Cave of the Dragon
Cave of the Dragon is a cave in Kastoria, West Macedonia. Cave of the Dragon is situated nearby to the chapel Saint John the Evangelist Church, Saint Mary Mavriotissa, as well as near Monastery of Panagia Mavriotissa.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Vagrand, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Opening hours: Tuesday—Sunday 10:00 AM—6:00 PM
- Email: makednosspilia@gmail.com
- Type: Cave
- Description: cave near Kastoria, Macedonia, Greece
- Also known as: “Dragon Cave”, “Dragon’s Cave”, “Spilaio Drakou”, “Spílaio Drákou”, and “Spilia tou drakou”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Lake of Kastoria and Monastery of Panagia Mavriotissa.
Lake of Kastoria
Lake
Photo: Pvasiliadis, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Lake Orestiada or Lake of Kastoria is a lake in the Kastoria regional unit of Macedonia, northwestern Greece. It spreads out in a natural basin, surrounded by mountains and is the remnant of a huge ancient Miocene lake that reached an area of 164 square kilometres and at a depth of 50 meters.
Monastery of Panagia Mavriotissa
Monastery
Photo: Алиса Селезньова, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Monastery of Panagia Mavriotissa is a monastery that is built on the spot where troops of Byzantine military commander George Palaiologos encircled the attacking Normans in 1083. Monastery of Panagia Mavriotissa is situated 730 metres northeast of Cave of the Dragon.
Saint John the Evangelist Church, Saint Mary Mavriotissa
Chapel
Photo: Мико, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Saint John the Evangelist Church, Saint Mary Mavriotissa is a chapel, which is situated 690 metres northeast of Cave of the Dragon.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Doltso and Dispilio.
Dispilio
Village
Photo: Tryfon Manolis, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Dispilio is a village near Lake Orestiada, in the Kastoria regional unit of Western Macedonia, Greece. Near the village is an archaeological site containing remains of a Neolithic lakeshore settlement that occupied an artificial island. Dispilio is situated 2½ km south of Cave of the Dragon.
Mavrochori
Village
Photo: konstantinos kolimpa…, CC BY 3.0.
Mavrochori is a village on the shores of Lake Orestiada in Kastoria regional unit of Macedonia, Greece. Today Mavrochori is a tourist destination for a quiet vacation near the lake of Kastoria. Mavrochori is situated 3 km east of Cave of the Dragon.
Cave of the Dragon
- Categories: show cave and landform
- Location: Kastoria, Kastoria, West Macedonia, Greece, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
40.50554° or 40° 30′ 20″ northLongitude
21.28438° or 21° 17′ 4″ eastElevation
648 metres (2,126 feet)Open location code
8GG3G74M+6QOpenStreetMap ID
node 2613763289OpenStreetMap feature
natural=cave_entrance
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In Other Languages
From Bulgarian to Swedish—“Cave of the Dragon” goes by many names.
- Bulgarian: “Драконова пещера”
- Cebuano: “Spílaio Drákou”
- German: “Drachenhöhle”
- German: “Drakou-Höhle”
- Greek: “Σπήλαιο Δράκου”
- Greek: “Σπήλαιο του Δράκου”
- Greek: “Σπηλιά του Δράκου”
- Swedish: “Spílaio Drákou”
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