Cave of Perama (Ioannina, Epirus)

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A three-storey palace,with incomparable beauties and exceptional ornaments,which are the most beautiful ones in the Balκans, has been created by nature in the Goritsa hill which is located in the picturesque village of Perama.Τhe ornaments are the richest and most beautiful due to the fact that they have been collected by nature.Ιt consists of 19 kinds of stalactites and stalagmites, whereas in other caves there are only 6-10 kinds. The cave is located in the South of the hill Goritsa in the highest level in the centre of the village of Perama.It is 10 metres high from the level of the lake Pamvotis and in the altitude of 480 metres.Pamvotis lake is famous for the legend of Kyra Frosini and Ali Pasha. The existence of the cave was already known since the start of the last century. During the Italian bombardments of 1940 it was used as a shelter by the locals. Shortly after the second world war spelaeologists Anna and Ioannis Petrocheilos made the first scientific mapping of the cavity. At 1952, a part of the cave (approximatelly 1km- out of 4/5km total) became accessible for visitors.
(source: Perama Cave official website, naturally Zagori Website)