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Handbook 2014 HOW to FIND US POSTOJNA CAVE WORLD FAMOUS ATTRACTION SINCE 1818 POSTOJNA CAVE PARK HANDBOOK 2014 HOW TO FIND US POSTOJNA CAVE EUROPE PARK AND THE slovenia SURROUNDING AREA Postojna Cave has been attracting crowds of admirers from all over the world for over two hundred years. Today the known parts of the Postojna spelaean system comprise 21 km, which means that Postojna Cave is the largest show cave of the Classic Karst in Europe. Its picturesque and mysterious underground world is also a prime location for special cave adventures. In Proteus Cave Vivarium, in the immediate vicinity of Postojna Cave, visitors also see some of the most interesting cave-dwelling animals. Just 10 km from the Postojna Cave is the location of the Predjama Castle, one the most fascinating castles in the world. For more than 800 years it has perched proudly half way up a 123-metre cliff. Below Predjama Castle, there is the Predjama Cave System, which offers many possibilities for vienna adventures, including special tours of the cave with suitable equipment. A BUDAPEST Right next to the entrance to Postojna Cave is where the Jamski dvorec Mansion is located. It has been renovated into a modern event and culinary centre and is the perfect venue for unforgettable events. postojna You can also pamper your palate in the nearby self-service restaurant Briljant and in the new H Proteus Restaurant in the centre of Postojna. I ljubljana trieste Pictograms: zagreb venice rijeka CRO pula BELGRADE Duration of Maximum Average (GPS coordinates: 45 46 47 N, 14 12 19 E) the tour. number of temperature visitors per tour. inside the cave. Distance: Ljubljana - Postojna: 50 km Venice - Postojna: 192 km Zagreb - Postojna: 196 km Vienna - Postojna: 414 km Tour guides Audio guides Free Wi-Fi Easy access Low difficulty Medium difficulty High difficulty level, Monitored Budapest - Postojna: 520 km speaking in 15 different in certain and wheelchair level, easy level, longer longer duration, units for different anguages areas. users friendly. access, duration, high level of fitness pets. languages available.* no special higher level and special Postojna is situated in the south-west of Slovenia, almost exactly on the arithmetic intersection of the route between Ljubljana, available.** equipment of fitness and clothing required. needed. special clothing Portorož, Rijeka and Trieste. Important roads have been crossing this region for millennia. Today, the Vienna - Venice railway required. line runs through here, with connections to Zagreb, Salzburg, Rijeka, and Koper. Postojna can be reached by car on the A1 motorway from the directions of Ljubljana, Koper or Trieste (exit Postojna). The journey to Postojna from Rijeka and Ljubljana takes less than an hour, from Venice and Zagreb about two hours, while the drive from Salzburg, Vienna, Budapest, Dubrovnik * or Belgrade will take you only a few hours. Not too far from Postojna, there are numerous international airports: Ljubljana, Trieste, Zagreb, Pula, Rijeka. ** 2 POSTOJNA CAVE POSTOJNA CAVE 3 1. POSTOJNA CAVE THE QUEEN OF ALL CAVES Postojna Cave is the best-known cave in the world. It is also the greatest tourist attraction in Slovenia and one of the world’s largest karst monuments. This is the only place in the world where the underground landscape can be traversed on an electric train and where you get to meet this underground kingdom’s most famous inhabitant – the proteus (olm) – up close. A fantastic web of tunnels, passages, galleries and halls, astonishing diversity of karst features, as well as easy access are certainly the main reasons for such popularity of the cave and a large number of visitors (more than 35 million of them in over 200 years). Did you know that: - the cave railway has existed since 1872 and electric lighting since 1883 - the oldest underground post office in the world has been here since 1899 - among 35 million visitors there were more than 150 state presidents, kings and emperors 1:30 h max. 600 8 - 10oC Length: 21 km (Postojna Cave System - the largest show cave of the Classic Karst in Europe) Tourist trail length: 5.0 km (partly visited by train and partly on foot) Cave trail: non-slip concrete paving, easy access, no steps Lighting: electric Necessary equipment: comfortable footwear, warm clothing, coat hire available Location, entrance: the entrance to the cave is in the Postojna Cave Park, next to the Jamski dvorec Mansion 4 POSTOJNA CAVE POSTOJNA CAVE 5 OpENING HOURS 09:00 10:00 11:00 12:00 13:00 14:00 15:00 16:00 17:00 18:00 I.-III. IV. V. - VI * VII. - VIII. * IX. * X. XI. - XII. * Time of the last visit to the cave. From May to September, regular tours of the Postojna Cave take place every hour, while in the event of a high number of visitors, tours are organized every half an hour. ADVANCE BOOKING Groups are recommended to make advance bookings for all services in writing ([email protected]). PRicE LIST Visits to natural and cultural sights Service Period Individuals Organized groups Adults Students Children under Adults Students Children under 16 - 25 years 16 years 16 - 25 years 16 years Postojna Cave year-round 22.90 € 18.30 € 13.70 € 19.90 € 15.90 € 12.90 € Postojna Cave + Predjama Castle year-round 28.90 € 23.20 € 17.40 € 25.10 € 20.10 € 16.40 € Postojna Cave + Proteus Cave Vivarium + year-round 27.90 € 22.40 € 16.80 € 24.30 € 19.50 € 15.90 € Butterflies of the World Exhibition Postojna Cave + Predjama Castle + year-round 33.90 € 27.20 € 20.40 € 31.60 € 25.30 € 19.90 € Recommended Proteus Cave Vivarium + Butterflies of the World Exhibition Postojna Cave + Pivka Cave and Black 1.7. - 31.8. 29.90 € 23.90 € 17.90 € 26.10 € 20.90 € 16.90 € Cave Postojna Cave + Predjama Castle + 1.5. - 30.9. 33.90 € 27.20 € 20.40 € 31.60 € 25.30 € 19.90 € Cave under Predjama Castle SUPER PACKAGE: Postojna Cave + 1.5. - 30.9. 39.90 € 31.90 € 23.90 € 38.10 € 30.50 € 23.90 € Proteus Cave Vivarium + Butterflies of the World Exhibition + Predjama Castle + Cave under Predjama Castle Prices are in EUR per person. The admission fee for children under 6 years for visits to all sights is 1 EUR and includes basic accident insurance. We recommend all visitors to choose the visit of the Predjama Castle in the morning and the visit of Postojna Cave in the afternoon. Additional fees for special services VISITOR EXPERIENCE A special train ride during regular opening hours (one guide included). 190.00 € A special guide accompanying a group in the Postojna Cave during regular opening hours speaking one of the following languages: 90.00 € A visit to Postojna Cave starts at the entrance station of the cave railway. The train first passes through anartificial tunnel, Slovene, English, German, Italian, French, Spanish, Croatian, Dutch, Serbian. built when a double track railway was constructed (in 1964). The first natural tunnel is black and sooty, the consequence of a fuel A special train ride outside regular opening hours (one guide included). 300.00 € dump explosion during the second world war. Next comes the Gothic Hall, richly decorated with stalactites and stalagmites, and An additional guide outside regular opening hours 110.00 € the Ballroom, for 180 years a venue for events of various kinds. While you are viewing Nature’s sculptures, the train carries you for two more kilometres further into the cave, to the Great Mountain, where you alight and continue your visit on foot. The path leads Raincoat hire for the Postojna Cave tour (per person). 3.50 € past the Great Mountain (also known as Calvary), across the Russian Bridge into the Beautiful Caves, through Spaghetti, Audio-guide hire available in 15 languages (per person). 3.00 € White and Red Halls, all the way to the Brilliant Passage, where the most famous stalagmite and symbol of Postojna Cave stands: the Brilliant. The route then leads past the aquarium containing human fish and into the Concert Hall, where you learn about the only underground post office in the world, buy some souvenirs, reboard the train and return to the surface. Packages including visits and meals for groups: see page 31. 6 POSTOJNA CAVE POSTOJNA CAVE 7 2. PROTEUS CAVE VIVARIUM & OpENING HOURS 08:30 09:30 10:30 11:30 12:30 13:30 14:30 15:30 16:30 17:30 18:30 THE BUTTERFLIES OF THE WORLD I.-III. IV. V. - VI EXHIBITION VII. - VIII. IX. X. XI. - XII. VISITOR EXPERIENCE Visitors get to know some of the most interesting cave animals in the Proteus Cave Vivarium, where some basic karstology and speleobiology concepts are also presented, as well as special characteristics of the subterranean habitat and the most representative cave-dwelling animals. Visitors learn about the world creation while watching a 13-minute video presentation in the Proteus Vivarium Hall. They can have a look at the photo exhibition Butterflies of the World, prepared by Slavko Polak, MSc. ADVANCE BOOKING Groups are recommended to make advance bookings for all services in writing. ([email protected]). THE CRADLE OF SPELEOBIOLOGY Proteus Cave Vivarium is located inside the Passage of New Signatures, 50 metres from the entrance into the Postojna Cave. It consists of two sections – the research section and the exhibition PRicE LIST one. The research section, the so-called laboratory, is used for scientific work and research. The speleobiological exhibition presents special features of the subterranean environment and the most Visits to natural and cultural sights characteristic representatives of Slovene cave animals. Service Period Individuals Organized groups Adults Students Children under Adults Students Children under Postojna Cave is the cradle of a special branch of biology – speleobiology; tens of different new animals, 16 - 25 years 16 years 16 - 25 years 16 years perfectly adapted to life in the darkness, have namely been discovered and recorded here.
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