The cave cannot be visited. Salt is a plastic rock: the walls and ceilings are unstable and could collapse at any time. The cave is closed to the public.
Europe’s longest salt cave
The 6S cave opens into the salt massif of the Meledic Plateau, in Mânzălești commune. It is about 3.2 km long (3,190 m according to Buzău County Council), which makes it the longest salt cave in Europe.
≈ 3.2 kmthe longest salt cave in Europe
1980year of discovery
1,257 mknown in 1980, a world record
A world record
It was discovered on 13 September 1980 by Ica Giurgiu and Gabriel Silvășanu. With 1,257 m known at the time, it then held the world record for salt caves. In 1983, the record passed to Malham Cave in Israel.
Salt, seen from outside
On the surface you can see what water does to salt: white walls, flows and sinkholes.
