Rethymnon Caves - The Ideon Andron Cave in Crete, located on Mt. Ida or Psiloritis, the highest mountain in Crete, is a remarkable cave sanctuary and one of the most significant Greek temples. Flourishing from 4000 BC to the 1st century AD, this cave is where Zeus, the Father of the Gods, was born and grew up. Situated on the east side of Mount Ida in central Crete, at an altitude of 1,498 metres, the Ideon Andron Cave is located 20 kilometres after the village of Anogia and a few metres higher than the Nida Plateau. The main chamber of the cave is 40 metres long and 50 metres wide and has been excavated twice. Once by Federico Halbherr in 1885 and again by Yannis Sakellarakis in 1982. Despite not being as impressive as Dikteon Cave, thousands of people still visit each year to explore the secrets of the famous Ideon Andron Cave in Crete, where Zeus was born and grew up.

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