Prehistoric Cave of Theopetra

A visit to Kalabaka is never complete without visiting the” Cavern of Theopetra” a unique archeological monument. One of the most interesting from historical opinion caverns of Greece is the cavern of Theopetra that is found in the community of Theopetra, in short distance from Kalabaka.

West from the national road Trikala-Ioannina, 3km before Meteora, above the village Theopetra a rocky limestone volume, in the north-eastern side the homonym cavern is situated. It is in the westerner prehistoric place of the Thessalian plain, is found in the foothills of the mountainous range Chasia, which constitutes also the natural limit between Thessaly and Epirus.

The video is a sample from the 15-minute video, which is shown at the Documentation and Education Center of Theopetra Cave in Thessaly and offers complete and understandable documentation for one of the most important sites of paleoanthropological interest in Europe.

 08:30-15:30 daily except Tuesdays

 2310410185 Ephorate of Paleoanthropology – Speleology (Northern Greece Office)