One of the most spectacular caves in all of Bulgaria, the Saeva Dupka cave is a stunning natural cave in Northern Bulgaria, roughly halfway between Sofia and Veliko Tarnovo.
The cave got the name Saeva Dupka from two brothers who hid there during the Ottoman occupation. A short drive from the nearby village of Brestnitsa, Saeva Dupka is well-loved by Bulgarians but not very well-known to foreign tourists yet.
The cave is absolutely gorgeous, filled with massive stalagmites, stalactites, and other cave formations. The size is quite impressive as well, much more spacious than you’d ever imagine looking at the outside. The height of the cave varies from 8 meters to 32.5 meters over the various halls, with a total area of about 3,500 square meters.
Saeva Dupka cave is somewhere between 1 and 3.5 million years old. Declared a national landmark in 1962, the cave has since been developed to make access easier for tourists, adding stairs, pathways, and ladders to access the upper chambers of the cave.
Saeva Dupka is composed of five main galleries, each with a different name. If you speak Bulgarian, the guide will explain the names to you and point out different formations and what they resemble.
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