You are standing in front of the the deepest cave on Cres and one of the deepest on the Adriatic islands. It goes to a depth of -100 m, with a developed length of 220 m.
In the entrance hall of the cave, many old signatures are written on the walls. According to the stories of local residents, they used to hide there during the Second World War. However, the cave was inhabited much earlier. Archaelogical explorations have proved that Cres and other near islands were connected to the mainland of Istria when prehistoric times the sea level was much lower than today. People lived in cool and damp caves even when the islands were an integral part of the mainland, before the last thaw. In this cave was once a home to Paleolithic hunter, as evidenced by remains of game, brown bear, deer, roe deer and wild boar, as well as a domesticated dog (Canis familiaris intermedius subspecies), which is the first find of its kind on the Kvarner islands. Interestingly, four complete skeletons of cave bears (12,000 years old) were found in the cave; these are the only such complete skeletons in this part of Europe.
The caves can be easily reached on foot and is freely accessible. However, do not explore the cave alone, without proper equipment and without informing somebody about your plan. It is really dangerous and you do it on your own responsibility. There is a vertical shaft and you do not want to find yourself fallen down in the dark...
The cache is located at ground level, at the entrance to the stone sheep enclosure near the cave. Its exact location should be clear from the photograph.
