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- 2. Is it your passion to go Is it your passion to go inside dark, wet and rocky inside dark, wet and rocky places? Is climbing one of places? Is climbing one of your favorite hobbies? your favorite hobbies? Have you ever dreamed of Have you ever dreamed of seeing a real bat? If the seeing a real bat? If the answer to these questions answer to these questions is yes then the best place is yes then the best place for you is the Lepenitsa for you is the Lepenitsa Cave – near Velingrad. Cave – near Velingrad.
- 3. The cave isThe cave is situated rightsituated right underneathunderneath the peakthe peak Syutka.Syutka. The cave isThe cave is surroundedsurrounded by woods.by woods. The cave isThe cave is around 8 kmaround 8 km away fromaway from the town ofthe town of VelingradVelingrad and it’s onand it’s on the way tothe way to Surnitsa.Surnitsa.
- 4. The cave wasThe cave was declared adeclared a monument onmonument on thethe 10 10thth ofof OctoberOctober 1962 .1962 .
- 5. The symbol ofThe symbol of the cave is thethe cave is the stalactonestalactone TsepkataTsepkata. . SomeSome pearls werepearls were found infound in Lepenitsa andLepenitsa and currently theycurrently they are kept in theare kept in the NaturalNatural Museum inMuseum in Sofia.Sofia.
- 6. The cave has 3The cave has 3 floors. On thefloors. On the first floor youfirst floor you cancan see ansee an awesomeawesome undergroundunderground river.Theriver.The second floor issecond floor is a dry one anda dry one and is opened foris opened for tourists but youtourists but you can visit it onlycan visit it only in the summerin the summer and you mustand you must bebe accompaniedaccompanied by a guide.by a guide.
- 7. On the third floorOn the third floor there are somethere are some really beautifulreally beautiful small cave lakes.small cave lakes. While you areWhile you are inside the caveinside the cave you must wear ayou must wear a helmet and it’shelmet and it’s recommended torecommended to wear warmwear warm clothes and aclothes and a torch.torch.
- 8. For now most of theFor now most of the cave is examinedcave is examined but there are stillbut there are still some chamberssome chambers which are not.Thewhich are not.The unique nature isunique nature is preserved.You canpreserved.You can see magnificentsee magnificent forms made byforms made by nature throughoutnature throughout the years.Those arethe years.Those are the stalactitesthe stalactites,, stalagmitesstalagmites,, stalactonesstalactones,, cavecave lakes and pearlslakes and pearls..
- 9. In Lepenitsa there is a richIn Lepenitsa there is a rich wildlife.There are 24wildlife.There are 24 species of animals, 6 ofspecies of animals, 6 of which are categorized aswhich are categorized as animals that can only beanimals that can only be found in cavesfound in caves.. Lepenitsa isLepenitsa is the only place in the worldthe only place in the world where the insectwhere the insect DuvaliusDuvalius bureschibureschi lives.lives.
- 10. There are 6There are 6 kinds of batskinds of bats.. They use theThey use the cave forcave for hibernationhibernation.. TheThe temperaturetemperature inside the caveinside the cave is around 10is around 10 degrees Cdegrees C°°..
- 11. ScientistsScientists say that thesay that the cave is at thecave is at the age of 230age of 230 millionmillion years. Manyyears. Many fragmentsfragments and bonesand bones were foundwere found here.here.
- 17. As you canAs you can see from thesee from the photos,photos, visiting thisvisiting this beautifulbeautiful cave is onecave is one extremeextreme and uniqueand unique experience!experience!