Christos Davelis (real name Christos Natsios, was born around 1832 and died on July 12, 1856. At that time there was fear and terror among the inhabitants of the surrounding areas from the mountain of Penteli in Athens, but even further away. The gendarmes He was pursued, but the correspondence of Countess Bancoli, who was trying to flee Davelis and his gang to Italy, fell into the hands of the Gendarmerie. There, in the summer of 1856, for several days, Davelis's head, nailed to a pole, was erected in Syntagma Square in public view.
But the cave has an ancient history.
The interior of the cave was discovered by the ancient Greeks when they carved the mountain for the production of Pentelic marble that built the Acropolis.
During the Byzantine times it was a sanctuary of monks who had settled almost all over Penteli, the so-called "Amomon" from where it took its name, the cave.
Next to the cave, there is a tunnel shaped like a toll and this tunnel started to be built by the army 80,81,82,83 and the purpose was to join the big cave to become a single space where the management center would be installed. of the Air Force on behalf of NATO. You will see it towards the end of the video
You will find a detailed description on the ling along with newer information about the cave as well as photos.
My personal experiences with mysterious phenomena are interesting every time I visited the cave.
But the cave has an ancient history.
The interior of the cave was discovered by the ancient Greeks when they carved the mountain for the production of Pentelic marble that built the Acropolis.
During the Byzantine times it was a sanctuary of monks who had settled almost all over Penteli, the so-called "Amomon" from where it took its name, the cave.
Next to the cave, there is a tunnel shaped like a toll and this tunnel started to be built by the army 80,81,82,83 and the purpose was to join the big cave to become a single space where the management center would be installed. of the Air Force on behalf of NATO. You will see it towards the end of the video
You will find a detailed description on the ling along with newer information about the cave as well as photos.
My personal experiences with mysterious phenomena are interesting every time I visited the cave.
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