{"id":3351,"date":"2023-11-07T15:55:18","date_gmt":"2023-11-07T14:55:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/riversideapartman.hu\/places-to-visit\/cave-tours\/"},"modified":"2025-09-23T08:56:13","modified_gmt":"2025-09-23T06:56:13","slug":"cave-tours","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/riversideapartman.hu\/en\/places-to-visit\/cave-tours\/","title":{"rendered":"Cave tours"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"3351\" class=\"elementor elementor-3351\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5c2bc844 elementor-section-height-min-height cs-section-content-fullwidth cs-parallax-on-scroll cs_scroll_y_120 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"5c2bc844\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" 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class=\"cs-title-wrap text-center\">\t            <div class=\"cs-subtitle-wrap\"><span class=\"cs-subtitle color-white\">On Earth<\/span><\/div>\t            <h1 class=\"cs-title\">\n\t                Cave tours\t            <\/h1>        <\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-07a0285 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"07a0285\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aba6c5d cs-animation-small-offset elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-cs_gallery\" data-id=\"aba6c5d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:200}\" data-widget_type=\"cs_gallery.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n   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data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MjcxMCwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL3JpdmVyc2lkZWFwYXJ0bWFuLmh1XC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC8yMDIzXC8xMlwvc3plbGV0YS1iYXJsYW5nLXNtLTMud2VicCIsInNsaWRlc2hvdyI6ImFiYTZjNWQifQ%3D%3D\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/riversideapartman.hu\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/szeleta-barlang-sm-3-qga0omy432m4ccdz431oui3cxkw3uz43e69d2ed8rk.webp\" title=\"\" alt=\"Szeleta-barlang\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/a>                    <\/div>                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7187208 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7187208\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ac90db0\" data-id=\"ac90db0\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d7206be elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d7206be\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default elementor-inline-editing pen\" data-elementor-setting-key=\"title\" data-pen-placeholder=\"Ide \u00edrj...\" style=\"border: medium;font-family: var(--heading-font);font-size: 2rem\">Szeleta Cave \u2013 Prehistory Above Lillaf\u00fcred<\/span><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fe88da2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-cs_title\" data-id=\"fe88da2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"cs_title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n        <div class=\"cs-title-wrap\">\t            <div class=\"cs-title-text\">\n\t                <p data-start=\"526\" data-end=\"903\"><strong data-start=\"526\" data-end=\"544\">Why it matters<\/strong><br \/>Archaeologists uncovered rich <strong data-start=\"575\" data-end=\"591\">Palaeolithic<\/strong> layers here, including a famed <strong data-start=\"623\" data-end=\"659\">Babony\u2013Szeleta toolkit tradition<\/strong> showing cultural development over an exceptionally long span (roughly <strong data-start=\"730\" data-end=\"761\">130,000 to 20,000 years ago<\/strong>). Alongside stone tools, digs revealed abundant <strong data-start=\"810\" data-end=\"834\">Ice Age animal bones<\/strong>, placing Szeleta among the <strong data-start=\"862\" data-end=\"902\">key prehistoric localities in Europe<\/strong>.<\/p><p data-start=\"905\" data-end=\"925\"><strong data-start=\"905\" data-end=\"925\">What to look for<\/strong><\/p><ul data-start=\"926\" data-end=\"1141\"><li data-start=\"926\" data-end=\"1005\"><p data-start=\"928\" data-end=\"1005\">The <strong data-start=\"932\" data-end=\"955\">monumental entrance<\/strong> and roomy first hall carved from hard limestone<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"1006\" data-end=\"1089\"><p data-start=\"1008\" data-end=\"1089\">Traces and displays (where available) that explain the cave\u2019s <strong data-start=\"1070\" data-end=\"1081\">Ice Age<\/strong> story<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"1090\" data-end=\"1141\"><p data-start=\"1092\" data-end=\"1141\">Forested approaches with classic <strong data-start=\"1125\" data-end=\"1133\">B\u00fckk<\/strong> scenery<\/p><\/li><\/ul>\t            <\/div>        <\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d1995d7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d1995d7\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-638d7ea\" data-id=\"638d7ea\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-540c518 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"540c518\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Dante\u2019s Inferno \u2013 A Window Into the Karst<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4100e4d elementor-widget elementor-widget-cs_title\" data-id=\"4100e4d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"cs_title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n        <div class=\"cs-title-wrap\">\t            <div class=\"cs-title-text\">\n\t                <article class=\"text-token-text-primary w-full focus:outline-none scroll-mt-[calc(var(--header-height)+min(200px,max(70px,20svh)))]\" dir=\"auto\" tabindex=\"-1\" data-turn-id=\"1857250a-bc87-4c02-91e3-8bd4ffe88f8d\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-16\" data-scroll-anchor=\"true\" data-turn=\"assistant\"><div class=\"text-base my-auto mx-auto pb-10 [--thread-content-margin:--spacing(4)] thread-sm:[--thread-content-margin:--spacing(6)] thread-lg:[--thread-content-margin:--spacing(16)] px-(--thread-content-margin)\"><div class=\"[--thread-content-max-width:40rem] thread-lg:[--thread-content-max-width:48rem] mx-auto max-w-(--thread-content-max-width) flex-1 group\/turn-messages focus-visible:outline-hidden relative flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col agent-turn\" tabindex=\"-1\"><div class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col grow\"><div class=\"min-h-8 text-message relative flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 text-start break-words whitespace-normal [.text-message+&amp;]:mt-5\" dir=\"auto\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"c029787c-92e9-4d18-97f5-614e29c1ff38\" data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-5-thinking\"><div class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden first:pt-[3px]\"><div class=\"markdown prose dark:prose-invert w-full break-words light markdown-new-styling\"><p data-start=\"97\" data-end=\"856\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">It\u2019s an amazing\u2014slightly eerie\u2014sight, unlike anything else in the mountains. In this karst-rich limestone landscape, you get a real sense of what lies beneath your feet: caves, shafts, and hidden chambers. A moss-draped amphitheatre of boulders narrows into a <strong data-start=\"357\" data-end=\"383\">funnel-shaped sinkhole<\/strong> that drops into a vast, gaping mouth locals call <strong data-start=\"433\" data-end=\"455\">\u201cDante\u2019s Inferno.\u201d<\/strong> The name fits. <strong data-start=\"471\" data-end=\"494\">Stepped rock chutes<\/strong> and shelves lead down to a <strong data-start=\"522\" data-end=\"542\">hall-like cavity<\/strong>, where tree trunks and boulders rest beneath a natural rock arch. The so-called <strong data-start=\"623\" data-end=\"642\">Courtyard Stone<\/strong> is actually a <strong data-start=\"657\" data-end=\"683\">collapsed cave chamber<\/strong>; look closely and you\u2019ll spot cave formations on the walls\u2014<strong data-start=\"743\" data-end=\"761\">calcite crusts<\/strong> and <strong data-start=\"766\" data-end=\"800\">pea-stone (pisolitic) deposits<\/strong>\u2014silent clues to the underground world shaping the B\u00fckk.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/article>\t            <\/div>        <\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0e6d4cf elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0e6d4cf\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9a644b6\" data-id=\"9a644b6\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0dfc28b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0dfc28b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Goat-Hole Cave (Kecske-lyuk-barlang)<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-91a59a6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-cs_title\" data-id=\"91a59a6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"cs_title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n        <div class=\"cs-title-wrap\">\t            <div class=\"cs-title-text\">\n\t                <p data-start=\"186\" data-end=\"547\">Tucked into the <strong data-start=\"202\" data-end=\"219\">Forr\u00e1s Valley<\/strong> on Miskolc\u2019s edge, Goat-Hole is a <strong data-start=\"254\" data-end=\"278\">periodic spring cave<\/strong> carved in <strong data-start=\"289\" data-end=\"311\">Triassic limestone<\/strong>, stretching about <strong data-start=\"330\" data-end=\"339\">480 m<\/strong>. A roomy <strong data-start=\"349\" data-end=\"366\">entrance hall<\/strong> tapers into a winding <strong data-start=\"389\" data-end=\"412\">stream-bed corridor<\/strong>, where you\u2019ll spot <strong data-start=\"432\" data-end=\"455\">calcareous deposits<\/strong> and <strong data-start=\"460\" data-end=\"492\">flowstone (stalactite flows)<\/strong> along the walls. The system ends at a <strong data-start=\"531\" data-end=\"546\">clay siphon<\/strong>.<\/p><p data-start=\"549\" data-end=\"567\"><strong data-start=\"549\" data-end=\"567\">Why it matters<\/strong><\/p><ul data-start=\"568\" data-end=\"1005\"><li data-start=\"568\" data-end=\"653\"><p data-start=\"570\" data-end=\"653\"><strong data-start=\"570\" data-end=\"586\">Archaeology:<\/strong> Finds from the <strong data-start=\"602\" data-end=\"618\">B\u00fckk culture<\/strong> (Neolithic) were recovered here.<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"654\" data-end=\"889\"><p data-start=\"656\" data-end=\"889\"><strong data-start=\"656\" data-end=\"672\">Unique life:<\/strong> A rich cave fauna lives in these waters and crevices, including the <strong data-start=\"741\" data-end=\"778\">endemic Gebhardt\u2019s blind amphipod<\/strong> (<em data-start=\"780\" data-end=\"801\">Niphargus gebhardti<\/em>), several <strong data-start=\"812\" data-end=\"830\">spider species<\/strong>, and <strong data-start=\"836\" data-end=\"854\">protected bats<\/strong> that form large winter colonies.<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"890\" data-end=\"1005\"><p data-start=\"892\" data-end=\"1005\"><strong data-start=\"892\" data-end=\"907\">Protection:<\/strong> Designated a <strong data-start=\"921\" data-end=\"948\">Special Protection Area<\/strong> in <strong data-start=\"952\" data-end=\"960\">1982<\/strong> for its biological and archaeological value.<\/p><\/li><\/ul><p data-start=\"1007\" data-end=\"1023\"><strong data-start=\"1007\" data-end=\"1023\">Good to know<\/strong><\/p><ul data-start=\"1024\" data-end=\"1259\"><li data-start=\"1024\" data-end=\"1099\"><p data-start=\"1026\" data-end=\"1099\">Access may be <strong data-start=\"1040\" data-end=\"1054\">restricted<\/strong> or guided only\u2014always check current rules.<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"1100\" data-end=\"1175\"><p data-start=\"1102\" data-end=\"1175\">Expect <strong data-start=\"1109\" data-end=\"1132\">uneven, wet terrain<\/strong>; proper footwear and a light layer help.<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"1176\" data-end=\"1259\"><p data-start=\"1178\" data-end=\"1259\">Please <strong data-start=\"1185\" data-end=\"1208\">do not disturb bats<\/strong> (especially in winter) and stick to marked routes.<\/p><\/li><\/ul>\t            <\/div>        <\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d7b7926 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d7b7926\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0175f78\" data-id=\"0175f78\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f351d4a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f351d4a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Anna Cave (Anna-barlang) \u2013 A Rare Travertine Wonder<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-974d2d5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-cs_title\" data-id=\"974d2d5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"cs_title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n        <div class=\"cs-title-wrap\">\t            <div class=\"cs-title-text\">\n\t                <p data-start=\"158\" data-end=\"537\">There are only a handful of caves like this on Earth. <strong data-start=\"212\" data-end=\"225\">Anna Cave<\/strong> was declared <strong data-start=\"239\" data-end=\"260\">protected in 1951<\/strong> and <strong data-start=\"265\" data-end=\"296\">specially protected in 1982<\/strong>. Its entrance sits in <strong data-start=\"319\" data-end=\"333\">Lillaf\u00fcred<\/strong>, at the <strong data-start=\"342\" data-end=\"392\">lowest level of the Hanging (Hillside) Gardens<\/strong> beneath the <strong data-start=\"405\" data-end=\"421\">Palace Hotel<\/strong>, right beside the <strong data-start=\"440\" data-end=\"460\">Szinva Waterfall<\/strong>. The <strong data-start=\"466\" data-end=\"483\">ticket office<\/strong> is in the small tower one terrace above the entrance.<\/p><p data-start=\"539\" data-end=\"864\"><strong data-start=\"539\" data-end=\"563\">What makes it unique<\/strong><br \/>Unlike most limestone caves carved by underground rivers, Anna Cave formed <strong data-start=\"639\" data-end=\"678\">inside calcareous tufa (travertine)<\/strong> deposited by the <strong data-start=\"696\" data-end=\"713\">Szinva Spring<\/strong>. The cavity system is <strong data-start=\"736\" data-end=\"764\">the same age as the rock<\/strong>\u2014it began forming roughly <strong data-start=\"790\" data-end=\"820\">150\u2013200 thousand years ago<\/strong> and, in places, is <strong data-start=\"840\" data-end=\"863\">still forming today<\/strong>.<\/p><p data-start=\"866\" data-end=\"886\"><strong data-start=\"866\" data-end=\"886\">What to look for<\/strong><\/p><ul data-start=\"887\" data-end=\"1115\"><li data-start=\"887\" data-end=\"964\"><p data-start=\"889\" data-end=\"964\"><strong data-start=\"889\" data-end=\"917\">Petrified plant imprints<\/strong>\u2014leaves, twigs, even roots captured in stone.<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"965\" data-end=\"1039\"><p data-start=\"967\" data-end=\"1039\"><strong data-start=\"967\" data-end=\"1006\">Delicate rimstone and flow features<\/strong> created by mineral-rich water.<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"1040\" data-end=\"1115\"><p data-start=\"1042\" data-end=\"1115\">The magical pairing of <strong data-start=\"1065\" data-end=\"1086\">waterfall outside<\/strong> and <strong data-start=\"1091\" data-end=\"1114\">living stone inside<\/strong>.<\/p><\/li><\/ul><p data-start=\"1117\" data-end=\"1133\"><strong data-start=\"1117\" data-end=\"1133\">Good to know<\/strong><\/p><ul data-start=\"1134\" data-end=\"1333\"><li data-start=\"1134\" data-end=\"1208\"><p data-start=\"1136\" data-end=\"1208\">Paths can be <strong data-start=\"1149\" data-end=\"1166\">cool and damp<\/strong>\u2014bring a light layer and non-slip shoes.<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"1209\" data-end=\"1281\"><p data-start=\"1211\" data-end=\"1281\">Guided visits operate on a schedule; arrive a bit early for tickets.<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"1282\" data-end=\"1333\"><p data-start=\"1284\" data-end=\"1333\">Photography rules may vary\u2014check with your guide.<\/p><\/li><\/ul>\t            <\/div>        <\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-82eebee elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"82eebee\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ee79599\" data-id=\"ee79599\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-df48761 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"df48761\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><h1 data-start=\"103\" data-end=\"159\">St. Stephen\u2019s Cave (Szent Istv\u00e1n-barlang) \u2013 Lillaf\u00fcred<span style=\"font-size: 2rem\"><\/span><\/h1><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ba9df23 elementor-widget elementor-widget-cs_title\" data-id=\"ba9df23\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"cs_title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n        <div class=\"cs-title-wrap\">\t            <div class=\"cs-title-text\">\n\t                <p data-start=\"161\" data-end=\"448\">A <strong data-start=\"163\" data-end=\"186\">specially protected<\/strong> show cave just <strong data-start=\"202\" data-end=\"225\">3.5 km from Miskolc<\/strong>, <strong data-start=\"227\" data-end=\"249\">St. Stephen\u2019s Cave<\/strong> opens near Lillaf\u00fcred, about <strong data-start=\"279\" data-end=\"310\">500 m from the Palace Hotel<\/strong> beside the Eger\u2013Miskolc road. Visitors follow roughly <strong data-start=\"365\" data-end=\"376\">1,514 m<\/strong> of walkways through chambers stacked across a <strong data-start=\"423\" data-end=\"447\">101 m vertical range<\/strong>.<\/p><p data-start=\"450\" data-end=\"718\"><strong data-start=\"450\" data-end=\"467\">How it formed<\/strong><br data-start=\"467\" data-end=\"470\" \/>This is an <strong data-start=\"481\" data-end=\"517\">intermittent spring (karst) cave<\/strong>. Rainwater on the <strong data-start=\"536\" data-end=\"565\">L\u00e9tr\u00e1s-l\u00e1pa \u2013 Istv\u00e1n-l\u00e1pa<\/strong> plateau sinks through dolines, travels underground, and dissolves the limestone into galleries and shafts\u2014eventually breaking out as springs lower down.<\/p><p data-start=\"720\" data-end=\"748\"><strong data-start=\"720\" data-end=\"746\">Why it\u2019s unforgettable<\/strong><\/p><ul data-start=\"749\" data-end=\"950\"><li data-start=\"749\" data-end=\"829\"><p data-start=\"751\" data-end=\"829\">Dramatic \u201csolution\u201d features like the <strong data-start=\"789\" data-end=\"805\">Mammoth Hall<\/strong> and <strong data-start=\"810\" data-end=\"827\">Mother Towers<\/strong><\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"830\" data-end=\"878\"><p data-start=\"832\" data-end=\"878\">Rich <strong data-start=\"837\" data-end=\"865\">stalactite and flowstone<\/strong> formations<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"879\" data-end=\"950\"><p data-start=\"881\" data-end=\"950\">A real sense of depth as the route climbs and descends between levels<\/p><\/li><\/ul><p data-start=\"952\" data-end=\"970\"><strong data-start=\"952\" data-end=\"968\">Good to know<\/strong><\/p><ul data-start=\"971\" data-end=\"1285\"><li data-start=\"971\" data-end=\"1052\"><p data-start=\"973\" data-end=\"1052\">Inside temperature is cool year-round\u2014bring a light layer and non-slip shoes.<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"1053\" data-end=\"1123\"><p data-start=\"1055\" data-end=\"1123\">Guided tours run on a schedule; arrive a little early for tickets.<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"1124\" data-end=\"1202\"><p data-start=\"1126\" data-end=\"1202\">Some sections include stairs\/steeper ramps; check accessibility if needed.<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"1203\" data-end=\"1285\"><p data-start=\"1205\" data-end=\"1285\">Please follow the guide\u2019s instructions\u2014this is a fragile, protected environment.<\/p><\/li><\/ul>\t            <\/div>        <\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Earth Cave tours Szeleta Cave \u2013 Prehistory Above Lillaf\u00fcred Why it mattersArchaeologists uncovered rich Palaeolithic layers here, including a famed Babony\u2013Szeleta toolkit tradition showing cultural development over an exceptionally long span (roughly 130,000 to 20,000 years ago). 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