Moravian Karst and Pernštejn Castle

This cave system – one of the largest in Europe, covering 1,100 caves with a length of about 25 km and a total area of 120 square kilometers. There are a variety of formations here: from steep cliffs and deep chasms to underground rivers. Inside the caves you can find stalactites, stalagmites and helictites. Of all the diversity, only 4 caves are available for excursions: Punkva, Katarzynskaya, Baltsarka and Stolbno-Shoshuvskaya. The most popular is Punkva, where the famous Matsokha failure and the underground Punkva River are located, about 30 km long. Failure of Matsokh – the deepest part in the Moravian Region system, with a depth of about 135 meters and natural light coming through a small window.

The time has come to visit the ancient castle that belonged to the noble Pernstein family. Erected inXIII century, it is only once underwent a restructuring in XV< span lang="RU" style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Segoe UI',sans-serif; color: #0d0d0d; background: white; mso-ansi-language: RU;"> century, when new towers and bastions were added to its walls. Situated on high slopes, the castle was able to successfully repel attacks by the Swedish army during the Thirty Years' War and remained unconquered. This place is also famous for the fact that severalhistorical films and fairy tales, adding mystery and charm to his story.