Belianska Cave
Belianska Cave
Belianska cave is the only cave open to public in the High Tatras. Treasure-seekers knew
of the cave's existence and entered its entrance areas as early as the former half of the
18th century. Nonetheless, the cave remained hidden from the eye of the public for many
years, and it wasn't until 1826 that L. Gulden and a gold digger named Fabry rediscovered
the mouth of the cave. Cave was lighted already in 1896. Power plant on the
brook Biela supplied the electricity. Only three visits a day to the cave were admitted in
those times but the guide was obliged to open the cave even if there was only one visitor.
The cave is situated under the eastern end of the Belianske Tatras. A good starting point
for visiting the cave is a settlement Tatranská kotlina (Tatranská Basin). Do not let the 30
minutes long slightly ascending path to discourage you. 1001 m long wonderful excursion
will be a reward for your effort. You will certainly be impressed by a rich stalactite and
stalagmite decoration with large rooms in grey-blue limestone.
The cave is also used for climatic therapy. The space with excellent acoustics, called
the Music Hall is the venue of concerts of reproduced music every year in August.
