The Cave of Euripides is a narrow cave, approximately 47 meters deep with ten small chambers, on a hillside overlooking the Saronic Gulf in the area of Peristeria on the south coast of Salamis Island, Greece.

May 14, 2020 · Make the trip out to the cave where Euripides, the ancient Greek playwright who was born on Salamina, is said to have used as a retreat. The cave is between Peristeria and Kolones in the south and is a bit hard to locate without the aid of a GPS.

The Cave of Euripides is a ten-chamber cave in Peristeria on Salamis Island. It’s the subject of archaeological investigation. Its name comes from its long reputation as the place where the playwright Euripides came for sanctuary to write his tragedies.

Σπήλαιο Ευριπίδη (Cave of Euripides) is a small cave on the southern slopes of Salamis Island, which was inhabited by man since prehistory. The cave was excavated numerous times and is an important archaeological site.

Jun 17, 2021 · Be Amazed by Euripides' Cave. 6. Swim in Salamina's Beaches. 7. Check out the Strange Circular Funerary Monument. 8. Visit Agios Nikolaos of Lemons Monastery. 9. Hike to Mycenaean Acropolis at Kanakia. 10. Make a Dive into Clear Kanakia Beach. 11. Easy Hike to the Windmills on the Hill. 12. See Orsa, the 2.500-years-old Olive Tree. 13.

Located near the village of Peristeria on Salamis island, the entrance to the Cave of Euripides is perched 120 metres above the sea, its many chambers and offshoots extending 50 metres into the mountain.

Dec 9, 2021 · The cave of Euripides is located in the area of Peristeria on the south side of Salamina at an altitude of 115 meters and was discovered relatively recently, in 1994-1997. It is a horizontal cave, which has a narrow entrance and features ten chambers with low ceilings, narrow corridors and natural niches and recesses.

Euripides Cave is located on the south side of Salamina, above the bay of Peristeria with the homonymous settlement, at an altitude of 115 m. It is a horizontal cave with a narrow entrance, chambers with a low roof, narrow corridors, natural niches and recesses.

There are also many burial caves and the necropolis of Salamis can be found to the west of the town. It contains a museum which displays some of the wonderful finds made there including a “Royal” grave with a chariot buried with horses alongside rich …

Cave of Euripides. General plan. © University Excavation of Salamis Archives. To judge from the numerous pottery and other finds retrieved from its interior, the cave at Peristeria, like many other caves in Greece and elsewhere, had several and varied functions in the course of six (6) different periods of Greek prehistory and history.