Czech Republic Balcarka cave
The most beautiful publicly accessible cave in the Moravian Karst.
Balcarka is one of the caves with exceptionally rich, diverse, and colorful stalactite decorations. The flat ceilings, formed by bench-like limestone separation, are decorated with countless long hollow straws, stick-shaped and carrot-shaped stalactites, and sinter waterfalls. In 1956, the Moravian Karst was declared a protected landscape area, and Balcar rock has been a nature reserve since 1998.
In the second half of the 19th century, it became the subject of research. Rich traces of human activity in the Late Paleolithic period were uncovered – fire pits and many stone and bone tools. Thousands of skeletons of mainly small animals and even a human tooth have been preserved in the sediments.
Balcarka is one of the caves with exceptionally rich, diverse, and colorful stalactite decorations. The flat ceilings, formed by bench-like limestone separation, are decorated with countless long hollow straws, stick-shaped and carrot-shaped stalactites, and sinter waterfalls. In 1956, the Moravian Karst was declared a protected landscape area, and Balcar rock has been a nature reserve since 1998.
In the second half of the 19th century, it became the subject of research. Rich traces of human activity in the Late Paleolithic period were uncovered – fire pits and many stone and bone tools. Thousands of skeletons of mainly small animals and even a human tooth have been preserved in the sediments.
Photography Tips
A wide-angle lens with the smallest possible aperture is ideal.
Travel Information
You can drive to the parking lot by the cave.
Spot Type
Indoor
Crowd Factor
A decent amount of people
Best Timing
All timings are equally good
Sunrise & Sunset
04:49 - 20:53
| current local time: 02:05
Photo Themes
Cave
underground
Locations
Czechia
Southern Moravia
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