Cave of Olympi
Cave of Olympi is a cave in Chios, Chios, North Aegean Islands. Cave of Olympi is situated nearby to Phanai Apollo Sanctuary, as well as near the village Piryi.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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.
Phanai Apollo Sanctuary
Photo: George Ntekas, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Phanai Apollo Sanctuary is situated 1 km southeast of Cave of Olympi.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Mesta and Mastichochoria.
Mesta
Photo: Kostisl, Public domain.
Mesta is a Greek traditional village on the island of Chios. It belongs to the Mastic Villages, a group of villages in South Chios where the main activity is the manufacture of mastic.
Mastichochoria
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Mastichochoria is an agricultural area in the Greek island of Chios. It is the most prominent producer of the mastic, a resin obtained from the domesticated mastic tree; in fact, the tree is endemic to this area and, thus, the resin grown there has a PDO status.
Piryi
Village
Photo: Kostisl, Public domain.
Pyrgi is a village on the Greek island of Chios, known as the "painted village" on account of the decoration of the houses. This mostly consists of black and white decorative motifs in different shapes. Piryi is situated 7 km east of Cave of Olympi.
Cave of Olympi
- Categories: show cave and landform
- Location: Chios, Chios, North Aegean Islands, Greek Islands, Greece, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
38.21292° or 38° 12′ 47″ northLongitude
25.92453° or 25° 55′ 28″ eastElevation
111 metres (364 feet)Open location code
8GC76W7F+5ROpenStreetMap ID
node 2992032068OpenStreetMap feature
natural=cave_entrance
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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”
- Swedish: “Sikia Cave”
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