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Top 10 Comfortable and Homelike tourist spots
Jurčič Homestead
The Jurčič Homestead is one of those rare cases of an open-air museum telling stories about everyday life in the countryside and the wisdom of coexisting with nature. This cultural monument preserves the image of the rural architecture in Central Slovenia, of the furniture of residential and business buildings, devices and manner of settlement. At the same time, the museum is content-relate to the life and work of one of our greatest writers and storytellers, Josip Jurčič, who was born in this house. What to do?
• Visit the Jurčič Homestead with a guide; • See the educational film about Josip Jurčič; • Have a laugh watching Krjavelj and His Story in the form of Kamishibai theatre; • Buy souvenirs related to Josip Jurčič; • Have a cup of coffee in a magnificent natural environment of the museum; • Attend summer concerts and theatrical plays.
Muljava 11, 1295 Ivančna Gorica +386 (0) 41 686 382
jurcic@prijetnodomace.si
+386 (0) 41 689 994, +386 (0) 1 78 77 863
info@mks-sticna.si
www.mks-sticna.si
The Stična Cistercian Abbey and the Museum of Christianity in Slovenia
The Stična Cistercian Abbey is the oldest and the only still operating Cisterian monastery in Slovenia. The Herbal Pharmacy of friar Simon Ašič and the Museum of Christianity in Slovenia operate within the monastery complex. This national museum follows an over 1,700 years old religious tradition and preserves an extremely spiritual heritage from the entire territory of Slovenia. The visit of the museum includes taking a walk through a magnificent Gothic cloister and the monastery church, and viewing the museum collection. What to do?
• Take a walk through the monastery's cloister where you might encounter “white monks”; • See interesting museum exhibitions;
Life behind monastery doors, History of
Christianity in Slovenia and the Mystery world of medieval scribes; • Attend educational and creative workshops; • Replenish yourselves in the Herbal Pharmacy of friar Simon Ašič.
Carniolan Bee House with monument and educational beehive in Višnja Gora
In the 19th century, in the area of the municipality of Ivančna Gorica, the Rotschütz beekeeping family was active, to which we owe the current visibility, reputation and diffusion of the Carniolan bee around the world. The extraordinary story of the Carnional bee has found its place in the renovated school which bears the name of Carnional Bee House. The heroes of this beekeeping family will guide you through the exhibition, which presents bees in a modern way with focus on raising awareness among visitors about the importance of bees for nature, life and survival. Innovative accommodation in the form of honeycombs are available in the Carniolan Bee House, where you can stay for the night, and also a tourist and information centre with a shop, coffee shop with catering and lecture room. A monument to the Carnional bee and an educational beehive with a park with apicultural plants are also located in the immediate vicinity. What to do?
• See the exhibition dedicated to the Carniolan bee and the Rotschütz family, monument to the
Carniolan bee and educational beehive; • Treat yourselves in the coffee shop; • Visit the medieval town of Višnja Gora with a guide; • Observe the life of the Carniolan bee in the educational beehive; • Spend the night in special accommodation in the form of honeycombs.
Mestni trg 2, 1294 Višnja Gora info@prijetnodomace.si
Gradiček 8, 1301 Krka
Turistično društvo Krka
+386 (0) 41 276 252 ali +386 (0) 31 350 003
tdkrka@gmail.com
www.tdkrka.si
Source of the Krka river and the Krka Cave
What to do?
The Krka river originates in a large and wide pocket valley near the settlement of Gradiček. Beside the Ljubljanica river, the Krka river is the most typical river collecting the water of numerous small rivers and creeks. It is the largest right tributary of the Sava river. The popular River of Love TV series was shot near the source of the river and in the settlement of Krka.
The Krka Cave opens up above the source of the Krka river, north of the village of Gradiček. It is a horizontal cave, from which underground water occasionally emerges after heavy rain. It is 220 metres long and 30 metres wide. The ceiling is formed by aligned thick rocks. A 30 metres long siphon lake is located at the end of the hall. • See the source of the Krka river and the Krka
Cave with a guide; • Find the Proteus or “Human Fish”; • Treat yourselves with a picnic basket by the source of the river; • Take the River of Love path; • Refresh yourselves by the dreamy Krka river; • Walk over the Bridge of Love.
Tufa barriers on the Krka river in the Loka Park
Of all the Slovenian rivers, the Krka river is renowned for its high carbonate content. Since Krka's flow is very slow, calcium carbonate is excreted from the water during particular conditions, creating an “armour” around plants. Tufa is the youngest rock and is also being used as construction material.
Relax and admire the beauty of the magnificent tufa waterfalls or row down river and over tufa waterfalls in a canoe or kayak.
Natural baths are located in the Loka Park. There is also a wooden pier, benches and a log cabin with a bar in the park. The park is also home to four waterfalls which descend over tufa barriers. What to do?
• Relax by tufa barriers in the Loka Park; • Have a refreshing drink or tasty pizza in the near pizzeria; • Organise a picnic in the Loka Park upon prior agreement; • Refresh yourselves in the Krka river; • Row down tufa barriers with kayaks.
Zagradec 5, 1303 Zagradec
Picerija Toplar +386 (0) 1 788 68 33 ali +386 (0) 31 842 261
toplar.zagradec@siol.net
Letalski klub Šentvid, Šentvid pri Stični 65, 1296 Šentvid pri Stični +386 (0) 40 171 071
info@lk-sentvid.com
www.lk-sentvid.com
At the airport of Šentvid pri Stični panoramic flights are organised for visitors, there is a school for pilots and a skydiving school (Paranoja Skydiving School), and tandem jumps (for visitors and tourists) and skydiving jumps (for licensed skydivers) are being organised. Model-making activities are occasionally organised at the club for the youngest who are passionate about flying. The take-off area is also available for the organisation of various fairs and events. What to do?
• Tandem skydive and admire the Dolenjska region landscape from a birds’ eye view; • Fly on a plane; • Watch skydivers; • Enrol in a skydiving school.
Kosca and Višnjica waterfalls
The Kosca and Višnjica waterfalls are located near Višnja Gora, where there are numerous smaller sources of watercourses. The Kosca creek, the left tributary of the Višnjica creek, is surrounded by a natural forest, a deep gorge and the highest tufa waterfall in Slovenia. The path to the Kosca waterfall is part of a longer path named the “Path of the two waterfalls” which leads through mounts Gradišče and Kucelj to the gorge and the waterfalls of the Višnjica creek. • Stroll down by the creek in the gorge; • Observe the varied flora and fauna; • Climb up a ladder to the Višnjica waterfalls; • Admire the highest tufa waterfalls.
Višnja Gora
Vinogradniško-sadjarsko turistično društvo Debeli hrib
+386 (0) 31 715 373
vstd.debelihrib@siol.net
Wine-growing area of Debeli hrib
The first vineyards appear on the slopes of the Temenica valley in the direction from Ljubljana toward Novo mesto, since the climate here is more beneficial for viticulture. In addition to this, nice view open up on the ascent. In the surrounding area you will find road connections for cyclists on local roads with less traffic, across the Temenica river valley and the Bukovščica creek valley.
This is the area were the Debeli hrib Wine-growing and fruit-growing association operates, the members of which sell delicious wines. What to do?
• Take walk or ride a bike over the hills of the
Dolenjska region; • Try a glass of home-made cviček wine; • Ride in a horse-drawn carriage through the
Temenica valley and to Debeli hrib; • Enjoy a local lunch.
Vantage points:
Obolno, Polževo, Pristava, Gradišče
The Obolno vantage point is the highest peak in the municipality, since half of Slovenia can be viewed from it. The hill could also be called an arch or a bend, since it differs from the rounded land of the Gorenjska region. Cycling and hiking trails go up and down to the vantage point, and the peak may also be reached by car.
You can dine at the Obolno Agritourism Farm.
Five hiking trails lead past the village of Pristava nad Stično (Lavrič trail, Roman trail, Virida trail, Badjur trail and the Comfortable and Homelike loop path), part of which may also be done by bike. In the area you can visit the church of Saint Lambert on Pristava, and the Partisan Lodge stand on the top of Pristava with two monuments situated in its vicinity; the first is dedicated to the memory of fallen soldiers, while the other was erected after Slovenia gained independence. Do not miss the orientation point on the top of Pristava.
4 farms joined on Pristava under the name Pristava Tourist Village, which offers visitors plenty of adventures in the embrace of an intact nature. You may reach the Polževo vantage point on the forest educational path Following the trail of the Višnja Gora Snail, which starts from Višnja Gora and continues on part of the Jurčič trail all the way up to the Church of the Holy Spirit on Polževo (630 m). The path is always ascending, but is not too steep. You may dine at the Polževo Inn. During the winter we recommend having fun on a ski slope near the inn. The location may be reached by car. Each year in September, the local association organises the “Krevs race” on the Kriško-Polževo plateau.
Gradišče above Stična and Šentvid with the
mountain hut “Lavričeva koča” is a characteristic place of interest in the vicinity of Ivančna Gorica and is very popular for daily recreation. The Church of Saint Nicholas lies on top. Each year, several events are being held on the hill, among which the most popular is the Festival of chainsaw sculptors. Nice views open up toward
Ivančna Gorica and a part of the mountains of the Dolenjska and Notranjska region.
Cvinger (Virsko mesto)
Virsko mesto or Cvinger lies on a low mountain range above Vir pri Stični, where the hamlet Vrh is situated with the Grofija Homestead. Its surface area is 21 hectares and is 800 metres long and 400 metres wide. The town is surrounded by a more than 2 kilometres long and up to 6 metres high wall.
It was settled and fortified at the end of the 8th century B.C. It was one of the largest community centres of the Iron Age in the Dolenjska region, where they buried their dead in tribal and family burial mounds. Around 125 burial mounds were found in the area, which become one with the countryside through the millennia. The academic Dr. Stane Gabrovec, who led excavations on behalf of the National Museum of Slovenia in the first half of the 20th century, made Cvinger a world-renowned site.
Vir pri Stični, blizu Domačije Grofija. info@grofija.com +386 (0) 31-855-009
