Bat Cave

Bat Cave is a cave in Nea Propontida, Chalkidiki, Central Macedonia. Bat Cave is situated nearby to Anthropological Museum Petralona cave, as well as near the church Ι.Ν. Προφήτη Ηλία.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Petralona cave and Anthropological Museum Petralona cave.

Petralona cave

Cave

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The Petralona Cave a karst formation, is located at 300 m above sea-level on the western foot of Mount Katsika, about 1 km east of the village of Petralona, about 35 km south-east of Thessaloniki city on the Chalkidiki peninsula, Greece. Petralona cave is situated 760 metres north of Bat Cave.

Anthropological Museum Petralona cave

Museum

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The Anthropological Museum of Petralona was thirty-five kilometres from Thessaloniki, in Central Macedonia, Greece. It displayed finds from the nearby Petralona cave, in which the oldest European hominid skull was found. Anthropological Museum Petralona cave is situated 680 metres north of Bat Cave.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Petralona and Krini.

Petralona

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Petralona is a small locality in Chalkidiki, Macedonia, Greece. It is 6 km northwest of Triglia and 35 km southeast of Thessaloniki. Its altitude is 270 m.

Krini

Village

Krini is a small town of approximately 400 year-round inhabitants in Northern Greece. Krini is a community of the municipal unit Triglia, regional unit of Chalkidiki. Krini's main agricultural crops include wheat, olives, onions, grapes, and anise. Krini is situated 3½ km north of Bat Cave.