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 ...

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.

The grass flickered gently above a crack in the limestone and Ludvik Husu instinctively knew he had found what he was searching for: a new cave in Slovenia's dramatic Karst region. The seasoned cave ...

Slovenia, at 7,827 square miles, is small enough for visitors to explore in a week. But because of its diverse geography no two days will look the same. Expect to weave your way through tall mountain ...