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Melissani Cave

Sami, Greece
Ranked #2 of 3 attractions in Sami
3.5 of 5 stars 22 Reviews
Type: Caverns/ Caves
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Dallas, Texas
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12 reviews 12 reviews
Reviews in 9 cities Reviews in 9 cities
3 helpful votes 3 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 27 May 2012 NEW

Wonderful clear, intensely blue water towards midday. However, you get into small rowboats and you're rowed to the cave part, which was totally uninteresting by cave standards. Worth seeing once but if you've seen a cenote before and the lines are long, skip it and go see that incredibly clear blue water at a nearby beach.

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Cephalonia, Greece
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 25 May 2012

This is a vast water-filled cavern, which is open to the sky way up at the top. It is awesome and was unknown until its roof fell in revealing what was below. The shepherd who first discovered it got a big surpise! Visitors are rowed around the lake, but the boat trips get shorter and the queues get longer in... More

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Cambridge, UK
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18 reviews 18 reviews
Reviews in 12 cities Reviews in 12 cities
14 helpful votes 14 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 16 May 2012

these were fine - but what can you say about caves! Once you've seen one..... but they were ok. A long way down and then you have to climb up too!! Only for the fitter people.

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Abergavenny, United Kingdom
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6 reviews 6 reviews
Reviews in 3 cities Reviews in 3 cities
10 helpful votes 10 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 16 May 2012

If you have a penchant for stunning natural experiences then I would definitely recommend this lake. It cost us 7 euros each. We wandered down to the tiny little boats and were helped expertly on board. There were eight of us in our boat, and although another three people followed us down, they were asked to wait for the next... More

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Colne, England, United Kingdom
2 reviews
Reviews in 2 cities Reviews in 2 cities
2 helpful votes 2 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 15 May 2012

Wonderful colours, interesting stalactites/stagmites, great photo opportunity.

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Isle of Wight
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22 reviews 22 reviews
Reviews in 14 cities Reviews in 14 cities
11 helpful votes 11 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 14 May 2012

Wonderful natural phenomenon. Gorgeous blue water beneath a blue sky. But only a 10 minute whizz round in a rowing boat - and I thought the Isle of Wight was expensive mile for mile!

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Nicosia, Cyprus
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12 reviews 12 reviews
Reviews in 6 cities Reviews in 6 cities
19 helpful votes 19 helpful votes
2 of 5 stars Reviewed 20 April 2012

overpriced lake. Ok it has blue waters but nothing special.

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mk
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25 reviews 25 reviews
Reviews in 14 cities Reviews in 14 cities
10 helpful votes 10 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 19 April 2012

A great place and the colours are spectacular to say the least.. definately worth a visit for sure and you get a reasonable amount of time in the boat and can take photos to.

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Torpoint, United Kingdom
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5 reviews 5 reviews
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3 helpful votes 3 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 5 April 2012

Squashed into a boat. Out and around. Not worth the queue nor the money.

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Leicester, United Kingdom
2 reviews
2 helpful votes 2 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 18 March 2012

verry nice would recomend.Water crystal clear blue and verry ice gondalar to travell up an down on a bit cold though so rap up.There are a fiew souvaneer shops outside and coffee ice cream same usual things opens at about 9am-5pm

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