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PREDJAMA CASTLE
Amazingly build into a cave, Predjama Castle is one of the most visited castles in Europe. Predjama Castle and it's caves are situated about 12 km from Postojna, world famous for its extensive Karst Cave.
Castle was built-up into the overhanging rock and vista to that combination of a nature and man work is really great. Walk through the castle halls is an unique event. Very realistic man size dummies are presenting ancient life of the castle. There is also a museum collection and ancient armoury.
The cave behind the castle is called Erazmova Jama, after a knight living in the castle, and has 4 levels. The deepest level is water filled with the river flowing through it is called Lovka. The castle is built into the huge entrance of the middle level.
An exit from the top level to the plateau was used as secret entrance in the middle ages. Today it is filled with rocks. The story goes that when the castle was besieged the people in the castle used the secret entrance enabling them and to have enough to eat. They laughed on those besieging the Castle and threw down fresh fruit, to discourage them.
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