The Postojna Cave

Accessible parking

Accessible entrances and passages

Accessible gastronomic offer

Accessible toilet facilities

Additional accessible offer

Accessible walking paths

Postojnska jama — Source: Postojna cave d.d.

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The Cave with a disabled-friendly certificate.

The main attraction of the Postojna Cave Park is the bearer of its name – the Postojna Cave. It was discovered in 1818 by Luka Čeč, “an illuminator” who, while working and tending to the cave illumination ahead of the high-profile visit by Emperor Franz I climbed the rocks above a makeshift bridge and disappeared. We know today that the Postojna Cave started forming approximately 3 million years ago in 70-million-year-old limestone. Estimated to be around 150,000 years old, the oldest known stalagmite in the tourist area is the 16 meters high Nebotičnik (Skyscraper), but more than half-a-million-year-old stalactites are found in the area not accessible for tourists.

The Postojna Cave is partly adapted for visitors in wheelchairs. The park and cave entrance are accessible, but the cave is only accessible in the area run by the train. Therefore, you’ll only be able to see approximately a quarter of the cave and several beautiful stalactites along the way. The tracks were laid in 1872, making the Postojna Cave the world’s first stalactite cave to have running trains. The occasion for the ambitious plans was the royal visit by Franz Joseph and Elisabeth in the mid-19th century. The recently renovated train will take you on a 3.7 km long journey on the world’s only two-track railway. Magnificent chandeliers made from Murano glass hanging from the ceiling will further contribute the fairy-tale atmosphere.

Important

No prior appointment is necessary. Staff are available to assist wheelchair users, but due to the large number of visitors, they cannot always provide immediate physical assistance with lifting and pushing a wheelchair, and in any case, the cave can only be visited with a assistant.

If you decide to make an intermediate descent and visit the cave on your own, you should be aware that the footpath is just over a kilometre long, with a steep ramp in between, which is about 200 m long and climbs 40 m with an approximately equal subsequent descent. It is therefore recommended that a stronger person accompanies you. Both the person with a disability and the assistant will receive a 50% discount on the ticket. Discounted tickets can only be purchased on site, not online, and it is recommended that you are at the box office half an hour before the tour.

Accessible parking	The road sign will lead you to the parking spot for the disabled. On the parking lot take the left turn where the ramp for the delivery service is located. You can use it to reach the ticket office.
Accessible entrance	The entrance to the ticket shop is accessible, but the counter is high. The path to the cave entrance is accessible, the cave is approx. 200 m away. At the entrance to the cave you will be met by very friendly staff who will escort you to the train. Wheelchair access is possible in two ways. The new train can be boarded without repositioning and is easy for a disabled person to get on. The other option is to take the previous train, on which you can transfer (manual wheelchair, width 60 cm). You are assisted by staff, and it is possible to descend with a self-guided tour of part of the cave (with a strong companion). Once you have completed the ride, you exit the cave via a ramp.
Accessible toilet	Accessible and adapted toilets are located in the neighbouring bar. You can get a key from the staff. There is another disabled toilet at the entrance to the cave, but it is not equipped with handles.
Accessible café or restaurant	Fully accessible Jamski dvorec restaurant is found at the cave’s entrance. The Čarobni vrt restaurant in Hotel Jama is accessible via the elevator.
Additional accessible offer	Expo Cave Kras and the Vivarium, both accessible to people with reduced mobility. Unfortunately, Predjama Castle is not accessible to people with reduced mobility inside.
Accessible walking routes	In the last quarter of the cave, the tour follows an accessible, but sometimes more difficult, walking path. The path through the cave is made of non-slip concrete, without steps and with only one higher ramp. Because of this, the help of a strong assistant is necessary. It is approximately 200 m long and has a climb and descent of approximately 40 m in two places.

Promenada — The promenade has been renovated and is fully accessible. The ticket office is located about 200 metres in front of the cave. Source: Postojna Cave.

Pot s parkirišča — The promenade has been renovated and is fully accessible. The ticket office is located about 200 metres in front of the cave. Source: Postojna Cave.

ZA VEČ INFORMACIJ

Naslov
Jamska cesta 30, 6230 Postojna Spletna stran
www.postojnska-jama.eu

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Additional offer

The world’s largest exhibition on Kras and Postojna Cave.

Visit the rich interactive exhibition Expo Cave Karst, which will guide you through the remarkable events and the web of coincidences that, directed by nature, created this underground wonder. The world’s largest exhibition on Kras and Postojna Cave will show you in a modern way the formation of underground karst phenomena and reveal the history of the cave. Awarded the prestigious Sower Award, the Expo Cave Kras exhibition is for anyone interested in a detailed look at the Kras world that forms and surrounds Postojna Cave, and the wider historical and social background that has led to Postojna Cave being the most famous tourist cave in the world. It has also been the subject of many documentary films.

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