Rajkova cave

Rajkova cave (Rajko’s cave) was named after the famous duke Rajko, when it is assumed that he lived in the 19th century. According to tradition, he was a mechanic during the day, he robbed Turkish caravans at night, and he hid lightly in this cave. The cave was first explored by the geographer Jovan Cvijić in 1894, and the research was continued only in the seventies of the 20th century, under the leadership of Dr. Radenko Lazarević. It was opened for tourists in 1975. The entrance to the cave from the direction of the village of Rajkova was inhabited in prehistory, as evidenced by the stone hammer that is kept in the archaeological collection of the Museum in Majdanpek. Rajkova cave is one of the most important tourist caves in Serbia. It is located in eastern Serbia, near Majdanpek. The cave can be reached by an asphalt road near the shores of Mali Pek and the artificial lake Veliki Zaton. It is about 200 km away from the capital Belgrade. There are six bus lines a day on the route Belgrade - Majdanpek. Its altitude is 470 m. The entire surroundings of the spring of small Peka are rich in a mixed forest of beech, maple and oak and represent a unique natural and speleological treasure. The new reconstruction of Rajkova cave connects two horizons, so that visitors to this cave are given the possibility of a circular tour.