The Karlukovo karst area

Prohodna Cave (The Eyes of God)

A through-cave near Karlukovo, known for the two openings in its roof called the Eyes of God.

Prohodna is a through-cave near Karlukovo, at the heart of the Karlukovo karst area. You can walk it from one end to the other — which is where its name comes from. What it is known for is overhead: two openings in the roof through which the sky enters the cave like a pair of eyes. They are called the Eyes of God, and sometimes the Spectacles. They have made Prohodna one of the most photographed places in this part of Bulgaria.

The Lukovit Karst Travel guide

Prohodna is a through-cave near Karlukovo, in the Karlukovo karst area.

According to published records two openings in the cave's ceiling are known as “the Eyes of God” (also called “the Spectacles”).

Sources and editorial notes

  • Wikidata item Q3657889 — Проходна, пещера при Карлуково.

  • Статия „Проходна“ (пещера, Карлуково), българска Уикипедия.

  • Редакционен запис на Aglen Tourism: приложен метод, изчислени разстояния по права линия от публикувани координати, и изричен списък на това, което сайтът отказва да публикува без проверка. Виж /bg/editorial-policy/.

Dupkata

A natural rock arch above the Vit River and one of the most photogenic places around Aglen.

Karlukovo

The heart of the karst country — a land of chapels in the sky, of a reputed healing stillness, and of very old silence.

Lukovit

The municipal centre Aglen belongs to, and the nearest town for shops, transport and services.

Zlatna Panega

A village in Yablanitsa municipality at the karst spring that gives rise to the Zlatna Panega river.