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Cave of Panos or Lera

The cave “Panos or Lera” is developed in Mount Vardies, at an altitude of 70m., in the settlement Stavros Kydonias. It consists of an “antechamber” and four rooms with chiselled cavities, which have been explained as places for the welcome of...

Cave “Okso Latzidi”

It is situated on the location Patelia, approx. 1 km Northwest of the village Sitanos in Sitia, a few metres to the south of the road. The elevation is about 610 metres. The cave is formed in Jurassic limestone. A little more northern, there are Permo-Triassic...

Ideon Andron

The Ideon Andron is situated on the Nida plateau of Mount Psiloritis, 24 km from the village of Anoghia and 78 km from the town of Rethymno. Initially its extraordinary large entrance impresses visitors to the Ideon Andron, which is at a height of 1538 m. The cave...

Cave “Megalo Katofigi”

We reach the cave after an ascending course to the northwest of the village Tourtouli (or Aghios Georgios) of Sitia, which lasts 45 minutes. The elevation is 450 metres. The cave is formed in Jurassic limestone. It features rich natural décor that should be exploited....

Cave of Melidoni

Excavation works, which continue to be effected in the cave of Melidoni, have proved that the cave was used as a central place of worship from the early Neolithic age up until the Roman period. An inscription gives evidence of the fact that Hermes was worshipped in...
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