Paradise Cave is located in the Świętokrzyskie Mountains near Kielce, Poland. The cave was discovered in 1963/64 and opened to tourists in 1972. It is protected as a natural reserve due to its rich stalactite decorations and its scientific and educational value. The entrance to the cave is located in a pavilion housing a ticket office, cafe, and small museum, which presents the geology, history, archaeological and paleontological discoveries made by scientists in the cave.

2. History Cave
The cave was discovered in 1963/64.
It is protected as a natural reserve due to
the rich stalactite decoration, scientific and
educational values.
Paradise cave is also a very interesting
archeological site.
Scientists carried out a number of
important reaserches there.
The opening of the cave for touristis took
place in 1972.

3. Location Cave
Paradise cave is located in
Świętokrzyskie Mountains near Kielce.
It is considered to be the most beautiful
cave in Poland.
This cave is also one of the biggest
attractions of the region.

4. Appearance cave
The entrance to the cave is located in a pavilion which houses a
ticket office, a cafe and a small museum.
Museum's exhibition presents the geology, history,
archaeological and paleontological discoveries by scientists.
Paradise Cave is small-the total lenght of the corridor is 240
meters.
In the cave there is a constant temperature of 9 Celsius
degress and the humidity is around 95%.
The formations are well preserved.
The corridors were created during the Devonian Period in
Tertiary and Quaternary periods 350 million years ago.
The cave evaluated in tertiary and quaternary.
It was inhabited by Neanderthals. Over the past several
thousand years the entrance
to the cave was completely filled with dripstones.
The Cave is close to the tourist route from Chęciny to Kielce.

6. Paradise Cave on the map

7. Photos from the cave

10. Source:
 Google grafika
 www.jaskiniaraj.pl
 www.pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raj_(jaskinia)

11. Bibliography
1.Boczarowa Mirosława: Odkrycie nowej
jaskini w Górach Świętokrzyskich, w:
"Przegląd Geologiczny" R. 13 nr 3,
Warszawa 1965, s. 128-130;
2. Christian Parma: Najpiękniejsze
jaskinie. Warszawa: 1992. ISBN 83-
85496-01-7.
3. Ryszard. Garus: Jaskinia "Raj". Kielce:
Agencja "JP", 2005. ISBN 83-60166-00-
5.

12. Made by:
Adrian Posłowski kl. I bB