A signicant amount of these caves discovered in the year 1936
rank among the so-called living caves. New stalactites and
stalagmites are being formed here along with older stalactite
formations. Na Pomezí Caves are the largest cave system in
the Czech Republic and came into being through dissolving
marble. The underground and surface waters of Vidnávka stream
are responsible for the emergence of these majestic natural
spaces. Pay a visit to the more than half kilometre long trails
through the caves, the picturesque character of which can
be ascertained from the names themselves: the Ice and White
Houses, U Smuteční vrby (at the Weeping Willow), Římské lázně
(Roman Baths), Klenotnice (Jewelry Box), Královský komín (the
Royal Chimney)... The typical karst formations include a giant
pressure cooker, dug out flowing and swirling water, dripping
shapes forming cascades, huge jagged stalactites and stalagmites
and a mysterious small lake.
tel.: +420 584 421 284,
http://www.caves.cz
The oldest documented caves in Central Europe with the first
reference dating back to the year 1430. The four hundred
metre long labyrinth of corridors and cracks often served
as a hiding place in early times as can be seen from the
numerous epigraphical writings on the walls. These caves
have been displaying their beauties to tourists for almost
half a century. The entire viewing trail, 230 metres long,
has been made handicapped accessible which is unfortunately
not common in the Czech Republic. One experiences a truly
unusual feeling when realising that one is walking through
spaces formed out of Devonian marble an incredibly 350
380 million years old. The corridors have a characteristic
heart profile formed by the fusible water of a glacier.
tel.: +420 584 423 129,
http://www.rychleby.cz,
http://www.caves.cz
