Postojna cave is the largest cave system in Central Europe, stretching a serpentine path for more than 15 miles. It was one of the first cave systems in the world to introduce electric lighting and today operates a train that runs tourists deep into the cave.
There are incredible stalactite and stalagmite formations at every turn.
Predjama, a 16th century castle, is built into the mouth of a cliff cave approximately 400 meters high.
The castle is known for its dramatic exterior. Legend has it that a local knight, Erazem of Predjama, withstood a Hapsburg siege for months, largely because secret cave passages allowed him to smuggle in supplies.
The knight was supposedly killed when a local informant told the Hapsburgs that the knight used the toilet everyday at the same time. They assaulted the poorly fortified structure, top left in the photos, and killed the knight to bring his story to a rather unglamorous end.
The cave walls were integrated with brick, stone, and wood.
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