Cave of Lakes

Although the dry and horizontal part in the beginning of the cave was known in very old times, it was first explored in 1964 by inhabitants of the community of Kastria, at the initiative of the inhabitant Vassilis Tempelis; the exploration was completed in 1965 by the Greek Mountain Climbing Association with the participation of Greek and foreign speleologists.

In 1981 the Greek National Tourist Organization started the works of touristic development and the first completed part was opened to the public in 1990. In the meantime, the contribution of the Greek Speleological Society during the cave's exploration and touristic development has been decisive; its president was the late Anna Petrocheilou, to whose memory the first hall was dedicated. The role of the Ephorate of Palaeoanthropology-Speleology of the Ministry of Culture which is in charge of it and has the supervision of the works, was also significant.

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