How to go to Franchthi Cave?
Franchthi was first occupied by humans during the Upper Paleolithic period, around 38,000 BCE. Occupied almost continuously throughout the Mesolithic and Neolithic eras but abandoned
around 3,000 years ago, it is one of only a handful of sites in the world with such a long record of human settlement. Home to hunters, fishermen and their families over the ages, the cave was extensively excavated
between 1967 and 1976, with the artefacts found now on display at Nafplio Archaeological Museum. Today the cave is a peaceful site where one can ponder the origins of humankind while enjoying the view.
