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Caves · Chania Prefecture
Cave Hainospilios at Gournes
- Rating
- 3.0
- km · length
- 2.3,2.5,2.8,2.8,5.4,5.4,6.5,6.5,6.6,6.8,6.9,7.3,7.3,7.9,8,8.5,8.6,9
- km · Chania
- 18
Chania


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The Hainospilios Cave is located near plateau Gournes in Lefka Ori , in the area of the village Kares , in the province of Apokoronas. It is a sinkhole, in which refugees and rebels found shelter in the past.
Access is possible by hiking half an hour from Gournes, where a dirt road from Kares stops. The entrance is downhill and immediately the visitor is located in a beautiful cave with a very impressive decoration made up of stalagmites and fine crystals.
Unfortunately, its has suffered a lot of damage by visitors and warfare exploded by policemen for forcing rebels out.
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