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Konepruske Caves
The 15th century secret workshop of money forgers.
Order Tour Code: C SW2
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This massive cave complex is formed from
400 million year old Devonian limestone, and
consists of three levels 70 meters underground
and spread out over 2 kilometers. The top
level of the caves housed a secret workshop of
currency forgers in the 15th century. Our tour
takes in over half a kilometer of the site. It is
closed in winter.
4 HOUR ROUND TRIP
We recommend this tour in combination with seeing
Karlstejn castle ,
Krivoklat castle or Plzen - Pilsner Urquell brewery and beer museum .
The caves are situated in Central Bohemia, 7 km South of Beroun, in the middle of the nature reserve of Czech Karst, not far from castles of Krivoklat and Karlstejn. The caves were discovered in 1950 and made accessible for the public in 1959.
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The caves are developed in 400 milion years old Devonian limestones, consist of three levels to be found 70 m under the ground-level and over 2 km long. The accessilbe part is 590 m long and sightseeing tour lasts one hour.
The top level housed a 15th century secret workshop of money forgers. The cave can boast of unique opal-bearing decorations, as well as numerous paleonthological exavations, documenting the history of earth Nature of the past 1,5 milion years.
SW from Prague, 1 hour to drive
Trip:
1)Koneprusy caves trip number CSW2 – 4hour round trip
Trips combinations :
2)Koneprusy caves CSW2 + Karlstejn castle CSW1 – 6hour round trip
3)Koneprusy caves CSW2 + Nizbor crystal factory CW3 – 6hour round trip
4)Koneprusy caves CSW2 + Krivoklat castle CW1 – 6hour round trip
5)Koneprusy caves CSW2 + Konopiste castle CSE1 – 8hour round trip
6)Koneprusy caves CSW2 + Plzen brewery CSWW1 - 9hour round trip
7)Koneprusy caves CSW2 + Nizbor crystal factory CW3 + Krivoklat castle CW1 – 9hour round trip
8)Koneprusy caves CSW2 + Terezin concentration camp CNW3 - 9hour round trip
9)Koneprusy caves CSW2 + Jindrichuv Hradec castle and town CSS2 - 9hour round trip
10)Koneprusy caves CSW2 + Karlovy Vary spa CWW2 – 10hour round trip
11)Koneprusy caves CSW2 + Nizbor crystal factory CW3 + Plzen brewery CSWW1 - 10hour round trip
12)Koneprusy caves CSW2 + Krivoklat castle CW1 + Plzen brewery CSWW1 - 11hour round trip
13)Koneprusy caves CSW2 + Krivoklat castle CW1 + Konopiste castle CSE1 - 11hour round trip
14)Koneprusy caves CSW2 + Plzen brewery CSWW1 + Karlovy Vary spa CWW2 - 12hour round trip
15)Koneprusy caves CSW2 + Krivoklat castle CW1 + Karlovy Vary CWW2 - 12hour round trip
16)Koneprusy caves CSW2 + Nizbor crystal factory CW3 + Karlovy Vary spa CWW2 - 12hour round trip
17)Koneprusy caves CSW2 + Jindrichuv Hradec town and castle CSS2 + Hluboka castle CSS3 - 12hour round trip
18)Koneprusy caves CSW2 + Cesky Krumlov town and castle UNESCO CSS1 - 12 hour round trip
19)Koneprusy caves CSW2 + Marianske Lazne spa & Porcelain Factory Slavkov CWW1 + Karlovy Vary CWW2 - 12hour round trip
20)Koneprusy caves CSW2 + Marianske Lazne spa & Porcelain Factory Slavkov CWW1 + Karlovy Vary CWW2 + Krivoklat castle CW1 - 14hour round trip
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