Diros Caves
E415777
Diros Caves are a famous network of underground limestone caves with spectacular stalactites and stalagmites, partially explored by boat, located on Greece’s Mani Peninsula.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Diros Caves canonical | 1 |
| Diros cave complex | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
limestone cave system
ⓘ
show cave ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| climate | humid subterranean climate ⓘ |
| contains |
Alepotrypa Cave
ⓘ
Vlychada Cave ⓘ
surface form:
Katafygi Cave
Vlychada Cave ⓘ |
| country | Greece ⓘ |
| discovered | 20th century ⓘ |
| exploredLength | several kilometers ⓘ |
| geologicalFormation | karst cave ⓘ |
| hasAccess | road access ⓘ |
| hasEntrance | coastal entrance ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
boat-accessible passages
ⓘ
stalactites ⓘ stalagmites ⓘ subterranean river ⓘ underground lake ⓘ |
| hasLength | approximately 14 kilometers ⓘ |
| hasNearbyCity |
Kalamata
ⓘ
Sparta ⓘ |
| hasNearbySettlement |
Kalamata
ⓘ
surface form:
Diros
|
| hasTouristSeason | summer peak season ⓘ |
| knownFor |
paleolithic and neolithic archaeological finds
ⓘ
spectacular cave formations ⓘ underground boat rides ⓘ |
| languageOfSignage |
English
ⓘ
Greek ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Laconia
ⓘ
Mani Peninsula NERFINISHED ⓘ Peloponnese ⓘ Peloponnese region ONNED1 ⓘ |
| locatedOnCoastOf |
Laconian Gulf
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mediterranean Sea ⓘ |
| managedBy | Greek authorities ⓘ |
| near |
Areopoli
ⓘ
Oitylo Bay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| openToPublic | true ⓘ |
| partOf |
Diros Caves
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Diros cave complex
|
| regionType | southern Greece NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| rockType | limestone ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
speleological studies
ⓘ
tourism promotion by Greek National Tourism Organisation ⓘ |
| touristActivity |
boat tour
ⓘ
guided tour ⓘ |
| touristRegion | Mani ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Diros cave complex