{"id":6631,"date":"2026-03-10T20:54:19","date_gmt":"2026-03-10T18:54:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/?post_type=destination&#038;p=6631"},"modified":"2026-03-20T21:23:13","modified_gmt":"2026-03-20T19:23:13","slug":"theopetra-cave","status":"publish","type":"destination","link":"https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/en\/destinations\/theopetra-cave\/","title":{"rendered":"Theopetra Cave: Traces of human evolution"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n \n\n\t\n\t\n<section class=\"section PageHeader__body LeftAlign destination withImage withButtons\">\n\t<div class=\"bgdImage withButtons\" style=\"background-image:url('https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_2511mod-scaled.jpg');\">\n\t\t<div class=\"Card    \"  \n  \t\t\t >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"Card__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\n<div style=\"--ratio:100%\" class=\" AspectRatioBox \"> \t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_2511mod-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Theopetra Cave\" 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\">Monument<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"section headerStickyButtons\">\n\t<div class=\"cellBtns\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hours-btn btn-cell\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/themes\/hh\/public\/images\/global\/Hours_Static_Badge.svg\" width=\"48\" height=\"48\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"rest\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"title\">Opening hours<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#Timetable\" class=\"Button Button--tertiary Button--small\" ><span class=\"Button__label\">View Hours<\/span><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"directions-btn btn-cell\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"icon\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/themes\/hh\/public\/images\/global\/Directions_Static_Badge.svg\" width=\"48\" height=\"48\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"rest\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"title\">Theopetra, GR<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#Directions\" class=\"Button Button--tertiary Button--small\" ><span class=\"Button__label\">Get Directions<\/span><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\t\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n\n\n<section class=\"section EmphasisText  \">\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"rich-text\">\n\t\t<p>Across from the majestic Meteora, over the village of Theopetra, a rocky limestone mass hides the first cave excavated in Thessaly, offering visitors a particularly engaging insight into a prehistoric settlement.<\/p>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"section ContentText TitleCenter  \">\n\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"rich-text\">\n\t\t<p>Thanks to this enchanting cave with its continuous anthropogenic deposits and remains of human activity, it was possible to study the transition from the Palaeolithic to the Neolithic way of life, and the human evolution from Homo Neanderthalensis to Homo Sapiens.<\/p>\n<p>It is in this site that the oldest human footprints ever discovered in Greece were also found; two of them belong to children aged 4-5 years old and date back 130,000 years.<\/p>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"section galleryBlock \">\n\n\t\n\n\t\n\t\t\t\n<div class=\"CarouselDiv\">\n\t<div data-view=\"2\" class=\"Carousel \n\t\tImageGrid ImageGallery--slideshow \n\t\t\t two-items \n\t\t\t \n\t\t\t\tswiper-container \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t half\"  data-type=\"half\">\n\n\t\t<div class=\"Carousel__wrapper swiper-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"Carousel__slide swiper-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"Carousel__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<article class=\"ImageGalleryItem \" style=\"\">\n\t<div class=\"ImageGalleryItemCarousel \">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ImageGalleryItem__image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_082-1536x1315.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_082-768x657.jpg 768w, 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href=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/hh\/public\/images\/icons.svg#icon-arrow-right-icon\"><\/use>\n\t<\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\t<\/section>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<section class=\"section PracticalText  \">\n\t<div class=\"groupsInfo\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"groupInfoItem\" id=\"Directions\">\n\n\t\n\t\n\t<div class=\"left\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t<span>\n\n<svg class=\"SvgIcon   SvgIcon--custom \" aria-hidden=\"true\" role=\"presentation\" shape-rendering=\"geometricPrecision\"   style=\"--svg-height: 24px; --svg-width: 24px\" >\n\t\t\t\t<use class=\"icon-ic-flex-map-pin\" href=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/hh\/public\/images\/icons.svg#icon-ic-flex-map-pin\"><\/use>\n\t<\/svg>\n<\/span>\t\t\t<h2>Directions<\/h2>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"right\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"groupInfoSubItem\">\n\n\t\n\t\t<div class=\"rich-text\"><p>42200, Theopetra, Trikala<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"Button Custom Icon External\"><a href=\"https:\/\/maps.app.goo.gl\/GokZL9LnuG1yh2kU8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Get directions<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"groupInfoSubItem\">\n\n\t\t<div class=\"subtitle\">\n\t\t<span>\n\n<svg class=\"SvgIcon   SvgIcon--custom \" aria-hidden=\"true\" role=\"presentation\" shape-rendering=\"geometricPrecision\"   style=\"--svg-height: 24px; --svg-width: 24px\" >\n\t\t\t\t<use class=\"icon-ic-flex-walk\" href=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/hh\/public\/images\/icons.svg#icon-ic-flex-walk\"><\/use>\n\t<\/svg>\n<\/span>\t\tOn foot\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<div class=\"rich-text\"><p>35 minutes from the settlement of Theopetra<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"groupInfoSubItem\">\n\n\t\t<div class=\"subtitle\">\n\t\t<span>\n\n<svg class=\"SvgIcon   SvgIcon--custom \" aria-hidden=\"true\" role=\"presentation\" shape-rendering=\"geometricPrecision\"   style=\"--svg-height: 24px; --svg-width: 24px\" >\n\t\t\t\t<use class=\"icon-ic-flex-car\" href=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/hh\/public\/images\/icons.svg#icon-ic-flex-car\"><\/use>\n\t<\/svg>\n<\/span>\t\tBy car\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<div class=\"rich-text\"><p>5 minutes from the settlement of Theopetra<br data-start=\"42\" data-end=\"45\" \/>25 minutes from Trikala<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"groupInfoItem\" id=\"Timetable\">\n\n\t\n\t\n\t<div class=\"left\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t<span>\n\n<svg class=\"SvgIcon   SvgIcon--custom \" aria-hidden=\"true\" role=\"presentation\" shape-rendering=\"geometricPrecision\"   style=\"--svg-height: 24px; --svg-width: 24px\" >\n\t\t\t\t<use class=\"icon-ic-flex-time\" href=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/hh\/public\/images\/icons.svg#icon-ic-flex-time\"><\/use>\n\t<\/svg>\n<\/span>\t\t\t<h2>Opening hours<\/h2>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"right\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<div 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card-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\n\n<div class=\"Card    centered\"  \n   >\n  \n\t\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/en\/destinations\/karditsa-museum\/\" class=\"cardMainLink\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"CardTitle__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Archaeological Museum of Karditsa: Unearthing unknown ancient cities<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\n\t      <div class=\"Card__image\">\n                          \n<div style=\"--ratio:100%\" class=\" AspectRatioBox \">                 <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/1-8-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Archaeological Museum of Karditsa\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/1-8-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/1-8-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/1-8-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/1-8-1536x1022.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/1-8-2048x1363.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 768px) 100vw, 100vw\">\n            <\/div>\n              <\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"CardBody   \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"CardTitle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"CardTitle__title \" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tArchaeological Museum of Karditsa: Unearthing unknown ancient cities\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"CardTitle__subtitle\">\n\t\t\tMuseum\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12 col-md-6 col-lg-3 card-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\n\n<div class=\"Card    centered\"  \n   >\n  \n\t\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/en\/destinations\/archaic-temple-of-apollo-metropolis-karditsa\/\" class=\"cardMainLink\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"CardTitle__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Archaic Temple of Apollo in Metropolis, Karditsa: Rising from its 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Site\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12 col-md-6 col-lg-3 card-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\n\n<div class=\"Card    centered\"  \n   >\n  \n\t\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/en\/destinations\/phanari-byzantine-castle-karditsa\/\" class=\"cardMainLink\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"CardTitle__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Byzantine Castle of Phanari: A strategically positioned Byzantine fortress<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\n\t      <div class=\"Card__image\">\n                          \n<div style=\"--ratio:100%\" class=\" AspectRatioBox \">                 <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/1-9-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Byzantine Castle of Phanari, Karditsa\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/1-9-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/1-9-1024x680.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/1-9-768x510.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/1-9-1536x1020.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/1-9-2048x1360.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 768px) 100vw, 100vw\">\n            <\/div>\n              <\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"CardBody   \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"CardTitle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"CardTitle__title \" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tByzantine Castle of Phanari: A strategically positioned Byzantine fortress\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"CardTitle__subtitle\">\n\t\t\tMonument\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12 col-md-6 col-lg-3 card-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\n\n<div class=\"Card    centered\"  \n   >\n  \n\t\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/en\/destinations\/larisa-diachronic-museum\/\" class=\"cardMainLink\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"CardTitle__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Diachronic Museum of Larissa: Unfolding millennia of Thessalian culture<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\n\t      <div class=\"Card__image\">\n                          \n<div style=\"--ratio:100%\" class=\" AspectRatioBox \">                 <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2-6-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Diachronic Museum of Larissa\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2-6-300x166.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2-6-1024x566.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2-6-768x424.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2-6-1536x849.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2-6-2048x1131.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 768px) 100vw, 100vw\">\n            <\/div>\n              <\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"CardBody   \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div 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