Ialomita Cave

Also known as The Cave of the Ialomita Monastery or Hermitage Cave, Peștera Ialomiței (RO)  has been visited since C16. In C18 the monks from Sinaia Monastery established small hermitage at the entrance. The first historical record was made by I.Kleinlauf in 1793. The first description of the cave was completed in 1897 and the first research was conducted in 1953. Since 1967, the Ialomita cave has been electrified. Carved in limestone at 1560 m elevation, the Ialomita cave is more than one kilometre long, from which 400 m is accessible to the public without a guide. It is made up of active and fossil galleries arranged over two floors. The temperature varies between 5 to 6 °C and humidity ranges 85-100%.

Southern Carpathians

Bucegi Mountains

ROMANIA

September 2019