Inside Grgos Cave

Friday 27/01/17 Getting ready to enter the cave.



It is dark and cold in the cave.  It was alright for us as we were properly dressed for winter.  Visitors dressed for summer will find it very chilly inside.



Though lighting were installed, it cannot be too bright to prevent algae from growing.









Sometimes we have to bend over to move forward as the passage is narrower.



We must be careful as we move along the cave route to avoid damaging any of the formation that have been created for over thousands of years.







You can see that one of the stalactites has been broken in this photo.



Luckily we could make use of our handphone light when the torch light ran out of battery.

There is an outlet in the roof of the cave.

More photos of Grgos Cave can be view from their website.

Visit to Grgos Cave

Friday 27/01/17 - Part of our Samobor & Food Wine Tour journey

Mladen drove us to Otrusevec to visit the Grgos Cave and to share its history.



Josip Grgos discovered the cave in 1973 when he blasted his land to mine lime rocks.   Now life is more pleasant and less dangerous for Grgos and his family as they can make a living by opening up the cave to tourists and serving home cooked food in their tavern, "Kod špilje".  That is where we had our lunch.



A photo of Mr Grgos and my family taken at entrance to the cave.



Visitors to the cave are given a booklet in English about Grgos Cave.



Map of the underground cave route.



We almost could not get in to view the cave as it was winter and the door was frozen shut.  The owner had to pour hot water to melt away the ice to dislodge it.