The Olympoi Cave lies in the south of the island at a thirty-five – kilometre – distance from the town of Chios and at a five-kilometre-distance from the Oympoi medieval village.
It is a small cave with rich and impressive decoration, and it is even more interesting due to its vertical expansion.
The Olympoi cave is at an altitude of 110 metres above the sea. It is an underground cavern with 52 meters depth.
Due to its numerous calcite formations (stalactites and stalagmites), this cave of Chios can be ranged amongst the most remarkable and beautiful caves of Greece. The cave formations are still developing.
The relative humidity of the cave is up to 95% while its temperature is stable around to 18oC. The double doors system at the entrance of the cave aims to keep conditions stable in it, in order for the cave micro-climate to remain unaffected.
The cave was inaccessible for centuries, until members of the Hellenic Speleological Society explored it. The rich décor of the cave triggered the speleologists’ imagination giving the formations names such as: Medusa, Armonio, Cave People.
The largest part of the cave is accessible to visitors, accompanied by a guide.
At the cave site, there is a gift shop and a café with amazing view of the Aegean Sea.
Guided tours to the cave are offered from early May until late September (daily except for Monday) from 11 a.m. to 6 a.m.
Source: www.chios.gr