Melissani cave in Kefalonia, an island in the Ionian Sea, with its sky-blue lake was traditionally the home of the nymphs. Legend has it that the nymph Melissanthi drowned herself here over unrequited love for god Pan. Archaeologist Spyros Marinatos even discovered a shrine dedicated to Pan here.

Hauntingly beautiful with a number of natural sculptures by countless of stalactites, it also constitutes a unique geological phenomenon created by water erosion of calcerous rocks.

The cave was rediscovered in 1951 by Greek speleologist Giannis Petrocheilos and is considered a geological phenomenon. In 1962 it was proven that the cave communicated with the underground network of the island.

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Melissani cave in Kefalonia, an island in the Ionian Sea, with its sky-blue lake was traditionally the home of the nymphs. Legend has it that the nymph Melissanthi drowned herself here over unrequited love for god Pan. Archaeologist Spyros Marinatos even discovered a shrine dedicated to Pan here.

Hauntingly beautiful with a number of natural sculptures by countless of stalactites, it also constitutes a unique geological phenomenon created by water erosion of calcerous rocks.

The cave was rediscovered in 1951 by Greek speleologist Giannis Petrocheilos and is considered a geological phenomenon. In 1962 it was proven that the cave communicated with the underground network of the island.

Watch the video –