Drama Agitis Springs
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The Aggitis cave or "Maara" is located in the prefecture of Drama in Prosotsani. It is a river cave. Aggitis river crosses the entire cave which is estimated to be approximately 12 kilometers long and 400 meters of elevation.
It is a unique of its kind in Greece. It is one of the few river caves and the second, as yet, longest cave in Greece.
8.5 kilometers are explored. Of these, about 2.5 kilometers are accessible. Visitors can enjoy the first half kilometer (500 meters).
In the region there are also many archaeological sites containing evidence of acitivity since 30.000 B.C. The evidence include stone tools and animal bones (including a mammoth), held today at the museum of Drama. Scientists have also dicovered some unique fish species, such as Briana and tylinari at depths of 6500 meters, and a unique kind of semi-transparent crayfish.