Janičův Vrch Quarry
Lom Janičův vrch
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Explore Lom U Mariánského mlýna, also known as Na Janičově vrchu, an abandoned and flooded limestone quarry near Mikulov in the Pálava Protected Landscape Area, offering clear waters for occasional swimming and diving.

📜 Abandoned and flooded limestone quarry, also known as Na Janičově vrchu.
🏞️ Located in the Pálava Protected Landscape Area, designated a natural monument.

Why Go

🌊 Enjoy exceptionally clear water due to limestone.
🏊‍♀️ Tolerated occasional bathing spot at your own risk.
🤿 Diving permitted from June 15th to September 15th (and outside season).
🚶‍♀️ Explore a scenic road marked with a blue tourist sign around the quarry.
🌿 Discover a natural monument with unique geology and fossils.

Why Avoid

⚠️ Not an official public swimming area, bathing at own risk.
🚫 Mass recreation is prohibited to protect the ecosystem.
👥 Limited to a maximum of 100 visitors at any one time (since June 2020).

🏊‍♀️ Swimming

🏊‍♀️ Tolerated occasional bathing at your own risk.
🚫 Mass recreation is prohibited to protect the ecosystem.
💧 Water is exceptionally clear due to limestone.
⚠️ Shallow area quickly transitions to great depths; exact depth unknown.

🤿 Diving

🤿 Permitted from June 15th to September 15th.
🗓️ Diving also allowed outside this season.
💰 Divers pay the same entrance fee as regular visitors.

🌳 Managed By

🌳 Pálava Protected Landscape Area Administration manages the extracted limestone quarry.

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outdoorswimmingdivingnature reservequarryMikulovPálavalimestonenatural monumentresponsible tourismlake