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Cave Cave · Chania · 202 m

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  • Entrance to the Bear Cave and Marien Chapel
    Entrance to the Bear Cave and Marien Chapel
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Die Tropfsteinhöhle auf der Akrotiri-Halbinsel Kretas ist nach einem bärenförmigen Stalagmiten im Innern der Höhle benannt.

In der Antike wurde in der Höhle Artemis, die Göttin der Jagd, verehrt, für die der Bär heilig war. Möglicherweise war die Höhle bereits zuvor in neolithischer und minoischer Zeit eine Kultstätte. Der bärenförmige Stalagmit in der Höhlenmitte beugt sich über eine von Menschen gemachte Wasserschale, zu der auch einige Stufen hinaufführen. Vor der Höhle schmiegt sich eine kleine Marienkapelle aus dem 16. Jahrhundert an den Fels. Der schwarze Ruß an den Wänden und der Decke der Höhle stammt von den Kerzen der zahlreichen Pilger, die jährlich am 7. Oktober zum Gedenken an den Heiligen Johannes vom Gouverneto Kloster zum Katholiko Kloster an der Höhle vorbeiziehen.

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35.588904, 24.143926
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35°35'20.1"N 24°08'38.1"E
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