Adamkó Péter - Dénes György - Leél-Őssy Szabolcs: The Caves of Buda - Our Budapest (Budapest, 1992)
the public until the buttressing of the Lóczy Chamber was completed. The known length of the cave had not exceeded one kilometer for nearly 80 years. In December 1980 cavers followed the path of an air draught to discover new sections, thus doubling the known length of the cave within a few weeks. Since then, hardly any year has passed without new discoveries. Several underground exploration camps have been organized in the cave. By 1991 the length of the Pál-völgyi Cave approached seven kilometers. It is now Hungary’s third longest cave, following the twenty- five kilometer long Baradla, and the approximately nine kilometer long Béke caves. It is the longest cave of the Buda Hills. Meanwhile scientific investigations, both geological and biological, have been continuing for decades. Today the Pál-völgyi Cave is one of our best studied and documented caves. In order to protect the valuable formations of the recently discovered sections, trails have been designated and all cavers should stay on them. Cave explorers: Pál Kornél Scholtz, Károly Jordán and the Pannónia Tourist Association, later in the 1980’s the members of the Imre Gábor Bekey team lead by Attila Kiss. Surveyors: Dr. Ottokár Kadic; in the sections discovered since 1980: József Kárpát and Mrs. Katalin Bolner-Takács. A tour in the cave This description is not meant for cavers, therefore only the developed sections which can be visited in normal street wear are described. For sake of protecting the fragile formations, the cave can be visited by guided tours only. To prevent the proliferation of algae and save energy, the lighting system operates section by section. After entering the cave the groups walk to the Lóczy Chamber. Visitors are usually surprised by how warm the cave is in wintertime, and conversely, how cool it is 14
