<< Our Photo Pages >> Ideon Andron - Cave or Rock Shelter in Greece in Crete
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Natural PlacesSite Name: Ideon Andron Alternative Name: Ιδαίο άντρο, Cave of ZeusCountry: Greece
NOTE: This site is 9.205 km away from the location you searched for.
Region: Crete Type: Cave or Rock Shelter
Latitude: 35.208240N Longitude: 24.829080E
Condition:
5 | Perfect |
4 | Almost Perfect |
3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
0 | No data. |
-1 | Completely destroyed |
5 | Superb |
4 | Good |
3 | Ordinary |
2 | Not Good |
1 | Awful |
0 | No data. |
5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
4 | Short walk on a footpath |
3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
2 | A long walk |
1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
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5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map |
3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
2 | co-ordinates of the nearest village |
1 | co-ordinates of the nearest town |
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Klingon visited on 1st Aug 2015 - their rating: Cond: 2 Amb: 5 Access: 2
Zeus, the greatest Greek god, grew up in this cave.
The cave was used in Minoan, Hellenic and Roman times.
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