| Location: | Near Rakovice. 120km south of Zagreb, 4km north of Plitvice Lakes. From Zagreb follow D1 south, turn left at Rakovice, through Grabovac to the parking lot, follow the path on the other side of the road. |
| Open: |
MAY to 15-JUN daily 9:30-17:30. 16-JUN to 15-SEP daily 8-20. 16-SEP to 15-OCT daily 9:30-17:30. [2005] |
| Fee: | Adults kn 45, Children (7-12) kn 25. Groups (+): Adults kn 35. [2005] |
| Classification: |
 Karst cave
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| Light: | torches and helmets provided. |
| Dimension: |
L=800m. Gornja Baračeva špilja: L=520m. |
| Guided tours: | L=200m, D=45min. |
| Bibliography: | |
| Address: |
Javna ustanova Rakovica, Nova Kršlja bb, 47245 Rakovica, Tel: +385-47-782-113, +385-47-782-007, GSM: +385-91-7541-200, +385-98-9634-224, +385-98-9390-566.
E-mail: Guide: Ivica Turkalj, restaurant "Sedra", Irinovac 149, 47246 Drežnik Grad, Tel: +385-47-784-402 (restaurant), Tel: +385-98-634-290 (mobile). |
| Last update: | $Date: 2008/07/01 20:24:42 $ |
| 1968 | explored by the Speleological section Velebit. |
For Baračeve špilje (Baraceve caves) the plural is really appropriate. There are numerous caves which may be visited: Donja Baračeva špilja, Nova Baračeva špilja, Gornja Baračeva špilja, and Otvaranje špilja. The show cave is Gornja Baračeva špilja, which is 520m long, but only 200m are visited on the tour. The visitors are equipped with helmets and electric torches. It seems the local caving club interpreted the term "torch" literally: electric handlamps were installed in bamboo garden toches. At least they are so huge, they cant slip your mind.
The river Suvaja, which runs close to the cave, is a true karst river. It disappears in a swallow hole only a few hundred meters downstream, just to reappear in a karst spring another 200m further.
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