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Traditionele cache

Agia Sofia Cave

door Special K.     Griekenland

N 35° 24.692' E 023° 40.897' (WGS84)

 andere coördinaatstelsel
 Grootte: klein
Status: Beschikbaar
 Verborgen op: 30. september 2007
 Listed since: 22. november 2007
 Laatste verandering: 13. juni 2011
 Listing: https://opencaching.de/OC492A
Ook gepubliceerd op: geocaching.com 

14 Gevonden
1 Niet gevonden
0 Opmerkingen
3 Volgers
0 Negeerders
205 Bekeken
1 Log picture
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Beschrijving    Deutsch (Duits)

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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Logs van Agia Sofia Cave    Gevonden 14x Niet gevonden 1x Opmerking 0x

Gevonden 05. maart 2024, 10:28 Papaissi1709 heeft de cache gevonden

Bei Regen zur Höhle aufgestiegen.

Danke fürs Legen und Pflegen, TftC.

Gevonden 15. augustus 2020 D1k74 heeft de cache gevonden

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*** ###

Gevonden The geocache needs maintenance. 08. juni 2019, 18:05 wuffy heeft de cache gevonden

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

Gevonden 26. augustus 2018 wtap heeft de cache gevonden

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!

Gevonden 26. maart 2016 up3m heeft de cache gevonden

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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Gevonden 25. mei 2014, 14:30 BeKaEff heeft de cache gevonden

Really nice location. We checked it while our trip from South Crete to Chania. Impressive cave with impressive history. We made a devout walk around, before we looked for the cache.

in: figure

out: --;--

Best Regards from Germany

BeKaEff

Gevonden 05. april 2012 rafal+magda heeft de cache gevonden

Amazing cave. Thanks for the cache.

Gevonden 20. juli 2011 die mondputzer heeft de cache gevonden

A hot day. We are climbed the steps with many transpiration.
The cave is nice to see and there was a lttle bit cooler inside. ;-)

Thank you for showing this nice place.

Die Mondputzer

Gevonden 23. februari 2011 Li+La heeft de cache gevonden

Schön, dass immerhin ein Cache unserer Kretareise auch hier logbar ist. TFTC Li+La

Gevonden 16. oktober 2010 olfplatsch heeft de cache gevonden

Ok, the location is nice, the place where the cache is hidden has been chosen well, but the cave is not a real must see. Nevertheless you can catch a nice view into the gorge nearby. And you get some extra exercise in stair climbing. :-)

Gevonden 19. september 2010 bkdett heeft de cache gevonden

Definetly worth to visit.Also the cache has been placed at a very nice place. I have been there while it was not crowded. A girl explained the mythology of the place. TFTC and Regards from Germany

Gevonden 16. september 2010 schaffiv heeft de cache gevonden

Am 16.09. um 16:15 gefunden. Super Höhle und wenig Publikum. Sehr viele Log.Einträge.

SchaffiV sagt DankeSmile

Gevonden 05. augustus 2010 frogqueen heeft de cache gevonden

23.7.2010 mit frogking gefunden

Tolle Höhle, viele Touristen 

Niet gevonden 25. juni 2010 wanderraffe heeft de cache niet gevonden

Diese Höhle ist wohl eine der beeindruckendsten auf der Insel, keine Frage! 

Habe mit Fonsi jede Ritze um die Wurzeln herum und auch weiträumiger abgesucht - leider ohne Erfolg :(

Wurde der Cache vielleicht "aufgeräumt" und entsorgt? Es lag für griechische Verhältnisse auch erstaunlich wenig Müll herum...

 

Gevonden 21. mei 2010 schnaffels heeft de cache gevonden

TFTC What a nice cave! Our GPS was a little bit off but we were lucky to have the spoiler foto. So we let the muggles pass and found the cache after some searching. In: eye, sigma /// Out: --- logged on geocaching.com