Omastiná, caves

Bojnice Castle Cave is a natural travertine cave with a diameter of 22 m and a height of 6 m, located 26 meters below the level of the fourth courtyard of the Bojnice Castle. The cave was formed by effects of atmospheric precipitation of water that flowed in here through craters and outside cracks in the middle of the travertine. In the cave there are two ponds, which are probably linked to others in other underground areas which this travertine heap is rich in. foto: www.fotogross.sk

Certova Pec (Devil furnace) is a small karsts cave in the mountains Považský Inovec. Signs of the oldest cave settlements in Slovakia were found right in this cave. It was created by karstic alterations of dolomite limestone. The cave is 27 meters long and mutually interconnecting. It represents a precious archaeological and paleontological site with evidence of multiple Paleolithic settlements. The cave is situated in the cadastral territory of the village Radosina, at the foot of the hill...

A serpentine path leads from the state road in direction Banská Bystrica - Turčianske Teplice to the Harmanecká Cave. The entrance part called Izbica was known to local woodcutters and workers from long ago, however the cave was discovered only in 1932. White soft flowstone dominates the cave and it is one of the most important localities of bat occurrence in Slovakia. It is located in the valley of Harmanec to the northwest from Banská Bystrica, in the southern part of the Great Fatra Mts....