Landmark· Kythnos· Greece — Cyclades
Dryopida Village & Katafyki Cave (Kythnos)
37° 22.9′ N · 24° 25.8′ E
Dryopida is Kythnos's second village, its red-tiled roofs filling a ravine in the island's centre. On its southern edge, the Katafyki Cave is one of the largest in Greece: a natural cave with rock curtains and speleothems joined to iron-mine galleries worked until 1939.
Practical
The cave is at about 190 m altitude in the Fyres area, an easy walk through Dryopida's lanes. Guided visits are a tourist attraction; hours and fees were not verified. Reach Dryopida by bus or taxi from Merichas (Dryopida-Kanala bus). It is also on Kythnos Route 2, which continues down to Lefkes beach past the 1852 wash-houses. The coordinate is the cave entrance on OpenStreetMap; Dryopida village is at 37.383 N 24.431 E (Wikipedia).
Best for
Half-day inland trip from Merichas
Nearby
- Chartino Karavi (Dryopida)0.1 NM away
- Dryopida Bazaar Supermarket (Kythnos)0.3 NM away
- Lefkes Beach (Kythnos)1.1 NM away
- Lefkes Bay (Kythnos)1.2 NM away
- Lousa (Aosa) Cove (Kythnos)1.2 NM away
- Merichas Fuel & Water (Kythnos)1.5 NM away
- Agios Stefanos Bay (Kythnos)1.6 NM away
- Byzantio Taverna (Merichas)1.6 NM away
Place data includes © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).