Greece
Peristera cave (Methana)
- CertificationFull cave
- SpecialSidemount
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The dive
Coastal cave with three chambers: the first and third partly or fully flooded, the middle one full of large boulders.
Profile and sections
Coastal cave with three chambers: the first and third partly or fully flooded, the middle one full of large boulders. There are several haloclines (beautiful, but poor visibility); the surface water is colder than half a metre deeper. The sediment is fine and yellow-orange. A large bat colony lives in the second chamber: do not disturb it.
The cave was discovered around 1973 during road construction, first explored in 1974 and dived in September 2020.
- Depth and profile
- Cave ~240–250 m long, ~4,000 m²; at most points no deeper than 2 m. Two underwater tunnels left and right in the first chamber; in the third chamber a small underwater chamber with stalagmites. Depth and length of the tunnels are not published.
- Configuration
- Shallow, with gear hauling over boulders: light sidemount kit makes most sense.
- DPV: Not DPV-suitable (estimate)
- Shallow and full of boulders: no scooter.
Who can dive where
- At least Full cave
- Configurations: Backmount / twinset / Sidemount / CCR / Small cylinders / no-mount (speleo sumps)
- Experienced divers only
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How to get there
By land: signposted from the Steno–Vathi road on Methana, ~1.9 km after the junction, just past the fish farms. Steep ~30 m climb over loose boulders to the entrance (32 m wide, ~10 m high), then a ~20 m descent to the water.
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