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Ramsar wetlands

Slovakia has gradually included 13 most important wetlands on the List of Internationally Important Wetlands within the commitment of the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands (adopted on 2nd February 1971 in Iranian city of Ramsar), ratified by the Slovak Republic in 1990. One of them is the Domica, Ramsar Site, which was included on the list on 2nd February 2001 as the 12th Ramsar site in Slovakia (number 1051 in the list). The preparation was shared by the Ministry of the Environment, Slovak Caves Administration and State Nature Conservation. The second underground wetland included on list of Ramsar on 17th November 2006 are the Caves of the Demanovska Valley.

Domica Ramsar Site

Slovakia has gradually included 13 most important wetlands on the List of Internationally Important Wetlands within the commitment of the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands (adopted on 2nd February 1971 in Iranian city of Ramsar), ratified by the Slovak Republic in 1990.

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Suspension of food and beverage sales - Driny Cave

Dear visitors, due to technical reasons at the cave, it is not possible to provide food and drinks, including coffee vending machine services. We apologize for this inconvenience.

Card payment - recommendation

Dear visitors, we would like to inform you that due to the technical conditions of payment terminals, there may be situations when card payment will not be possible. For this reason, we recommend that you have an adequate amount of cash available if you want to be sure that you will be able to visit the cave. Thank you for understanding.

Domica closed

Dear visitors, the Domica cave  will be closed on 26th of September 2025  due to operational reasons. We apologize for any inconvenience.

Domica zatvorená

Vážení návštevníci, jaskyňa Domica bude dňa 26.9.2025 z prevádzkových dôvodov po celý deň pre verejnosť zatvorená. Ďakujeme za pochopenie.

Parking at Demänovská Cave of Liberty

Dear visitors, the parking lot doesn't belong to cave administration. The fees are collected by different entity. Thank you for your understanding.

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