The Diros Caves are located approximately 12 miles south of Areopolis at Lakonia and they are part of an underground river. About 5,000 meters have been exposed and accessible by small gondola-like boats and through narrow passageways. The Diros Caves are known both for their marvelous beauty and archaeological significance.
Archaeological research (Dr. George Papathanasopoulos) has shown that the caves were extensively used as shelter, storage place for goods, cemetery and a place of worship in Paleolithic and Neolithic times. Their inhabitant believed that the caves were the entrance to the underworld.
The Diros stalactite and stalagmite caves, are popular tourist destination.
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