Tour Schedule – Petralona
If you want to experience something different and also enrich your knowledge, this cave tour will surely astonish you, as it is of anthropological and paleontological interest.
The Petralona Cave with stalagmites and stalactites is located in the western foothills of the mountain Katsika at an altitude of 300 meters above sea level. It was detected in 1959 by a resident of Petralona and became world famous in 1960 when the skull of an ancient man was found there. The systematic excavations of the cave began in 1965 by the founder of the Anthropological Association of Greece, the professor of Anthropology, Aris Poulianos. The research demonstrated that the Arhanthropos is approximately 700,000 years old, which makes him the oldest European human being.
Tour Schedule – Petralona (4 hours)
- 09:00 Departure from the hotel
- 09:30 Arrival in Petralona and visit to the cave
- 11:30 Stop for a drink
- 13:00 Arrival at the hotel
Highlights
- Ideal choice for families
- Flashback in time on a history tour
- Perfect for all ages