Cave of Olympi

Cave of Olympi is a cave in , , . Cave of Olympi is situated nearby to , as well as near the village .
Photo: FLIOUKAS, CC BY-SA 4.0.
  • Opening hours: Tuesday—Sunday 11:00 AM—6:00 PM
  • Type: Cave
  • Description: Stalactite cave on Chios, Greece
  • Also known as: “Cave of the Olympians”, “Cave Sykia”, “Olimpi’s cave”, and “Sikia Cave”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Phanai Apollo Sanctuary.

Photo: George Ntekas, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is situated 1 km southeast of Cave of Olympi.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Olimbi and Mesta.

Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 2.0.
is a village, which is situated 4 km north of Cave of Olympi.

Photo: Kostisl, Public domain.
is a traditional Greek village on the island of . It is one of the Mastic Villages, a group of villages in South Chios where the main activity is the manufacture of mastic.

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is an agricultural area in the island of . It is the most prominent producer of mastic, a resin obtained from the domesticated mastic tree; the resin grown here has Protected Designation of Origin status.

Cave of Olympi

Latitude
38.21292° or 38° 12′ 47″ north
Longitude
25.92453° or 25° 55′ 28″ east
Elevation
111 metres (364 feet)
Open location code
8GC76W7F+5R
Open­Street­Map ID
node 2992032068
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­cave_entrance
Geo­Names ID
8436880
Wiki­data ID
Q2455459
This page is based on OpenStreetMap, GeoNames, Wikidata, and Wikimedia Commons.
We’d love your help improving our open data sources. Thank you for contributing.

Satellite Map

Discover Cave of Olympi from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
© Stadia Maps, Airbus DS, CNES, PlanetObserver, and Copernicus

In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Swedish—“Cave of Olympi” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Sikia Cave”
  • German: “Höhle der Olympier”
  • German: “Höhle von Olympi”
  • German: “Tropfsteinhöhle Sykias”
  • Greek: “Σπήλαιο Συκιά”
  • Greek: “Σπήλαιο των Ολύμπων”
  • Latin: “Caverna Olympion”
  • Latin: “Caverna Syciae”
  • Swedish: “Sikia Cave”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Τραχύλι and Trachylia.

Nearby Places

Explore places such as Trachylia and Olympoi.

Chios: Must-Visit Destinations

Delve into Mastichochoria and Mesta.

Curious Caves to Discover

Uncover intriguing caves from every corner of the globe.