This amazing tour will take you to the Postojna Cave system, located in picturesque Karst Region.
This is unique opportunity to explore the subterranean filled with natural surprises. Enter the mysterious, 20 km long cave system with many great underground galleries and halls. Magnificent cavernous halls with impressive sculptures will take your breath away.Part of the visit will be done by an electric train and the rest as a walking tour, approx. 1,5 hours.
The temperature in the cave is around 10°C. So, walking shoes and a jacket are recommended.
Predjama Castle, fairy tale Castle perched on a hillside at the mouth of a gaping cavern , a Renaissance gem built in the mouth of a cave.
Predjama Castle — a mysterious, 800-year-old landmark perched impregnably at the mouth of a hillside cave, the largest cave-castle in the world.See the dungeon, the armory and richly furnished rooms, and learn the legend of Erasmus, the Slovenian rebel associated with the castle.
Its romantic appeal is further emphasized by the idyllic River Lokva, which disappears into the underground world deep down below the castle.The undoubtedly most famous of all castle inhabitants was the knight Erazem of Predjama, who rebelled against the imperial autocracy in the 15th century. Nowadays Erazem is the main protagonist of numerous legends, which on the one hand glorify him as a passionate, handsome, noble knight, while on the other hand he is described as a bandit and a robber baron, who eventually breathed his last, killed by cannon balls, while in the toilet.
Visitors will learn about the history of the castle and its former owners in the front tower. In other parts of the castle the equipment includes a selection original items, as well as replicas and models. The room with the most opulent equipment is the knight’s room; the castle life in the late Gothic period is presented to visitors in the dining room. The Renaissance hall on the third floor is where hunting trophies of the last castle owner, the Windischgrätz Prince, are exhibited.
Tickets:
Postojna Cave: 25.80 EUR
Postojna Cave & Predjama Castle: 35.70 EUR
Discount for students and children.
