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Karines is only 35km from Rethymnon and less than 10 kms from the bustling mountain village of Spili, with its fountains and kafenion culture.
It is a small town of approximately 80 inhabitants but looks surprisingly lively especially during the evenings when the kafenions are well supported by young couples who like to escape notice in the larger villages.
The village is lush and green and very well treed, with massive walnut trees hanging over the water ways as well as almost every garden having fruit bearing trees and vines. It is a pretty village and quite busy over weekends when people who work in the city come to their weekend homes or to visit family. It is a sheep and goat farming area and sheep shearing despite hard work is also a festive occasion.
Nearby the village Patsos (Rethimno Prefecture), two caves lie hidden in the mountain region of Sorσs within a romantic, small canyon (Patsos Gorge).
It’s suspected that Patsos stands on the foundations of an ancient site. The village Patsos is to be reached via the main connection from Rethymno to the South. Shortly before the town Spili, it is then left towards Patsos, and from there (follow the signs) around 2 miles to a small parking lot, the starting point of well marked hiking trail.
The cave also represents a place of dedication as has been proved by archaeological research. It was used as an important centre of worship from the Late Minoan up until the Roman period. An inscription that was found in the cave testifies that Hermes Kraneos was worshipped here. The church in the interior of the cave is dedicated to Agios Antonios, the patron of the children. The cave is open to visitors.
There is a second, much smaller karst cave, called Fournare, 300 m north on the opposite side of the Gorge. Systematic excavations haven’t been done so far in any of the two caves, although objects from the Minoan, Greek and Roman period have been found again and again. See following pictures with further short descriptions.
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