Cave Korikio

Korykeio cave is the name of the 100 m long cave of Parnassus located at an altitude of 1,360 meters. It got its name from its stalactites, which reminded the ancients of "korykes", i.e. bags made of animal skins. Its local name is "Sarantauli" because of the amazing acoustics it has in its first large chamber, it is also called the cave of Panos.
Traces of habitation and worship dating back to the Neolithic period have been identified in the cave. The Korykeian cave was dedicated to Pan and the Korykeian Nymphs. Here, according to the legend, Apollo may have seduced the nymph Korikeia. Here again it is mentioned by Apollodorus that this nymph gave birth to her son, Lykoros. Others, however, attribute its name to the stalactites that are inside it and that look like ascia (corykes).

The cave has two main rooms and continues at great depth with a narrow tunnel. The first chamber has a height of up to 50 meters and dimensions of about 90 by 60. It is full of stalactites with some clusters of stalagmites on the periphery.