Tučepska Vilenjača

Tucepska vilenjaca is not a cave that has been adapted for tourists. To reach it, you must take a mountain path and you should wear appropriate boots and take a helmet and lamp. For a tour with a professional guide Tel 385 (0)21 616 924

At an altitude of 1,180m above sea level, at the base of an impressive 100m high cliff, is the small concealed entrance of Tucepska vilenjaca Cave. In an amphitheatre of vertical limestone cliffs, with a breathtaking view of the sea, the cave seems to be situated in a location selected by the fairies after whom the it was named. According to old stories, the fairies who lived in the cave were unusually beautiful blond girls with horses' legs, who frightened passers by in the dark.

Text by Tony Oldham (2004). With kind permission.