PARTS THAT ARE INACCESSIBLE TO THE PUBLIC IN THE NA TUROLDU – LIŠČÍ DÍRA CAVE SYSTEM

The tour route of the Na Turoldu Cave is only one eighth of the total length of all spaces currently known in the Na Turoldu – Liščí díra cave system. In the big part of the cave which cannot be seen by visitors there are tight corridors that are difficult to pass through (e.g. Bludiště / Labyrinth, Fakírské chodby / Fakir Corridors, Horní patra / Upper Floors, Velikonoční síně / Easter Halls, Krystalická chodba / Crystalline Corridor and others), and also big domes and halls (Dóm fantazie / Fantasy Dome, Tunelová chodba / Tunnel Corridor, Učitelčin dóm / Schoolmistress Dome, Černá chodba / Black Corridor, Obdélníkový dóm / Rectangular Dome, Odpočinkový dóm / Resting Dome, Divadelní dóm / Theatre Dome, Nízký dóm / Low Dome, Řícené dómy / Broken-down Domes, Bílá síň / White Hall, Nová krápníková síň / New Stalactite Hall, Stará krápníková síň / Old Stalactite Hall, etc.), which are situated beyond these narrow spaces. Nevertheless, the reward for the climbing and crawling effort is the decoration which appears in these spaces. Both the walls and ceilings of Krystalická chodba (Crystalline Corridor) are decorated with clusters of calcite crystals of various sizes; the walls of Řícené dómy (Broken-down Domes) in some parts turn into areas covered with needle-like formations. Dóm fantazie (Fantasy Dome) and Nová krápníková síň (New Stalactite Hall) are some of the few places in the cave where the stalactite decoration can be seen. In Aragonitová propástka (Aragonite Shaft), Černá chodba (Black corridor), Síňka tradic (Hall of Fame) and in Divadelní dóm (Theatre Dome) the fissures and cavities in the walls are filled with tiny gypsum crystals. In Odpočinkový dóm (Resting Dome) at the higher level of the underground water, an extensive though not deep emerald-green- coloured lake extends. Speleological research of the Na Turoldu – Liščí díra cave system is still in progress and every year several tens of metres of new spaces are discovered.