Blue Grotto (Biševo)
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| Location: | Biševo island , Croatia | |
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Geographic location: |
42 ° 58 '47.7 " N , 16 ° 1' 20.2" E | |
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| Type: | Bank cave | |
| Show cave since: | No | |
| Overall length: | 24 m | |
The Blue Grotto of Biševo (Croatian: Modra špilja ) is a cave on the east side of the island of Biševo, west of the island of Vis in Croatia . There are several caves on Biševo, of which Modra špilja is the most famous.
On sunny days and when the sea is calm, the sunlight that penetrates through a natural cave opening several meters below sea level bathes the interior of the grotto in a blue hue. Objects that are immersed on the sea surface appear with a silvery sheen.
Discovery and Development
Known to the local fishermen for a long time, Baron Eugen von Ransonnet-Villez discovered the grotto in 1884. At first it only had one entrance below the water surface, so it was only accessible to divers. In the same year, today's entrance above the waterline was artificially created. Since then, the grotto has been generally accessible and has become a tourist magnet.
Data
The grotto is 24 meters long, between 10 and 20 meters wide, up to 15 meters high and a maximum of 16 meters deep. The access is a 1.5 meter high and 2.5 meter wide sea tunnel through which only paddle or rowing boats with a maximum length of five meters and a maximum height of one meter can get into the cave. On days with little wind, visitors are driven around the cave in small groups between 8 a.m. and 6 p.m.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Sightseeing tours to the Blue Grotto from various starting ports on GetYourGuide , accessed on March 11, 2018.