Cross Cave (Cold Cave)

The Cross cave was discovered in 1832 and is located in the Loz Valley, which is well worth a visit in and of itself! The cave is named after the Holy Cross Church in nearby Podloz and contains 45 subterranean lakes with varying shades of emerald green. This is a big name in the natural world and a great cave to visit for environmental purists. It's packed with nature, with around 45 species.

The Lo Valley's Cross Cave is located between the Lo Karst Field, Cerknica Karst Field, and the Bloke Plateau. The cave is named after the neighboring Podloz Holy Cross Church. The cave's chain of around 45 subterranean lakes of emerald green water makes it unique among Karst caves.

The Loz Valley Tourist Association prepared the cave for visits in the 1950s. The Ljubljana Cave Research Society was afterwards in charge of it. The Friends of Cross Cave Association has been looking after it since the 1990s. Cross Cave is the world's fourth-largest cave ecosystem in terms of biodiversity, with 45 species of organisms, some of which were not found until 2000. The cave was discovered in 1832, but Slovene cavers were the first to explore the area of the cave that includes lakes and stream channels in 1926.

The cave has two passageways, one easy and one difficult, with most visitors opting for the easier option – Pisani Rov, which is reached by small boat.

Length: 8,273 m

Address: Bloška Polica 7, 1384 Grahovo, Slovenia