Piusa Cave Visitor Centre
Education, Accessible to parents with baby-strollers, Accessible toilet, Partly accessible
Object list
Piusa Visitor Centre was opened in 2010 in the immediate vicinity of the Museum Cave in the Piusa Cave Nature Reserve. The aim of the Visitor Centre is to contribute to the conservation of the Piusa Cave and its protected species through the coordination and targeted development of year-round tourism. It also ensures the safety of tourists visiting the Museum Cave.
The purpose of the Piusa Cave Nature Reserve is to protect, study and introduce protected bats and caves necessary for their wintering.
Piusa Centre also offers nature education programmes for schools and kindergardens run by the Environmental Investment Centre in and around the Visitor Centre in spring and autumn.
Description
When arriving to Piusa Visitor Centre you can find a parking lot in front of the centre. There aren`t any marked parking spots and the ground is covered in loose gravel. Since the parking lot and also the road leading to centre is uphill and also covered in gravel we reccommend coming with an assistant. To enter the building there is also a ramp for entrance and there is another ramp also inside.
In the centre you can buy souvenirs and watch movie about the life of the bats. Although most of the seats are on steps there is accessibility also with a wheelchair. You can also find a museum insode but it might not be possible to reach it with a wheelchair since the entrance in quite narrow. The exhibition of glass items made of Piusa sand is behind glass display and the description is printed on paper.
You can find an accessible toilet in the visitor centre. There is about 3cm high doorstep and the lock is regular, but otherwise it is suitable.
If you wish to visit the caves then it is quite hard to reach. There is a nature path with roots and pinecones on the path and when you get there there are stairs and sandy ground. There is some help with handrails but otherwise it is not really well accessible. If you are still planning on visiting the caves then you should dress warmer, it is chilly in there.
You can also find a cafe there that is usually open on the weekends. Find accurate information before visiting on the homepage.
Accessibility
Facilities
Piusa, 64122 Võru maakond
Piusa Visitor Centre
+372 53 044 120
piusainfo@gmail.com
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Piusa Cave Visitor CentrePiusa Visitor Centre was opened in 2010 in the immediate vicinity of the Museum Cave in the Piusa Cave Nature Reserve. The aim of the Visitor Centre is to contribute to the conservation of the Piusa Cave and its protected species through the coordination and targeted development of year-round tourism. It also ensures the safety of tourists visiting the Museum Cave.
The purpose of the Piusa Cave Nature Reserve is to protect, study and introduce protected bats and caves necessary for their wintering.
Piusa Centre also offers nature education programmes for schools and kindergardens run by the Environmental Investment Centre in and around the Visitor Centre in spring and autumn.
Description
When arriving to Piusa Visitor Centre you can find a parking lot in front of the centre. There aren`t any marked parking spots and the ground is covered in loose gravel. Since the parking lot and also the road leading to centre is uphill and also covered in gravel we reccommend coming with an assistant. To enter the building there is also a ramp for entrance and there is another ramp also inside.
In the centre you can buy souvenirs and watch movie about the life of the bats. Although most of the seats are on steps there is accessibility also with a wheelchair. You can also find a museum insode but it might not be possible to reach it with a wheelchair since the entrance in quite narrow. The exhibition of glass items made of Piusa sand is behind glass display and the description is printed on paper.
You can find an accessible toilet in the visitor centre. There is about 3cm high doorstep and the lock is regular, but otherwise it is suitable.
If you wish to visit the caves then it is quite hard to reach. There is a nature path with roots and pinecones on the path and when you get there there are stairs and sandy ground. There is some help with handrails but otherwise it is not really well accessible. If you are still planning on visiting the caves then you should dress warmer, it is chilly in there.
You can also find a cafe there that is usually open on the weekends. Find accurate information before visiting on the homepage.