Cave sights in Lasithi Plateau
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Dikteon Cave
Lasithi's major sight is the Dikteon Cave, just outside the village of Psyhro. Here, according to legend, Rhea hid the newborn Zeus from Cronos, his offspring-gobbling father.
The cave, also known as the Psyhro Cave, covers 2200 sq metres and features both stalactites and stalagmites. It was excavated in 1900 by the British archaeologist David Hogarth, who found numerous votives indicating it was a place of cult worship. These finds are housed in the Archaeological Museum in Iraklio.
The cave began to be used for cult worship in the Middle Minoan period and continued, though less intensely, up to the 1st century AD. An altar for offerings and sacrifices was in the upper se…
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Kronios Cave
South just outside Tzermiado is the Kronios Cave, for which you need a torch (and preferably a guide - they tend to hang out waiting) to explore. From the signposted turnoff, you can drive to the end of the dirt path, from where you go up about 150 steps to the cave.
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