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POSTOJNA CAVE
Postojna Cave, now in its second
century of attracting throngs of admirers from all
over the world, was also a challenge for the bold
explorers of the underworld who, with patience and
perseverance, penetrated ever deeper underground. It
is thanks to the far-sighted managers of the cave
that the newly discovered sections were quickly made
suitable for mass visits.
The visitor’s curiosity is satisfied
by facts about the formation of caves, a guided
visit through passages and chambers and, above all,
by observing the stalactites hanging from the
ceiling, the stalagmites growing up from the floor,
the pillars formed when stalactites and stalagmites
meet, the folds of calcite curtains and the other
sequences of fantastic shapes and forms.
The desire for knowledge has also
prompted experts in karst phenomena and life in the
karst to research the special geological features of
the cave, the formation and development of
speleothems (the generic term for calcite formations
in caves), and the living creatures that are found
in caves – both those that have strayed underground
by chance and those that have adapted to life in
eternal darkness.
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