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Things to do in Postojna & Škocjan
19 places11 stories2 routes
Sightlore has 19 places to explore in Postojna & Škocjan, and 11 of them come with a 60-second story in 5 languages. Point your camera at a landmark to learn its name and story, and earn points and badges at the places you actually visit.
Postojna & Škocjan's must-sees
The city's most important places. In the app you see how many you've visited and earn a badge when you've seen them all.
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Otok Cave
Karst cave whose entrance lies just over a kilometre from Postojna Cave, near the village of Veliki Otok.
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Postojna Cave
Postojna Cave is a 24.34 km (15.12 mi) long karst cave system near Postojna, southwestern Slovenia. It is the second-longest cave system in the country (following the Migovec System) as well as one of its top tourism sites.
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Black Cave
Karst cave and one of the entrances to the underground Pivka system; once known as a separate cave, later found to be connected to the Postojna Cave system.
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St. Catherine of Alexandria Church
Branch church of the Postojna parish in the upper part of Veliki Otok; an earlier small church stood here before 1700.
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Pivka Jama
Show cave near Postojna with guided tours; the underground Pivka river flows through it and it is part of the Postojna cave system.
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Škocjan Caves
Škocjan Caves is a cave system located in Slovenia. Škocjan Caves was included on UNESCO’s list of natural and cultural World Heritage Sites in 1986. Škocjan Caves is a significant underground phenomenon on the Karst Plateau and in Slovenia.
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Cerkev sv. Andreja, Veliki Otok
Small church on a fortified hillock behind the village of Veliki Otok near Postojna.
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Predjama Castle
Predjama Castle is a Renaissance castle built within a cave mouth in south-central Slovenia, in the historical region of Inner Carniola.
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Lipica Stud Farm
Stud farm in Lipica, near the Italian border, where the world-famous Lipizzaner horses are bred; founded in 1580 by Archduke Charles II of Austria.
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Vilenica Cave
Vilenica Cave or Vilenica Cave at Lokev is the oldest show cave in Europe.
Discovery routes in Postojna & Škocjan
Visit the stops in any order and tap "Check in" at each one; finish the route to earn points and its own badge.
Postojna Cave and Predjama Castle
From St. Stephen's Church in Postojna to Postojna Cave, past the churches of St. Catherine and St. Andrew in Veliki Otok to the Otok, Pivka and Black caves, then Predjama Castle and the cave beneath it.
The Karst: Škocjan Caves, Vilenica and Lipica
From the Škocjan Caves to Vilenica Cave and the Lipica Stud Farm.
Places to visit
Historic sites
Predjama Castle
Predjama Castle is a Renaissance castle built within a cave mouth in south-central Slovenia, in the historical region of Inner Carniola.
Betalov spodmol
The Betal Rock Shelter, a karst cave located on the south-eastern edge of the Lower Pivka Valley on a slope just above the road from Postojna to Bukovje, is a site where rich cultural sediment layers with remains of stone tools, artifacts, and numerous fossilized bones of…
Haasberg Castle
Modest ruins of a former castle on Stari grad hill (703 m) in Planina, the predecessor of the 17th-century Haasberg Mansion.
Mali grad, Planina
Medieval castle near the entrance to Planina Cave, first mentioned in 1444 as 'Kleinburg'.
Places of worship
St. Stephen's Parish Church
Parish church of Postojna, dedicated to St. Stephen, on a slight rise in the town centre.
St. Catherine of Alexandria Church
Branch church of the Postojna parish in the upper part of Veliki Otok; an earlier small church stood here before 1700.
Cerkev sv. Andreja, Veliki Otok
Small church on a fortified hillock behind the village of Veliki Otok near Postojna.
St. Daniel's Church, Postojna
Branch church of the Postojna parish on a hill south of Zalog, north of the A1 motorway.
St. Margaret's Parish Church, Planina
St. Margaret's Church, the parish church of Planina pri Rakeku.
Nature
Postojna Cave
Postojna Cave is a 24.34 km (15.12 mi) long karst cave system near Postojna, southwestern Slovenia. It is the second-longest cave system in the country (following the Migovec System) as well as one of its top tourism sites.
Otok Cave
Karst cave whose entrance lies just over a kilometre from Postojna Cave, near the village of Veliki Otok.
Pivka Jama
Show cave near Postojna with guided tours; the underground Pivka river flows through it and it is part of the Postojna cave system.
Black Cave
Karst cave and one of the entrances to the underground Pivka system; once known as a separate cave, later found to be connected to the Postojna Cave system.
Predjama
Karst cave whose entrance lies below Predjama Castle; carved by the Lokva stream, its passages run on four connected levels linked with the castle.
Škocjan Caves
Škocjan Caves is a cave system located in Slovenia. Škocjan Caves was included on UNESCO’s list of natural and cultural World Heritage Sites in 1986. Škocjan Caves is a significant underground phenomenon on the Karst Plateau and in Slovenia.
Vilenica Cave
Vilenica Cave or Vilenica Cave at Lokev is the oldest show cave in Europe.
Lake Cerknica
Lake Cerknica is an intermittent lake in the southern part of the Cerknica Polje, a karst polje in Inner Carniola, a region in southwestern Slovenia.
Rakov Škocjan
Rak Škocjan is a valley and a landscape park, part of Inner Carniola Regional Park in southwestern Slovenia. Administratively, it belongs to the settlement of Rakov Škocjan.
Other
Lipica Stud Farm
Stud farm in Lipica, near the Italian border, where the world-famous Lipizzaner horses are bred; founded in 1580 by Archduke Charles II of Austria.
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