The Cave of Liberty
Red and yellow limestone columns and clear underground lakes.
Palo-f at English Wikipedia — Public domain · Pudelek (Marcin Szala) — CC BY-SA 3.0 · ZIGI2014 — CC BY-SA 4.0 · Michal Jakubský — CC BY 3.0
The best-known valley in the **Low Tatras**, running about 16 kilometres uphill from the Liptov plain to the foot of Chopok. Its main value is **underground**. The Demänovka river has cut a **cave system over 35 kilometres long** through the limestone, the longest in Slovakia. Two sections are open to visitors. **The Cave of Liberty** is the famous one: wide chambers and limestone columns stained by iron and manganese into unusual reds and yellows, with clear underground lakes. It was found in 1921 by local boys. **The Ice Cave** lies higher in the valley and keeps permanent masses of ice that do not melt in summer, because its cold air is trapped in a chamber it cannot escape. Above ground the valley is spruce forest, meadow and marked trails, and at its head are **Vrbické lake**, the **Jasná** resort and the Chopok cable car. Note: **the caves are guided at fixed times**, in limited numbers, and fill up in summer. Note: **the caves sit at about 6-7 degrees** all year — take a jacket.
Red and yellow limestone columns and clear underground lakes.
Permanent ice in trapped cold air that cannot escape.
Vrbické lake, the Jasná resort and the Chopok cable car.
Low Tatras, Liptovský Mikuláš — about 72 km west of Poprad
Slovakia has over **7,000 recorded caves**, of which about twelve are open to the public and **five are UNESCO-listed**. The four that matter most to a Tatras visitor: the **Demänovská Cave of Liberty**, the finest in colour and the widest in chamber. The **Demänovská Ice Cave**, for its permanent ice. The **Belianska Cave** near Tatranská Kotlina, the closest to the High Tatras and the highest of them. And the **Dobšiná Ice Cave** — UNESCO-listed and one of the largest ice caves in the world, with an ice floor 25 metres thick. ⚠ All are **guided at fixed times** and many **close from November to May**. ⚠ Do not go in smooth-soled shoes; the floor is always wet.
Sign in to write your review of this place.
No reviews yet — be the first.