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Obalno-kraška

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Pond and rest area Matavun

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Friuli Venezia Giulia

Obalno-kraška

Divaca

Pond and rest area Matavun

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Pond and rest area Matavun

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Location: Divaca, Obalno-kraška, Friuli Venezia Giulia, Italy

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1. Škocjan Caves – Škocjan Caves loop from Matavun

4.13km

01:16

140m

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2. View of the Škocjan Caves Gorge – View of the Gorge loop from Vremski Britof

13.8km

04:02

320m

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3. Škocjan Caves – Škocjan Caves loop from Škocjan

9.04km

02:34

150m

160m

Hard hike. Good fitness required. Sure-footedness, sturdy shoes and alpine experience required.

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Joco 79

November 1, 2022

Matavun is a small village in the municipality of Divača, near the entrance to the Škocjan Caves in the Primorje Region. Part of the Škocjan Educational Trail runs through the village.

In the middle of the village there is a kal, a shallow pond with an impermeable bottom, where rainwater is collected. Not far away there used to be an ice house, an underground storage room for ice. On the other side stands a large Lipa tree, which people have revered since ancient times. Slovenians have a linden leaf as their symbol. Across the road is a monument to fallen soldiers of the National Liberation War.

Josip Jože Cerkvenik lived in the village of Matavun and was one of the Škocjan cavers who, with candles, oil lamps or carbide lamps, explored, built and guided visitors through the cave, poorly lit. He is credited with the reputation of the Škocjan Caves and their exceptional cultural heritage, which is intertwined with the natural wonders of the area.

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Christoph

March 7, 2025

…an impressive natural spectacle and rightly a UNESCO World Heritage Site 👀

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Lucia

February 22, 2023

Beautiful little village. But very touristy.

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Elevation 400 m

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Location: Divaca, Obalno-kraška, Friuli Venezia Giulia, Italy

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Pond and rest area Matavun

1. Škocjan Caves – Škocjan Caves loop from Matavun

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