Magura Cave
The Magura Cave is located in north-western Bulgaria close to the village of Rabisha, 25 km from the town of Belogradchik in Vidin Province. The prehistoric wall paintings of Magura have great resemblance with those of the Grotta dei Cervi in Italy, which are of exceptional expression and artistic depth and are considered the most significant works of art of the European Post-Paleolithic era.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Nk, Public domain.
- Type: Cave
- Description: cave in Bulgaria
- Also known as: “Rabishkapeshtera”
- Wheelchair access: no
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Rabisha and Tolovitsa.
Rabisha
Village
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Rabisha is a village in north-western Bulgaria, in Vidin Province and Belogradchik municipality.
Tolovitsa
Village
Tolovitsa is a village in northwestern Bulgaria. It is in Vidin region and Makresh Municipality. It is one of the smallest villages in the region with only 65 inhabitants. Tolovitsa is situated 3 km north of Magura Cave.
Oshane
Village
Photo: Ukecvetko, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Oshane is a village in Vidin Province in northwestern Bulgaria. It is located in the municipality of Belogradchik. It is located near a lake and a river runs through it. At five kilometers is the Magura Cave. Oshane is situated 5 km southwest of Magura Cave.
Magura Cave
- Categories: tourist attraction, rock art, cave with prehistoric art, show cave, and landform
- Location: Belogradchik, Vidin, North Bulgaria, Bulgaria, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
43.72784° or 43° 43′ 40″ northLongitude
22.58268° or 22° 34′ 58″ eastElevation
399 metres (1,309 feet)Open location code
8GM4PHHM+43OpenStreetMap ID
node 302030915OpenStreetMap feature
natural=cave_entranceOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=noGeoNames ID
729423Wikidata ID
Q1884722
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Ukrainian—“Magura Cave” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “كهف ماجورا”
- Armenian: “Մագուրա”
- Azerbaijani: “Maqura mağarası”
- Bashkir: “Магура мәмерйәһе”
- Belarusian: “Магура”
- Belarusian: “Пячора Магура”
- Bulgarian: “Магура”
- Bulgarian: “Магурата”
- Bulgarian: “Пещера Магура”
- Bulgarian: “Рабишка пещера”
- Catalan: “Cova Magura”
- Cebuano: “Peshtera Magura”
- Dutch: “Magura Cave”
- Egyptian Arabic: “كهف ماجورا”
- Erzya: “Магура”
- French: “grotte de Magoura”
- French: “Grotte de Magoura”
- French: “Grotte de Magura”
- French: “Магурата”
- German: “Magura”
- Hebrew: “מערת מגורה”
- Hungarian: “Magura-barlang”
- Indonesian: “Gua Magura”
- Italian: “grotta Magura”
- Italian: “Grotta Magura”
- Latvian: “Maguras ala”
- Macedonian: “Магурска Пештера”
- Persian: “غار ماگورا”
- Polish: “Magura”
- Romanian: “Peștera Magura”
- Russian: “Магура (пещера)”
- Russian: “Магура”
- Russian: “Рабиширская пещера”
- Russian: “Рабишская пещера”
- Serbian: “Пећина Магура”
- Slovenian: “Magura”
- Spanish: “Cueva Magura”
- Swedish: “Maguragrottan”
- Turkish: “Magura Mağarası”
- Ukrainian: “Магура”
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