds.

Along the road up to the Zaros Lake there are a couple of three restaurants serving trout. Here are a lot of people on the weekends, people come all the way from Heraklion to eat this, for the Greeks, so exotic fish.

Water and trout from Zaros at Votomos Taverna Fish Farm.

WHAT YOU MUST NOT MISS WHEN YOU LAKE ZAROS

Don't miss the pleasant village of Zaros, which you can read about here »

Learn more about Crete here »