Σπήλαιο Σκαλίων — Attraction in Municipality of Kalymnos

Fun free cave if you have a headlamp, good shoes, and limited bulk. If you walk past the red line I drew, you’ve gone too far. Look for the gated entrance where I’ve circled, it’s a bit lower than I thought compared to the hueco-y wall that drew us in.

Things to note: humid as a few have mentioned. It’s not cool down there. keep the gate closed to make sure goats don’t fall in. bring a headlamp (mandatory) and a helmet if you have. we brought a backpack but didn’t really need to. It wasn’t the worst to have on us but you don’t really need it. it’s wet and slippery a bit, there’s a rope for guiding you around! maybe I was claustrophobic but my partner and I both found it a bit hard to breathe after a while, but it may have been...

(37.0298590, 26.9582710) I would typically skip going to a cave but thought why not? It was definitely worth the short hike. Creepy vibe at the entrance, had to convince my wife to go in. Climb down a metal ladder, walk down a somewhat slippery path with the help of a climbing rope someone installed, down one more ladder and the cave opens up into a large room. Turn all your lights off for a moment appreciate the beautiful sunlight outside. Make sure you have a couple light sources just to be safe. Park at the “Cave of Skalia” sign and start hiking...

The hike from the road is less than 10minutes and the path is easy enough if you have the correct shoes on. To go in you will need a head light each because there is no light at all. At first you go down a ladder and then you crawl through a quite small hole. We did not have the right equipment so we stopped before going in the crawl hole but would love to go again and see the complete beauty of the cave! On the entrance area only a small cavy part is visible, beautiful...