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In Greek mythology, Melissani was the Cave of the Nymphs. It features a lake surrounded with trees and forest, and is located east of the mountains of Evmorfia and Agia Dynati. Tourism is common. The lake's bottom is covered with stones. Plants grow at the opening of the cave. The color of the stone near the opening is stucco to honey-like ...
This list is of the declared archaeological sites of Greece located within the Ionian Islands region, comprising the regional units of Cephalonia, Corfu, Ithaca, Lefkada, and Zakynthos. [ 1 ] Archaeological sites
Two cultural attractions, the fishing villages of Fiscardo and Assos, and other natural attractions, including Melissani underground lake, Drogarati cave and Myrtos beach, have helped popularize Cephalonia. The film Captain Corelli's Mandolin (film) (2001), filmed on the island, made Cephalonia more widely known.
The deepest caves in Greece in order of depth are: Cave of the Lion, Trou de Leon (in French) in the Lefka Ori mountains, Crete.Explored depth −1,110m (2008) ending in a sump but exploration of leads is ongoing.
Mount Olympus, the home of the Olympian gods, is the highest mountain in Greece, at 2,918 metres (9,573 ft). Many places of worship have been constructed on the mountain slopes, including the Chapel of the Prophet Elias at one of the peaks. The area is important in view of its mountain flora and fauna, as well as due to its geological features.
Central Greece. Evinos Lake; Kastraki Lake; Kremasta or Acheloos Lake; Marathon Lake; Mornos Lake; Stratos Lake; Macedonia. Kerkini Lake; Polyfyto Lake; Agra Lake ...
Inside the Trapeza Cave. Sacred caves and peak sanctuaries are characteristic holy places of ancient Minoan Crete. Most scholars agree that sacred caves were used by the Minoans for religious rites, and some for burial. While all peak sanctuaries have clay human figurines, only Idaeon, Trapeza and Psychro have them among the sacred caves.
The antechamber of the cave is 8 m height. It's from this point that start different high galleries folly decorated with stalactites and stalagmites. The main branches of the cave are developed to the left and to the right of the entrance starting from a huge chamber, the Teception Chamber of a width of 60 m, a length of 100 m and height of 20-30m.