St. John the Hermit Cave or Xenos Cave

The Cave of St. John the Hermit or Xenos in Avlaki Gorge, in Akrotiri, is located just a few hundred meters away from Arkoudospilios. Similarly to Arkoudospilios this was a riverbed with a total length of about 135 meters, forming a horizontal room. Its rich decoration is characterized by large stalactites and stalagmites.

At the beginning and the end of the cave there are icons and candles. There is also a carved underground tank with coating, created to collect water. To the right of the gallery, after 15 meters from the entrance, there is a small room with an artificial entrance, where some human bones have been found, probably belonging to a hermit. At the end of the cave, there is a big stone basin, which is told to have been the tomb of St. John the Hermit. Even today, hermitages exist in the nearby vertical walls of the gorge.