History

Exploration

Gustave Fougères

The cave was first explored by the French archaeologist Gustavo Fuser in 1887 as part of his excavations in Mantineia, Arcadia.

The first investigation

The beginning

The first research of the Cave was carried out on August 20, 1892 by a Greek-French mission led by the Arkadian engineer Nikolaos Sideris and two French engineers.

Global interest

Cave treasure

In 1911, the official announcement of this cave treasure was made and it is an event that marks the worldwide interest in the Greek hidden land. The publication of his study of the cave and the sinkholes of the area in the French scientific journal Spelunga in 1911 brings the cave to the world's attention.

A story of survival

Geological significance

In 1974, a new Greek-French expedition was carried out under the leadership of I. Ioannou and a new part of the cave was discovered, which was unknown to the first researchers, causing shivers of excitement among naturalists and rabble-rousers. The cave turns out to be a record book of geological events. A major flood has left certified tracks on it. And at the same time, lamps, tools, dagger-legs (cave crickets), bone fragments that tell the story of survival are unearthed from the depths of the earth.

Today

Among the 10 most remarkable caves in Greece

Kapsia Cave ranks among the 10 most remarkable caves in Greece and is among the 100 most suitable for development caves in Greece (out of 7500 in total).