Since it's almost Halloween, I will do something spooky - this blog is about caves! Not only that, but they are the BEST caves in Europe!
There are about 4500 caves in Bulgaria hosting 700 species! A significant part of them are very large, and have been inhabited by both animals and people since prehistoric times.
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| Prohodna, one of the biggest caves on the Balkan Peninsula. Source: pinterest.com |
The first is Prohodna cave - accessible and incredibly beautiful, some 90 kilometres away from Sofia. It offers bungee jumping, should exploring caves not be hardcore enough. Furthermore, it's also called God's Eyes Cave because of this:
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| Yes, this is real and natural! Source: grabo.bg |
Next on the list is the Yagodina cave, a unique cave in the very South. It's fairly hard to access, but I can't stress enough how much that's worth it. countless speleothems (the pointy things from the floor and ceiling) and its plentiful cave pearls. It's a site with hundreds of metres of tunnels and galleries, and, oddly enough, is a popular place for weddings!
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In the past, it was home to skilled potters, and, cave bears who probably didn't get along with their neighbours.
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| This might look like modern art but is a thousands of years old and completely natural! Source: kochorite.com |
It's a very remote, unspoiled and spiritual place ideal for adventurers and cavemen. If you are either of the two, I highly recommend it. It's not far from the last cave of the blog, my personal favourite, The Devil's Throat!
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As the name suggests, the cave is creepy as hell (pun intended). The name refers to the sounds the underground waterfall makes (the highest on the peninsula) and the exit that resembles a devil's head.
The main hall is big enough to fit a cathedral and has a 301-step staircase through out it. According to the legend, this was the very place where Orpheus went down to the underworld where Hades had his lover Euredika.
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| Source: Google Images |