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. |  About 5 miles south of Areopolis are the famous Diros Caves. They are part of an underground river , and the 5,000 meters that have been exposed are fascinating. From the entrance, skillful, whistling gondoliers steer small boats through narrow passageways, around beautiful formations of stalagmites and stalactites, their colors created by rain water penetrating the calcium carbonate in the rock. The caves have served as places of worship in Paleolithic and Neolithic times; they are thought by many to be connected to the Underworld. The caves were first explored in 1950 by Ioannis and Anna Petrohilos, and the archaeological research that followed brought to light important findings dating from Neolithic times. Now they have become a major tourist attraction and are visited by thousands of travelers each year.
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