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Filed under Holidays, Piran & Ljubljana 2015, Science & Nature

Postojna Cave

The cave was first described in the 17th century by the pioneer of study of karst phenomena, Johann Weikhard von Valvasor.[4] In 1818, when the cave was being prepared for a visit by Francis I, the first Emperor of the Austria-Hungary, a new area of the cave was discovered accidentally by local Luka Čeč.

First tourist guide and electric lighting

In 1819, [...]

12 Comments CherryPie on Jan 9th 2016

Filed under Anecdotes, Holidays, Piran & Ljubljana 2015

Piran & Ljubljana – Day Seven

Today was our second trip on a guided tour with Damjan our resort rep. When the minibus arrived to pick us up we found that in addition to resort rep and tour guide Damjan was also our driver for the day. On our journey to Postojna Cave Damjan took us on a scenic detour through [...]

10 Comments CherryPie on Oct 3rd 2015