Harmanecká Cave

The cave system extends 3,123 meters through Middle Triassic limestone formations, with numerous chambers featuring stalactites, stalagmites, and white calcite walls.

Michal Bacúrik discovered the cave system in 1932 after noticing bats entering through a narrow fissure, leading to its public opening in 1950.

Local residents initially used the entrance chamber, known as Izbica, as a shelter before the full extent of the cave system was discovered.

Visitors must walk a 1,420-meter serpentine path ascending 260 meters from the parking area to reach the cave entrance at 821 meters elevation.

The cave maintains temperatures between 5.8 and 6.4 degrees Celsius and houses eleven bat species, including large colonies of Greater and Lesser Mouse-Eared Bats.

Location: District of Banská Bystrica

Opening Hours: Martedì-Domenica 10:00-17:00

GPS coordinates: 48.81384,19.04001

Latest update: March 7, 2025 07:41