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Rakov Škocjan

Slovenia’s oldest landscape park — a collapsed cave valley with a natural bridge at each end.

About

Rakov Škocjan is a two-and-a-half kilometre karst valley formed when a cave roof collapsed, leaving a natural arch at each end: the Small Natural Bridge where the Rak enters, and the Great Natural Bridge where it disappears underground. Protected since 1949, it is the oldest landscape park in the country. A flat circular walk of about an hour links both bridges through beech woodland. It is quiet, free, and rarely on itineraries — which is most of its appeal.

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Difficulty
easy

Mostly flat forest track. Viewing the bridges themselves involves short rough descents.

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Nearby

  • Turistična pot skozi Škocjanske jame. Fotografirano aprila 2013. Dovoljenje za fotografiranje ARSO in Regijski park Škocjanske jame.
    Lander at Slovenian Wikipedia
    UNESCO

    cave · Škocjan Caves

    Škocjan Caves

    A UNESCO World Heritage cave with one of the largest known underground canyons — and a great deal of stairs.

    • 2 h 30 min
    • 3.0 km
    • demanding
    • World Heritage
  • photo: Boštjan Burger, (photography with the permission of the Postojna Cave administration board, November 2005). Panorama picture displays the stalagmite named 'Brilliant' which
    Original uploader was Boštjan Burger ( Lander ) at sl.wikipedia

    cave · Postojna

    Postojna Cave

    A 24 km cave system open to visitors since 1819, toured partly by underground electric railway.

    • 1 h 40 min
    • 1.5 km
    • Highly rated
  • El Castillo de Predjama
    Mariposa.que.vuela

    castle · Postojna

    Predjama Castle

    A castle built into the mouth of a cave in a vertical cliff, ten minutes from Postojna Cave.

    • 1 h 10 min
    • Highly rated

Places to eat nearby

  • €€€€

    restaurant · Vipava Valley

    Gostilna pri Lojzetu — Zemono Manor

    Tomaž Kavčič’s restaurant in a sixteenth-century hilltop manor above the Vipava valley.

    • 2 h 30 min
    • Highly rated
  • €€

    cafe · Cerknica

    Megabar

    Cafe in Rakek.

    • 40 min
  • €€

    restaurant · Cerknica

    Furman

    Restaurant serving italian, balkan in Rakek.

    • 1 h 15 min

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