GeoKarst is a new EU-funded project highlighting a unique landscape of caves, gorges and medieval villages near Trieste ...

2007 Area proposed by Slovenia in 1985 to be inscribed on the World Heritage List, scale 1:5,000. Zone of the Regional Park Škocjan Caves, scale 1:80,000. Škocjan Caves, scale 1:1,500,000.

This epic cave system was the first Slovenian site to be added by Unesco in 1986. The word karst comes from the Slovenian name for its region with distinctive limestone scenery. One of the world’s ...

Europe is rich in history, but its splendid castles, antique churches, and age-old ruins tell only part of the story. To dig even deeper in time – much deeper – visit a cave. Some of my favorites, in ...

All across the globe Unesco world heritage sites are wildly popular with visitors. And with good reason – as every one has been carefully chosen using 10 stringent criteria, both natural and cultural.

Europe is rich in history, but its splendid castles, antique churches, and age-old ruins tell only part of the story. To dig even deeper in time — much deeper — visit a cave. Some of my favorites, in ...