Postojna - Robber barons and caves

This is the Karst region where rivers disappear into the mountains and come back up a bit later and disappear again and do this over and over. The way they figured out how these waterways are connected is by dumping a fair bit of food coloring at the top of the stream.

The Predjama castle dates to the 1200s, it was a place for robber barons and nobility. Sieges were carried out and the large cave system underneath was extended to create exits for resupply and surprise attacks.

The famous Postojna cave, over 24km long, has too much of a touristy feel. But there is an off the beaten track 6 hour guided spelunking small group tour, which is another reason to come back to Slovenia, I would rather do it the sporty way.

I use the Mapy.cz app with downloaded maps and for this region of the world it's absolutely golden. I'm finding all the small little tracks to stay away from any traffic. The weather is perfect blue and sunny with a nice little chill in the air.Read more