Samogradska Cave

One of most well-known exhibition caves and one of the most beautiful caves in Croatica is the interesting Samogradska Cave. It is 2.5 kilometers west of Perui, on the eastern slopes of Mt Grabovaa (772 m asl). To get there, drive southeast 1.5 kilometers to the hamlet Kania, then walk for 20 minutes. Follow the single-lane road westward, first past a meadow where you can see the massive doline of the cave entrance, then through the woodland. The cave entrance is placed in a doline, which was created when a section of the cave collapsed. Due to its abundance of calcium formations, icicles, stalagmites, and stalactites, all of which are emphasized with electric illumination, it has become a tourist attraction. accentuating the fantastic inside appearance.

It is also Croatia's first cave with its own geodetic scheme. Tourists looking for a thrilling and attractive underground cave experience should visit Samogradska Cave.

There are various speleothems in the cave. Green stalactites and stalagmites, as well as two so-called sinter bridges, are extraordinary. This is where the walkway was built through massive flowstone formations, and the visitor travels almost under a sinter bridge.

For ages, the massive doline with the cave portal provided easy access to the cave. As a result, the inhabitants frequented the cave for generations. It is now guarded by a gate as a show cave. Officers from the so-called military border visited the cave on one occasion and left their names, as well as the year 1835. Today, we would term this graffitti and vandalism, but it is now referred to as archaeological and historic evidence due to its age.

Location: Lika, Crotaria