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Wierzchowie (Dolina Kluczwody), gmina Wielka Wieś, powiat krakowski, woj. małopolskie
Wierzchowska Górna Cave is the longest tourist-accessible cave in Poland, located in the village of Wierzchowie in the Kluczwoda Valley in the Kraków-Częstochowa Upland. The total length of the corridors is 975 m, with a tourist route of 700 m; the vertical range is 25 m. It has three entrances (390, 388 and 399 m above sea level).
The cave is located in the Wielka Wieś municipality, about 1 km from national road no. 94. It was formed as a karst feature in Upper Jurassic limestones. The air temperature is about 7.8°C.
The route runs, among others, through the Long Passage to the largest chamber - the Ballroom. It is the second longest cave of the Upland. The site is protected as a natural monument, within the Kraków Valleys Landscape Park and the Natura 2000 area PLH120005 "Dolinki Jurajskie".
Visits are only with a guide, taking about 50 minutes.
In the winter season it is open on selected dates from 10:00 to 15:00.
Source: https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jaskinia_Wierzchowska_G%C3%B3rna
