Melissani Cave
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The Verdict
An underground lake with daylight falling on it through a hole in the roof — short, crowded, and unlike anywhere else in Greece.
Why go
Melissani is a collapsed cave near Sami where a boat takes you out across a turquoise lake lit partly by the sun through the opening above; around midday the light lands on the water and the colour is hard to believe. The visit lasts about fifteen minutes and the queues in August are long, so come at opening or late in the afternoon. It is the one sight on Kefalonia worth stopping for on the way to Sami.
Understand the place
A collapsed cave near Sami with a turquoise underground lake, visited by rowing boat, lit by daylight through the opening above.
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