Urban Speleology Tour

Maricevac is a tunnel with one of the most peculiar stories you’ll ever hear. It was made 100 years ago to take the water away from Jezero valley and make life more bearable for the locals who lived there. The tunnel is 2 kilometers long and it was dug without any machinery. Jezero valley was once a huge lake and locals were unable to grow any food on the bottom of this lake which was once a fertile valley, just like it is today. The only solution was to dig this tunnel and let the Matica river flow through it, first into the Bacina lakes and then from Bacina lakes into the sea.

And that’s how the Jezero valley became fertile soil once more. This tunnel still takes away the floods during the rainy seasons and it’s possible to pass through it only in the summer months. Take this unique opportunity and embark on a journey through the past while discovering all the secrets of this life-changing project.