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Domica Vacation Guide

Close to the state boundary with Hungary there is the Domica Cave, forming a single genetic unit with the Hungarian Baradla Cave. Except for the typical flowstone shields, drums and rimstone lakes, the visitors admire underground boat ride on the Styx River.
Exceptional in many aspects, Domica is the most significant cave of the Slovak Karst (Slovenský kras). Its unique forms of sinter decoration are dominated by seepage dripstones and cascade stalagmites, the so-called pagodas. Moreover, Domica is our most important biospeleology locality. In 1995, it was entered in the UNESCO World Heritage list, together with other caves of the Slovak and Aggtelek Karst. Since 2001, it has been listed in the Ramsar List of Wetlands of International Importance. The archaeological significance of the cave containing cave paintings is far beyond regional.
The discovery of Domica was expected well before 1926. Then, the cave of Baradla had already been known in Hungary that continued further to the Slovak territory. These expectations were materialised by Ján Majko and his partners on 3. 10.1926, when they found a continuation at the bottom of Stará Domica. The cave of Domica was thus discovered. The assumed connection with Čertova diera was discovered by Ján Majko in 1929 and the connection of Domica and Baradla was physically achieved by Vojtech Benický in 1932. The cave was open to the public in 1932, with opening works managed by Vojtech Benický.