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Agia Paraskevi Cave at Skotino

Skotino Cave is one of the largest caves in . The cave lies high on a hill northwest of the village of Skotino, a few kilometers inland south of .
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  • Type: Cave
  • Description: cave in Greece
  • Also known as: “Skotino cave” and “Skotino Cave”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Cretaquarium.

Public aquarium
Photo: Lourakis, CC BY-SA 3.0.
, also known as Thalassocosmos, is a public aquarium located near the town of Gournes in , , 15 km east of the city of . is situated 3½ km northwest of Agia Paraskevi Cave at Skotino.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kato Gouves and Gournes.

Village
Photo: G.F.S., CC BY 3.0.
is a village, which is situated 3 km north of Agia Paraskevi Cave at Skotino.

Village
Photo: daffyduke, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a village, which is situated 3 km northwest of Agia Paraskevi Cave at Skotino.

Village
Photo: C messier, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a village near in . It is in the municipal unit of . The village is at an altitude of 180 meters and is 23.3 km from Heraklion. is situated 3 km southeast of Agia Paraskevi Cave at Skotino.

Agia Paraskevi Cave at Skotino

Latitude
35.30471° or 35° 18′ 17″ north
Longitude
25.29759° or 25° 17′ 51″ east
Open location code
8G77873X+V2
Open­Street­Map ID
node 3676753026
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­cave_entrance
Wiki­data ID
Q7536414
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Spanish—“Agia Paraskevi Cave at Skotino” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Skotinoko haitzuloa”
  • Catalan: “Caverna d’Escoteino”
  • Greek: “Σπήλαιο Αγίας Παρασκευής”
  • Greek: “Σπήλαιο Σκοτεινού”
  • Greek: “Σπήλαιο της Αγίας Παρασκευής”
  • Polish: “Jaskinia Skotino”
  • Portuguese: “Caverna de Escoteino”
  • Portuguese: “Caverna de Skotino”
  • Portuguese: “Caverna Escotino”
  • Portuguese: “Caverna Skotino”
  • Spanish: “Caverna de Escoteino”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Church of St. Paraskevi and Alter Turm, schöne Aussicht.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Agia Paraskevi Cave at Skotino”. Photo: Stegop, CC BY-SA 3.0.