The origins of Diktean Cave, in legend at least, go back even further than the Neolithic remains found at the nearby Cave of Trapeza.

If you have never visited a cave before, you will be amazed by the enormity of this one and by the extraordinary shapes of the stalactites and stalagmites. Even if this is not your fist cave, you will not be disappointed. To reach the cave you must stop in the village of Psychro and follow the sign up a pleasant track that weaves through oak woods; it takes about 15 minutes on foot to reach the cave entrance.

The main chamber is 70 m deep, and impressive; several smaller chambers lead off it. At the bottom is a small pool, and it is in the chamber off to the left of this that Zeus is said to have been born.