Crystal formations
Sparkling under the lights.
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The Marble Cave, or Gadime Cave, is a karst cave in marble limestone in the village of Gadime e Ulët, south of Pristina, and much of it is still unexplored. A villager, Ahmet Asllani, found it by chance in 1966 while working in his garden, and it is now the best-known cave in Kosovo. It formed in the Tertiary period inside Mesozoic marble that cracked with tectonic movement, letting water carve passages and chambers. The cave is about 1,260 metres long and runs in two directions: a complex lower level of three cross channels and two parallel corridors, and an upper level of two joined corridors. Stalactites, stalagmites and white crystal formations decorate its walls and ceilings and sparkle under the lights. Visits are guided, with a small entry fee per visitor guides, and opening hours change with the season, so check before you go. It is cool and damp inside, so bring a light jacket even in summer.
Sparkling under the lights.
Two levels.
Inside the marble.
Gadime e Ulët, Lipjan municipality, about 25 km south of Pristina
By chance in 1966, when a villager, Ahmet Asllani, was working in his garden.