Outing 22 · The eastern coast

Kastania Cave and Panagia Beach

Pair an underground visit with a small beach near Cape Maleas.

Why go

Kastania Cave reveals varied limestone formations along a visitor route. Nearby Panagia is a pair of small shores, one sandier and one pebbly, beneath steep hills. Seeing both makes a day of contrasting light and landscape.

Plan it from Agios Dimitrios

This is a longer drive towards Neapoli. Check the cave’s current opening arrangements before departure, and choose the beach only after judging the wind and sea.

With thanks to Dr Dimitra Kamarinou, who restored this house and shared her knowledge of the region with us.

Further reading

Make a stay of it

Set out from Sparta Gaia.

Return to the village after a day by the sea or in the mountains.