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Agia Sofia Cave

di Special K.     Grecia

N 35° 24.692' E 023° 40.897' (WGS84)

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 Dimensioni: piccola
Stato: disponibile
 Nascosta il: 30. settembre 2007
 Pubblicata dal: 22. novembre 2007
 Ultimo aggiornamento: 13. giugno 2011
 Listing: https://opencaching.de/OC492A
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AGIA SOFÍA CAVE...

...is a karst cave of great scientific interest, and consists of an enormous chamber which has a diameter of 70m. The cave is 20m high.
There are marvellous stalagmites and stalactites of various shapes. In the entrance on the left end there is a small church with an icon that, as tradition says, came from Constantinople. The church has been wedged in a rock. Many finds from Neolithic era were discovered in the cave.


The Church
The Church

A STORY...

...tells that at the time of Venetian domination, the outlaw rebels were pardoned when they had delivered the head of their fathers or brothers.
Therefore Psaromílingos I., the young leader of the rebels, had been called into the cave by his father and his uncle, the Bishop of Kissamos named Melchisedek. They asked him of chopping off their heads in order to save the fatherland and himself. But the young man shrunk back from doing such a crime. Also the old men saw them forced to kill themselves.
Enforcedly Psaromílingos I. beheaded both and delivered their heads to the Venetians, who pardoned him.

HOW TO GET THERE

Follow the road from Kissamos to Elafonísi. Shortly after the tunnel you will see a well maintained footpath on the mountain side which leads up to the cave entrance. For a more enjoyable walk through a lonely olive grove, follow the road some hundred meters further to N35 24.474 E23 40.881. There you can park your car. The walking path to the cave is marked with a sign.

THE CACHE...

...is hidden near the cave, but you do not need to enter the cave. Look at the root of the bended fig tree. Don't hesitate to have a look at the spoiler picture (visit link).

Please rehide the cache carefully, because it's close to the walking path.

Good luck and enjoy your visit!






More caches on Crete

Agia Sofía Cave (visit link), Agia Iríni Gorge (visit link), Ágii Patéres - The Cave of the 99 Holy Fathers (visit link), Ménies Bay (visit link)

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trovata 05. marzo 2024, 10:28 Papaissi1709 ha trovato la geocache

Bei Regen zur Höhle aufgestiegen.

Danke fürs Legen und Pflegen, TftC.

trovata 15. agosto 2020 D1k74 ha trovato la geocache

Den dritten Tag in diesen besonderen Kreta Urlaub 2020 hatten wir uns dieses Ziel gesucht. Die Straßen waren für unseren kleinen Flitzer eine Herausforderung. Die Landschaft ist ja ein Traum und es gibt überall etwas besonderes zusehen.
Nach dem Besuch der Höhle haben wir den Tradi be- und gesucht schönen Gruß in die Heimat.

### Danke für den Cache ***Claudi und Eik*** ###

trovata The geocache needs maintenance. 08. giugno 2019, 18:05 wuffy ha trovato la geocache

Wow, what a beautiful cave.
Thanks a lot for showing and hiding this box and greetings from Nuremberg.

Die Box ist nicht dicht, das Logbuch nass, beim nächsten Urlaub bitte mal eine neue Dose bringen, danke!

NT - TFTC

trovata 26. agosto 2018 wtap ha trovato la geocache

This cache was hidden maybe a little too easy to find.
Should there be more camouflage?

Thanks for the cache on the way up to the cache!

trovata 26. marzo 2016 up3m ha trovato la geocache

Nach den Treppen geht es in eine recht offene Höhle, die von vielen Tauben, Schwalben und einem trällernden Zaunkönig bewohnt wird. Mit unseren Taschenlampen konnten wir auch den hinteren Teil ansehen.
Mit den Höhlen auf Mallorca hat das allerdings nichts zu tun, dort gibt es viel schönere Höhlen.
Danke fürs zeigen.


After the stairs you reach a fairly open cave, which is inhabited by many doves, swallows and a singing wren. With our flashlights we could also view the rear part.
The caves in Majorca are much nicer.
Thank you for showing us the cave.

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