Description of the facility

The park reception center serves as the starting point for guided visits to the Škocjan Caves and the educational circular trail. The reception center is very well accessible.

In front of the building, there is a large parking area with an adapted parking space. The reception center is a single-story building around an open atrium, providing access to the outdoor ticket office, adapted restrooms, the information area, and the restaurant. Exhibition spaces are located in the basement of the information center and are accessible via an elevator. The exhibition offers several video contents and a virtual tour of the Škocjan Caves. Adapted restrooms are accessible with a Euro key from the external atrium. The atrium also features a tactile model of the park surroundings and a tactile plan of the reception center for orientation. Paths to the caves are on a hilly, unassessed gravel trail and are not accessible for mobility-impaired individuals.

Adjustments:

Mobility impaired:

  • An adapted parking space is available near the entrance.
  • All entrances to the reception center are accessible (door width and leveled thresholds).
  • Adequately sized elevator provides access to parts of the building (information area, museum).
  • Sufficient maneuvering space inside the building.
  • Adapted restrooms accessible from the external atrium.
  • Exhibits in the exhibition spaces are at an appropriate height.
  • Movable seating is available in the small projection room in the basement.

Blind and visually impaired:

  • Tactile plan at the entrance for orientation within the reception center.
  • Building is marked with a suitable information board.
  • Reception desk is located near the entrance.
  • No sudden transitions from light to dark in the information center and museum.
  • Signs and labels are at appropriate heights, contrasting, and legible.
  • Elevator buttons are relief-marked.
  • Stair edges are contrast-marked.
  • Tactile plans of the building and a tactile model of the park surroundings are available.
  • Audio content is available (videos, virtual tour).

Deaf and hard of hearing:

  • Reception desk is well-lit, allowing lip-reading and observation of facial expressions.
  • Reception desk glazing is not reflective or glaring.
  • Educational films include subtitles.

Deficiencies:

Mobility impaired:

  • Outdoor ticket office is not height-adjusted.
  • Information desk in the building is not height-adjusted.
  • Access to the caves is impossible for mobility-impaired individuals due to terrain.

Deaf and hard of hearing:

  • No deficiencies noted.