Diros caves, Laconia,Greece
Το Σπήλαιο Γλυφάδα (ή Βλυχάδα) Διρού Vlychada Cave in Diros is one of the most beautiful caves in the world and is located on the west coast of the Laconian Peninsula, in Diros Bay. Under the sparse Mani landscape, nature has patiently and artistically sculpted a miracle beyond imagination – white stalactites and stalagmites, impressive waterfalls and glittering crystals adorn every corner, creating an incomparable spectacle that takes your breath away! There are three Caves in the Diros area, Vlychada, Alepotrypa and Katafygi. Local people have known of the Vlychada cave’s existence since about 1900. But in 1949, when the founders of the Hellenic Speleological Society Giannis and Anna Petrocheilou began to explore it systematically no one suspected the miracle that was hidden inside the cave. By 1960, 1,600 meters had been explored and mapped. From 1987 the Ministry of Culture’s Ephorate of Paleoanthropology – Speleology began a detailed study of the Cave and, in collaboration with an...