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Bacho Kiro cave
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The Bacho Kiro cave is situated 5 km west of the town Dryanovo, Bulgaria, only 300 m away from the Dryanovo Monastery. It is embedded in the canyons of the Andaka and Dryanovo River.
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5380, Bulgaria
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5370 Dryanovo, Bulgaria
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Bacho Kiro cave

5380 Dryanovo, Bulgaria
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The Bacho Kiro cave is situated 5 km west of the town Dryanovo, Bulgaria, only 300 m away from the Dryanovo Monastery. It is embedded in the canyons of the Andaka and Dryanovo River.

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5.0
3y

The Bacho Kiro cave (Bulgarian: пещера „Бачо Киро“) is situated 5 km (3.1 mi) west of the town Dryanovo, Bulgaria, only 300 m (980 ft) away from the Dryanovo Monastery. It is embedded in the canyons of the Andaka and Dryanovo River. It was opened in 1890 and the first recreational visitors entered the cave in 1938, two years before it was renamed in honor of Bulgarian National Revival leader, teacher and revolutionary Bacho Kiro. The cave is a four-storey labyrinth of galleries and corridors with a total length of 3,600 m (11,800 ft), 700 m (2,300 ft) of which are maintained for public access and equipped with electrical lights since 1964. An underground river has over time carved out the many galleries that contain countless stalactone, stalactite, and stalagmite speleothem formations of great beauty. Galleries and caverns of a 1,200 m (3,900 ft) long section have been musingly named as a popular description of this fairy-tale underground world. The formations succession: Bacho Kiro’s Throne, The Dwarfs, The Sleeping Princess, The Throne Hall, The Reception Hall, The Haidouti Meeting-Ground, The Fountain and the...

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6y

Пещерата се намира само на 300 метра от Дряновския манастир (за него прочетете ТУК) и още през 1937 г. дряновските туристи я благоустрояват за посетители, което я прави първата такава в България. От тогава до днес редовно е отворена за посещения. През 1962 г. е обявена за природна забележителност, а през 2002 г. пътеките и осветлението на обновени. Част от Стоте национални туристически обекта. Общата й дължина е 3 500 метра, което я нарежда на 13-то място в страната по този показател. Температурата тук през цялата година е приблизително 13 градуса, така че през лятото е добре да си носите връхна дреха. Често се виждат прилепи. Това е една от най-добре проучените пещери в България /вкл. от братя Шкорпил/ и сред най-значимите археологически обекти от палеолита (старокаменната епоха) на Балканите, тъй като тук са открити едни от най-старите следи от хомо сапиенс в Европа, датирани в преходните години между средния и късния палеолит. Този етап от историята става известен като Бачокириен или култура Бачо Киро (в края на материала има обяснение защо е обособен като самостоятелен). Днес в пещерата има два маршрута за посетители – къс и дълъг. Горещо ви препоръчваме дългия, защото точно той разкрива смайващата красота на пещерата. Ето кратки описания и на двата: Късият маршрут е дълъг 350 метра и отнема 15-ина минути, освен ако не се забавите много в Чистилището 🙂 Включва Преддверието, Чистилището, Дъждовната зала и Концертната зала /в нея акустиката е великолепна и понякога се провеждат концерти/. В последните две ще видите много монети по стените и земята – поверието е, че трябва да преминете през Чистилището и след това да се опитате да закрепите монета – ако залепне, значи сте се отървали от греховете си; ако падне, значи трябва да минете отново през него. Дългият маршрут е с дължина 900 метра и се преминава за около 60 минути, като това задължително се случва с екскурзовод /цената на беседата е включена във входната такса/. Той започва точно преди Чистилището (влиза се през една иначе заключена врата) и минава край впечатляващи форми, образувани стотици хиляди години – Медузите, Мечата пързалка, Трона, Картофената пътека, Пещерния орел, Тестото, Фонтана, Пещерното ухо, Самотния сталактон и др. В най-отдалечената зала – Приемната, ще видите нещо величествено – сталактон с височина около 8 метра и обиколка 1.5 метра! Ето част от образуванията: Образуване на пещерата

Пещерата „Бачо Киро” се е образувала във варовиковия скален венец Боруна между каньоните на река Дряновска и нейния приток река Андъка. Някога местността е била дъно на море, като и днес в пещерата могат да се видят вкаменелости от раци и др. Образуването на пещерата е тясно свързано с водите на река Дряновска – в началото на кватернера, преди около 1.8 млн години, те започнали да нахлуват в пукнатините на скалата и постепенно оформили пещерата. Изящната работа след това се извършва под влиянието на карс­товите води, просмукани във варовиците, лежащи над пещерните галерии и зали. Неуморните капки карстова вода, обогатени с варовито вещество, в продълже­ние на стотици хиляди години постепенно са изваяли красивите форми – сталактити,...

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4.0
5y

This is an interesting cave located in a very scenic area in the mountain. There are two routes inside. The short one needs around 30 minutes to pass and you can take it every hour in the high season. The long route took us more than 70 minutes to pass and was offered us beautiful and interesting underground views. You can take this route at 2 p.m. every day in the high season or at any time if you are a group or 15 or more people. If you want to make photos or videos in the cave you must pay an insignificant additional fee. We were allowed to make photos using flashes, so I believe that generally it's OK. The cave is particularly recommended for families with kids because it's safe, there are no dangerous elements like slippery steps, steep passages etc. In the close proximity to the cave entrance one may find interesting hiking trails and the so called 'eco paths' that will lead him to nice spots in...

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Rami Aletaywi (‫رامي العطيوي‬‎)Rami Aletaywi (‫رامي العطيوي‬‎)
The Bacho Kiro cave (Bulgarian: пещера „Бачо Киро“) is situated 5 km (3.1 mi) west of the town Dryanovo, Bulgaria, only 300 m (980 ft) away from the Dryanovo Monastery. It is embedded in the canyons of the Andaka and Dryanovo River. It was opened in 1890 and the first recreational visitors entered the cave in 1938, two years before it was renamed in honor of Bulgarian National Revival leader, teacher and revolutionary Bacho Kiro. The cave is a four-storey labyrinth of galleries and corridors with a total length of 3,600 m (11,800 ft), 700 m (2,300 ft) of which are maintained for public access and equipped with electrical lights since 1964. An underground river has over time carved out the many galleries that contain countless stalactone, stalactite, and stalagmite speleothem formations of great beauty. Galleries and caverns of a 1,200 m (3,900 ft) long section have been musingly named as a popular description of this fairy-tale underground world. The formations succession: Bacho Kiro’s Throne, The Dwarfs, The Sleeping Princess, The Throne Hall, The Reception Hall, The Haidouti Meeting-Ground, The Fountain and the Sacrificial Altar
Анжела ЗаленскаяАнжела Заленская
An interesting cave with a well maintained route and lighting. Please note it is best to accumulate a group of 15 people in order to enjoy the long route, which is otherwise closed (est.1 hour duration). As the day was hot and there were few visitors, we only had the opportunity to see the short 30 min route of the cave. It was still worth visiting and the labels were quite educational. Of particular interest to me were the many coins in higher parts of cave walls, as it is hard to imagine someone could have climbed to insert them there.
Jarek R. JarzynkaJarek R. Jarzynka
The area is so beautiful. The Monastery and the cave are breathtaking. The cave admission fee is 5 Leva (£2.3) and actually you explore it on your own! Sure there are other visitors but you don't have a creepy person following your every step like in the UK. It is 300 m of corridors and halls, nicely illuminated and the person selling tickets to the cave was great. He let us go for free as they don't accept cards and we had only pounds. I gave him £5 and he pinned it to a wall board as a memento.
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The Bacho Kiro cave (Bulgarian: пещера „Бачо Киро“) is situated 5 km (3.1 mi) west of the town Dryanovo, Bulgaria, only 300 m (980 ft) away from the Dryanovo Monastery. It is embedded in the canyons of the Andaka and Dryanovo River. It was opened in 1890 and the first recreational visitors entered the cave in 1938, two years before it was renamed in honor of Bulgarian National Revival leader, teacher and revolutionary Bacho Kiro. The cave is a four-storey labyrinth of galleries and corridors with a total length of 3,600 m (11,800 ft), 700 m (2,300 ft) of which are maintained for public access and equipped with electrical lights since 1964. An underground river has over time carved out the many galleries that contain countless stalactone, stalactite, and stalagmite speleothem formations of great beauty. Galleries and caverns of a 1,200 m (3,900 ft) long section have been musingly named as a popular description of this fairy-tale underground world. The formations succession: Bacho Kiro’s Throne, The Dwarfs, The Sleeping Princess, The Throne Hall, The Reception Hall, The Haidouti Meeting-Ground, The Fountain and the Sacrificial Altar
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An interesting cave with a well maintained route and lighting. Please note it is best to accumulate a group of 15 people in order to enjoy the long route, which is otherwise closed (est.1 hour duration). As the day was hot and there were few visitors, we only had the opportunity to see the short 30 min route of the cave. It was still worth visiting and the labels were quite educational. Of particular interest to me were the many coins in higher parts of cave walls, as it is hard to imagine someone could have climbed to insert them there.
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The area is so beautiful. The Monastery and the cave are breathtaking. The cave admission fee is 5 Leva (£2.3) and actually you explore it on your own! Sure there are other visitors but you don't have a creepy person following your every step like in the UK. It is 300 m of corridors and halls, nicely illuminated and the person selling tickets to the cave was great. He let us go for free as they don't accept cards and we had only pounds. I gave him £5 and he pinned it to a wall board as a memento.
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