📜 A historic flooded schist quarry, 500m long and up to 36m deep, renowned for its incredibly clear water and unique underwater artifacts.
🤿 A top diving spot in the Czech Republic, it's also famous for pioneering human habitation experiments like 'Projekt Permon'.
💎 Experience crystal-clear water perfect for swimming and diving
📸 Capture stunning photos of the natural surroundings
🤿 Discover unique underwater artifacts like a treasure chest, mermaid, the Permon cabin, a sunken bus, a flooded forest, trees, a metal tub, a car frame, and a pump
🤸♂️ Brave cliff jumping from various heights
💰 Enjoy free entry to this popular spot
📜 Learn about its historical significance as a site for underwater human habitation experiments ('Projekt Permon'), the third of its kind globally
🤝 Managed by the Association of Divers of Šífr Quarry, ensuring a well-maintained and safe environment
⛏️ Search for minerals like quartz, crystal, pyrite, and limonite
🅿️ Benefit from newly built parking and improved water access with a beach and pier
🥶 Be prepared for very cold water, even on hot days; temperatures at depth rarely exceed 4°C
🚫 No plants, fish, or other animals in the quarry
🚶♀️ Rocky terrain can make access difficult in some areas; the main beach area is small and can get crowded
⚠️ Quarry waters are treacherous and have claimed divers' lives; exercise extreme caution and be aware of past tragic accidents
🚨 Strict diving rules apply, including diving within qualification limits and not overestimating abilities
💨 The Permon cabin's interior atmosphere may have low oxygen due to corrosion; do not breathe inside
silt The bottom can be silty, easily stirred up, and visibility can sometimes drop below 2m
🚫 The quarry may be temporarily closed for filming or due to discussions about potential entry fees
🧊 Popular for ice diving during colder months
🔗 Navigate safely with a newly installed 700-meter system of 8mm white fixed lines across the quarry bottom, including branches to points of interest
🗺️ An underwater map with GPS positions of some submerged objects is available for divers
🪜 Utilize the metal pier with a decompression platform installed in 2007
🤿 Explore the Permon cabin and a large caisson at 17m depth
📜 Lom Šífr is renowned for 'Projekt Permon', the first in Czechoslovakia and third globally, where aquanauts spent 100 hours underwater in the Permon cabin at 25m depth in November 1967
🎬 It has served as a filming location for movies and fairy tales, including "Tři srdce"
🛰️ It was also the planned site for 'Projekt Permon V' in 1974, an ambitious attempt to establish radio contact between a diver at the deepest point and an astronaut in space
⛏️ Slate mining began as early as 1775, with industrial processing from WWI until its cessation and subsequent flooding in the mid-20th century
🧹 Regular 'Ecological Actions' are organized by the Association of Divers of Moravia and Silesia to clean up waste from around and within the quarry
💧 Participants in clean-up events often receive free bottle filling and warm refreshments, with actions documented since 2006
🤿 Bottle filling services for diving cylinders are available on site with specific times
🏨 Accommodation can be arranged nearby at Diving Centrum GAMIS and Středisko Neptun in Svobodné Heřmanice
🍽️ Food services and catering options are also available, with a local pub and a refreshment stand during summer months
🅿️ New parking available about 100 meters away
⏱️ Arrive early during peak season as spots fill quickly
🏊♀️ Enjoy swimming in exceptionally clean, clear water
🪜 Access to the water has been improved with a beach and pier
🤿 Explore the depths for unique underwater objects placed by divers
👟 Consider water shoes due to the small gray stones on the ground
🏕️ Popular spot for camping
⏳ Plan for at least 3 hours to enjoy the quarry
🚗 Located in Svobodné Heřmanice, west of Opava, south of Krnov, and east of Bruntál
🚌 A new regular bus line Opava - Svobodné Heřmanice is available, with the quarry beach about 2km from the train stop
🤝 The diving center is managed by Renata Knapová, with the "Association of Divers of Šífr Quarry in Svobodné Heřmanice" and the "Association of Divers of Moravia and Silesia" involved in environmental efforts and management
♿ No wheelchair access
🐕 Dogs are welcome