This exceptional system of limestone caves comprises collapsed dolines, some 6 km of underground passages with a total depth of more than 200 m, many waterfalls and one of the largest known ...

I have bungee jumped, parasailed and climbed rock walls. Heights, in other words, normally exhilarate me. But as I stepped gingerly onto the narrow rock bridge 45 metres above the floor, I heard my ...

It is almost impossible not to admire the only Slovenian part of our natural heritage included into the Unesco Natural Heritage list. A dedicated team is already preparing this jewel of nature for the ...

Interior chamber. Source: Archives Park Škocjanske Jame, Photo by: Borut Lozej, Bogdan Kladnik. Reka River. Source: Archives Park Škocjanske Jame, Photo by: Borut ...

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 the 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 ...

This stunning B.C. park is even more epic in the rain True or false? The higher the pine cones, the harsher the winter ...

The Committee recalled that the site was inscribed on the World Heritage List in 1986 and took note of the report by IUCN on the field mission outlining that the size of the site had been expanded ...