Overwhelmed by the beauty of the Greek 'Fairy Maiden'

Melissani cave is like a fairy coming out of mythology. With her mysterious beauty, 'she' has made many tourists in the world passionate.

Melissani is a beautiful green water cave located near Sami town, 500 meters from the coast of Mytros, east of Kefalonia island. This place is also called the 'Fairy Maiden'.

In Greek mythology, Melissanthi is the name of a fairy.Legend has it that the Melissanthi fairy fell deep into the cave by herself because she was rejected by the priest, Pan.The dolphins are associated with this legend because they are used by the goddesses as a means to give their affection to their lovers.After the goddess died, they turned into stone and hidden in caves.

Visitors can clearly see the shape of the dolphin from the stalactites in the cave.During the first cave discovery in 1951, coincidentally the expedition discovered in this cave many antiques related to the worship of this god of the famous Minoa civilization such as ox horns, candlesticks. , disk .

The entire Melissani cave is 100 meters long, including two water bodies.a large one small B-shaped figure, inside there is a small island floating in the lake.The small cave opens the skylight, due to a part of the cave ceiling that has collapsed since ancient times.So this place has sunshine that makes the water always sparkle.

The water in the lake is clear and blue as the sky, gravel can be seen at the bottom.This is a mixture of sea and fresh water through very small gaps in the cave.

The water level in the cave is 30 meters higher than the outside water level.

When the sun rises at noon, the sun makes the water turn turquoise

Thus creating a magical illusion and the entire Melissani cave suddenly lit with blue light.

This is the best time to visit when the rays shining into the cave make it beautiful and sparkling.