Kastellorizo · Kastellorizo Island · Greece

Blue Cave (Fókiali)

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easy

10/10

best: morning

magical, adventurous, surreal

A local would say...

The water turns electric blue because sunlight refracts through an underwater arch — claustrophobics go in anyway.

A spectacular sea cave reached by excursion boat from Kastellorizo harbour, famous for its brilliant mirror-like blue water produced by refracted sunlight. Visitors transfer from a larger caïque to a small motorised dinghy to enter the very low cave entrance. Inside, the cave reaches 35m high and is home to pigeons and occasional seals.