Kateřinská (Catherine) Cave
Small, yet huge
40 min
7–8 ˚C
99 %
580 m
199
Opening hours 1.6.2025:08:20-16:00
The entry to the Kateřinská (Catherine) Cavee can be found in the deep Canyon of Suchý Žleb near the Skalní mlýn Information Center. The access is through an entrance passage leading to the Main Dome, known for ages. With the size of 96x44x20 m the Main Dome is the largest underground space accessible to the public to be found on the territory of the Czech Republic. For its excellent acoustics the cave is occasionally used for vocal and instrumental concerts. The cave includes the New Kateřinská (Catherine) Cave discovered in 1909 by Karel Absolon’s group of spelaeologists. The beauties of the cave include the stalagmite Witch lit by spot-lights of different colours, and the Bamboo Forest, a group of rare, several metres high stick-shaped stalagmites. The entrance portal is a significant archaeological and paleonthological monument. There is also the unique finding of a mass of skeletons of cave bears in one of the chimneys of the cave.
Guided tour.
Directions
Kateřinská Cave has its own parking lot for cars and buses - the entrance to it leads through the paid parking lot at Skalní mlýn - after it, continue for about 300 m to the right.
Between Skalní mýn and the Kateřinská Cave parking lot is the Moravian Karst House of Nature, where they will recommend which interesting, well-known and hidden places of the Moravian Karst to visit. Through the interactive exhibition, you can get to know the phenomena and stories of the local karst landscape in a non-traditional way.
Bike racks near the ticket office. The Cave Administration is not responsible for delayed bikes.
Bus stop Blansko, Skalní mlýn (400 m), nearest train Blansko (6.5 km).