The most famous cave of Attiki is located on the southwest side of Penteli, and is linked with a number of local legends. Located at an altitude of 720 meters, the opening is about 45x62 meters. There is evidence of religious use in antiquity. In all probability it was later used by ascetics who left behind them, near the entrance of the cave,...
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Discovered in 1928 by local residents, it is a very beautiful cave. During the 1960s, efforts were undertaken to make the site accessible to visitors. Located on the east side of Ymittos, above Peania, its underground route of 350m guides the visitor amongst stalagmites and stalactites, creating a magical landscape.
A cave in Attiki, located on the southwest side of Mount Aigaleo, it is particularly rich in paleontological findings. With excavation resumed in 2006 and continuing to this day, many important finds have come to light, dating to the first inhabitation of the cave from the 11th to the 7th millennium BC. In addition to various boneware...
So named according to local tradition, because of the lion that supposedly had its nest there, found later in petrified form in the village of Kantza. Surviving even after 2500 years the marble statue was placed like a lion epitaph on the tomb of the Athenian Kouri. The cave, measuring 50 by 20 meters, was used as a place of worship in ancient...
The cave is located an altitude of 260 on the hill Krevati , about 3 kilometers from the municipality of Vari. Around 550 BC, it gave refuge to the sculptor Archedemos who came from the island of Thera and settled there. His signed stalactite reliefs are still visible on its walls . Archedemos “nympholyptos” became possessed by the Nymphs and...