Blue Cave - Paratas Cave - Fokiali

The famous aqua colored cave of Kastellorizo is one of the rarest geological phenomena and one of the most amazing formations on the earth; Kastellorizo is worth visiting just for this cave. Also known under the name of “Paratas Cave” or “Fokiali” – due to the seals (fokia in Greek) that live inside it – it is the largest and most beautiful caves of Greece while it is also considered to be the most phantasmagoric cave of the Mediterranean Sea. It is situated st south of the island, it is 75m long (inside), 40m wide and 35m high, and the entrance has the height of a small boat that can just pass through the mouth when the sea is calm at dawn. The calm waters of the cave look like an immense blue-green mirror with plenty of iridescence, which seems to illuminate this enormous fairy-like palace, the numerous stalactites and the thousands of wild pigeons, with various colors.

Source: Island of Kastellorizo