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Postojna |
Eat and sleep
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Personal notes
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Other opinions
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A UNESCO World Heritage is always "nothing to miss". Postojna was a must see in my short trip to Slovenia, and I did appreciate it. |
The caves
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They are so big that only 25% is visitable, in an extension of 5 Km.
From those, 4 Km are made by train, only 1 Km walking along the deepest part of the visit-able area. That's the uncommon detail, and I must confess that, having seen many caves (in Portugal, Spain, China and more) I was not impressed by their beauty. The train speed didn't allow a detailed appreciation, but allowed a rather incomparable experience. |
Pictures were officially forbidden, but with so many cameras flashing around who could resist?
No one said anything, except a Spanish lady that blamed each flash near or distant until getting tired.
No one said anything, except a Spanish lady that blamed each flash near or distant until getting tired.
Train
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The most interesting point in the caves is the ride by train.
It is a narrow and light equipment,making you feel like in a natural luna park. Your head will pass at a few centimeters from the rocks, here and there cut to allow the passage and prevent accidents. The speed is a compromise between emotion and time to quickly appreciate some details. |
Using several segments in both ways, the different angles and the separated lines here and there, make you feel always facing something new.
Predjama castle
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I think that no one goes to Postojna without a visit to this castle. Its most remarkable detail is its "impossible" location, in the slopes of a mountain and half hidden into a cave. Caves keep being a relevant detail, with a network of them serving the castle. Part of them may be visited, but we didn't - Postojna was waiting! |