Devetaska Cave, Bulgaria 2012

Images of Devetashka Cave in Bulgaria

Bulgarian Autumn trees
One of the biggest caves in Bulgaria, the entrance of the cave is 35 meters wide and 30 meters high making it the largest 'cave foyer' in Europe, once inside it ranges from 60 to 100 meters in height and widens forming an area of 2,442 square meters to explore making it one of the longest caves in the country, Devetashka cave became a natural landmark in 1996.
Discovered in 1921 Devetashka cave was subjected to Archeaological excavations which pointed to it having been inhabited by humans from the Stone Age through most of the historical eras, in past times as a sanctuary, then as a Militery base and also as a storage for oil in the 1950's. It is now uninhabited and protected having a river and a population of Bats inside.
Reflection in puddle on cave floor, it was so clear that if I turn it the other way up it looks like the real sky and rock face.....