Greece
Melissani
Closed to divers
Not open to divers: the lake is a tourist attraction with small tour boats, and because of archaeological finds you may only dive it with permission from a ministry in Athens, a slow and complicated procedure.
- Max depth33 m
- CertificationFull cave
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The dive
Lake cave whose roof has collapsed, with brackish water (fresh water mixing with seawater) of ~14 °C. The cave is part of the same water system as Karavomilos.
Profile and sections
Lake cave whose roof has collapsed, with brackish water (fresh water mixing with seawater) of ~14 °C.
The cave is part of the same water system as Karavomilos.
- Depth and profile
- First chamber ~50 m long, dropping quickly to -30 m; according to Grafas ~240 m long and to -33 m.
- Configuration
- Sizes beyond the first chamber are not published.
- DPV: unknown
- Not known; diving by permission only.
Who can dive where
- At least Full cave
- Configurations: Backmount / twinset / Sidemount / CCR / Small cylinders / no-mount (speleo sumps)
- Goes down to 33 m (trimix or deco may be needed)
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How to get there
On the road from Sami to Agia Efimia; a tunnel from 1963 leads down to the lake, where small boats take visitors round.
Around Melissani
FillsNo fill station known nearby
Other sites1 within 1 km
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