The cave of Agia Fotini is located on Mount Louloudaki, 7km south of the village of Avdos and at an altitude of 760m. The cave is used as a temple dedicated to Agia Fotini. Despite the fact that the visitable part of the cave is 44m long, the total length of the known routes inside the cave reaches
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The Doxa cave is located at an altitude of 463m, in the location of Kaka Pila near Marathos, 20km west of Heraklion. It is a small but well-known cave, which has very impressive cave decoration of various colors and forms. The Doxa Cave is located 7.5 kilometers after the junction for Tylissos, in
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Worship was practiced in this cave from the Neolithic era until the 5th century. BC It is located 1 km south of Amnisos and was dedicated to the patron goddess of childbirth, Eileithyia. The archaeological dig brought to light figurines of women in the position of childbirth, while nursing or being
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NE of the village of Kamares (57 km from Heraklion), is the Cave of Kamares which was established, during Minoan times, as a place of worship probably of the goddess Eileithyia. Here were found the famous Kamaraic vases exhibited in the Archaeological Museum of Heraklion. You will reach the cave
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It is 22 km from Heraklion. It is one of the most remarkable caves. It was also used as a place of worship during antiquity and Christian times. Editor: Fotini Anastasopoulou
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Sarchos Cave or Chonos or Nychteridospilio is located to the west of the village of Sarchos, at an altitude of 276m. It is one of the largest and most important caves in Crete, which is particularly loved by speleologists due to its complexity and its long length. The inhabitants of the village
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