Driny

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Driny is a limestone cave in western Slovakia, in the Little Carpathians region. It is located around 2 km southwest of Smolenice. The cave's entrance altitude is 399 m.

The first attempt to enter the cave was made by Prussian soldiers, who were camping nearby during the Austro-Prussian War. It was finally discovered in 1929, and in 1934 the first 175 m were open. In 1950 another parts of the cave were discovered and in 1959, the cave was open again. Today, from 636 m, 550 m are open to the public.