These are one of the most beautifully stalactites in Republic of Macedonia, so called Stone rose. They belong to the interior of cave Alilica, village Tresonche, Western Macedonia.
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Searching and exploring caves was my hobby even before the time I studied archeology, and now is a part of my profession. This cave is located about 40-60 min. walking along the canyon of Tresonechka river and the entrance is just under few beautiful springs. Actually, this is a two cave opening system which consist of Upper and Down Alilica. They are connected with a vertical sloping canal and it is recommended that if you don`t have an experience, make your first visit with specialized guides, speleologists or alpinists, because the entrance into the cave is vertical and deep more than 20 m.
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The lenght of the cave Down Alilica is approximately 600 m. This is a space rich with beautifull stalactites, stalagmites, a small river dividing the main hall on a two parts finishing with a waterfall inside the cave and small lakes. The figures on the walls in the interior presents a small animal kingdom inside the cave. Some of them actually look like elephants.
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The picture above is so called ,,The Leaning Tower of cave Alilica”, and represents a mixture of stalagmite and stalactite in one of the halls of the cave.
