Postojnska jama

World fame beauty

The fantastic interweaving of tunnels, galleries and halls, the astonishing variety of karst phenomena and easy accessibility are the main reasons for the extreme popularity and visit to the Postojna Cave, which has already hosted 35 million visitors in 200 years.
Postojna Cave is certainly the most famous tourist cave in the world. It is the biggest tourist attraction in Slovenia and one of the largest karst monuments in the world. Many books and other contributions were written about Postojna Cave; More than 100 tourist guides to the cave alone were created in 200 years.

Why is Postojna Cave so special?

the only cave with a double-track railway
For 140 years alone, you can ride a special train under majestic underground arches, which are decorated like chandeliers with stalactites, through a fantastic landscape dotted with playful sculptures from limestone.

Behind every turn stalactite paradise
21 kilometers of tunnels, galleries and magnificent halls offer a unique experience of the underground world. Postojna Cave is one of the most diverse cave systems in the world.

Meet Dragon Puppies
Human fishes have always sparked the popular imagination. According to general belief, it is supposed to be dragon cubs, which even float to the surface when the water is high. In fact, this popular description is not even that far from a correctly scientific one.

A five meter gem
The most beautiful stalagmite of the Postojna Cave is called Briljant. Looking at this beautiful, glittering white limestone sculpture, you simply have to agree that it is worthy of its name.

Tourist attraction for 200 years
The visit of the Austrian heir to the throne Ferdinand in 1819 is considered the beginning of organized tourism in the Postojna Cave, but in the tunnel of old signatures we also find much older signatures of visitors - even from the 13th century.

Anyone who gives something to themselves simply has to visit it
In the two-hundred-year history of organized visits, the cave has already been visited by 35 million enthusiastic visitors from all over the world. Many of them left their mark on unforgettable registration books.

During the hour and a half regular visit, you can see a little more than 5 kilometers of tourist-furnished tunnels, and the route will take you through an incredibly diverse cave "landscape". Visitors can see part of the picturesque underground labyrinth from a special cave train, and walk through the other part on foot so that they can admire the playful stalactite shapes without haste.