Price: Elata cave is located 2 km south of the village Zimevitsa , Municipality of Svoge. In this part of the mountain caves and are relatively small . They are poor formed , but Elata makes exception. Elata is one of the most beautiful caves in Bulgaria. Until it can be reached by minibus from Svogbe as it passes through Tserovo , Zasele, Zimevitsa and reaches Zanoge . For those who want to make a scenic tour of the mountain recommend the second route . He began by Bov . Departs on Vazov trail and after about 2 hours to reach the waterfall Skaklya . Continue up the path until you climb over it . In some places there are incredible panoramic views . At the end of the road begins village Zasele. You can continue to walk to Zimevitsa by road or catch a minibus coming from Svoge. However, it only passes three times daily. Once reached Zimevitsa , ask for the local for path to the cave. It starts along the bed of the creek. After about an hour turning right in a large meadow to forest. Began climbing the hill , ending with rock crown. Walking around it you will reach the entrance of the cave. Above a framed metal structure ( donkey ) to facilitate the descent ( cave starts with 18 meter vertical) . After disembarking you find yourself in a large room full of all forms. It is filled with many beautiful shapes and sculpted over time by Mother Nature , stalactites , stalagmites , stone lilies sinter ponds candlesticks. The cave has no running water or underground river , but sinter ponds compensate this lack . Their bottoms are crystal clear , filled with various gems and stone lilies.
Entering the cave is not easy, sheer slope at the entrance difficult penetration and it is good to have a rope. The entrance of the elata is small and located straight down from the bottom and narrow passage leads to a wide but not very high downward gallery that has several threshold . The last threshold in the cave leads to one of the beautiful sinter ponds. Cave is only 123 meters and the height of the gallery is about 4-5 meters, but in contrast, is very beautiful . You will not see formations with blue or green as it does in some other caves. Rather interesting elements are elata brown and white color, which is due to the kind of rocks of the mount Ponor .
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