Unforgettable experience on Zreče Pohorje by rogla

UNFORGETTABLE EXPERIENCE ON ZREÄ&#x152;E POHORJE

Rogla is the right choice for people whose lifestyle includes active leisure time in nature. A unique opportunity for rest and revitalisation is created by the combination of unique nature, pleasant medium-mountain climate, many opportunities for sport, recreation, health and well-being, authentic culinary delights and unforgettable experiences in the company of hospitable and smiling locals.

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EXPERIENCE POHORJE ON FOOT... Discover the natural and cultural jewels of Zreče Pohorje

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THE LOVRENC LAKES

SKOMARJE

Are you tempted to walk across the soft carpet of meadow sward and observe the sun awakening over the tops of the timeless spruce trees of Pohorje? Set out on an hour and a half walk to the largest raised bog in Slovenia. An experienced guide will take you to the Lovrenc Lakes, which is composed of 20 small lakes that formed during the Ice Age 8,000 years ago. The entire bog has no surface water inflow; the lakes are supplied only by rainwater. The largest part of the marsh is overgrown with dwarf pines, and in some of the lakes white water lilies grow. The animal world is relatively modest, even though the Lovrenc Lakes represent the most important habitat of the endangered black grouse. A magnificent view opens up in all directions from the tower at the lakes.

Wake up. Allow the morning dawn and birdsong to accompany you on your way. Take a more than a three hour long hiking tour with an experienced guide to Skomarje, the highest compact village in Slovenia. A relatively easy forest trail descends all the way to one of the most important cultural monuments on the Zreče Pohorje – the Skomarje House from 1803, which represents a typical example of architecture of Pohorje. There is a memorial room of the poet from Pohorje, Jurij Vodovnik, in the house. Worth visiting is also the 700 year old Church of St. Lambert. On your way back, the path leads you past the Arbajter deer farm.

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POHORJE BY BIKE ...cross-country or in the bike park

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OSANKARICA and BLACK LAKE Feel the peace and deep silence on the routes that once led the freedom fighters. A moderately difficult trail leads you past the hut Koča na Pesku to Klopni vrh, where you can refresh yourself with “Heart Strength” in a cosy cottage. The mighty trees greet you in the Šumik primeval forest, a nature reserve in the gorge of the Lobnica stream where two waterfalls are located: Mali Šumik (9m) and Veliki Šumik (36m). After a few kilometres, you can have a refreshment and take a look at the permanent museum collection on the Pohorje battalion in the hut Dom na Osankarici. From there, you can hike up to the memorial park dedicated to the fallen soldiers of the Pohorje Battalion in 1943, which is only a few minutes away, or to the Black Lake, which was created around the year 6000 b.c. At the end of the Ice Age, the then inhabitants of Pohorje deepened the marsh surface and turned it into a lake. The lake was enlarged in the 19th century in order to bring wood into the valley. Today, the Black Lake is protected due to its unique ecosystem.

ROGLA BIKE PARK Are you an enthusiastic cyclist with adrenaline pumping through your veins? Then the Bike Park on Rogla is meant for you. Mountain biking instructors make you familiar with proper tilting through curves, pushing the bike over uneven surfaces and balancing on narrow segments at the top of the Planja hill. Before going down the many arranged tracks that run between the hundred year old Pohorje pine trees, try out the training range for beginners and children. A distinctive feature of all the tracks is that you can drive smoothly on all of them with every kind of bike, however the most recommended bikes are those that are intended for descending or “freeride”. In the Bike Park on Rogla, you can meet recreational mountain bikers and beginners as well as top cyclists and team members of the Unior Tools Team competing in the Mountain Bike World Cup. 04 | Rogla

“THE WAY TO A MAN’S HEART IS THROUGH HIS STOMACH” Get to know the authentic flavours and the variety of Pohorje cuisine.

CULINARY TRAILS OF THE ZREČE POHORJE The way to a man’s heart is through his stomach, right? The beautiful moments are remembered also due to the feeling of comfort when you are in the company of good food, selected wines and the people who welcome you warmly into their company and share with you a piece of their everyday life in the countryside. Take a stroll on the culinary trails of the Zreče Pohorje and Dravinja River Valley. Choose the Bread or Forest Trail or set out on the Trail on the Pohorje pastures. Experience an unforgettable adventure by getting to know the local natural and cultural attractions and the rich offer of culinary delights inspired by tradition.

“A TASTE OF ROGLA” Who does not remember the pleasant aromas and flavours of grandma’s kitchen? Carefully prepared dishes according to our grandmothers’ recipes are, in addition to fresh, seasonal and locally grown foods, distinguished by invaluable knowledge, great love and a long-standing tradition. They bring about a feeling of familiarity and comfort. At the level of a tourist destination, the brand “A Taste of Rogla” maintains traditional culinary elements with great care and sense while following modern trends in healthy eating. Indulge in the pleasures when discovering new, yet domestic, tastes. Try the original Pohorje pot or the tasting menu with dishes carrying the quality label “A Taste of Rogla”.

Tasting menu “A Taste of Rogla” Pohorje ‘bunka’ meat with preserved porcinis and home-made bread *** Mushroom soup with Pohorje porcinis *** Deer fillet with cranberries and a home-made bread dumpling *** Baked Pohorje ‘štruklji’

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THE ZLODEJEVO LAND... Full of adventures for small and big children.

DWARF’S EDUCATIONAL TRAIL Have you ever met a small roguish dwarf of Pohorje? What about the “Ant Bully”? Go for a ramble with the animator on the Dwarf’s Learning Trail and combine outdoor activities, creativity and fun with acquiring new knowledge and skills. Visit the “Ant Bully” from the eponymous nursery rhymes and ask her how she manages to build such a large home or what she uses formic acid for. Carefully observe your surroundings, as the Pohorje dwarf most certainly hid a treasure (note: the treasure is the Pohorje-style snack – a small loaf of black bread, an apple and Rogla water). Find it and have refreshment. At the end of the way, enjoy a “potato” picnic and have a lot of fun while playing fun games such as Blind man’s bluff, Who’s afraid of the man in black...

The Ant Bully

FARMYARD

There once was the ant Bully, six black legs she had.

Do you like friendly animals from a farmyard? It is only a half-hour walk or a few minutes by car to the hut Koča na Pesku and the farmyard nearby. Visit the naughty cow Mici and her friends: ponies, goats, rabbits, chickens, ducks, geese and peacocks. Have fun with them and try out interesting farm chores. Prepare a real homemade cottage cheese from the milk from the cow Mici together with the animator and a friendly cook and then enjoy a healthy snack.

She wiggled, she sniffed, went all crazy and mad. Oh, that gluttonous ant, what did she do? She ate a bull and just left his horns two. Of course, this is all true, what that bull is strutting more? An ant has got six black legs, but a bull has only four. If you ever hear the ant bully grumbling around the world, too. Turn around and run away as fast as your feet can carry you.

TASTY TREATS BY THE LITTLE CHEFS “Mom, dad, I’m cooking today!“ are common words from children, who take part in cooking workshops in the Land of Zlodejevo. Equipped with snow-white aprons and real cooking hats, you prepare the right ingredients, consider the “difficult” recipes and begin cooking. Your hands create crunchy biscuits, delicious pizzas, colourful fruit salads and much more. Delicious!

ADRENALINE SLEDDING...

great fun in all seasons Feel the wind in your ears and the speed that increases your heart rate!! An adrenaline ride guarantees crazy fun for the whole family. A descent on the almost one and a half kilometre long track with steep bends raises the heart rate again and again. In the comfortable carriage with a safety belt for one person or a couple, the ride will remain in your memory for a long time. When the lift takes you back to the beginning and you wish to hit the rails over and over again. 06 | Rogla

HEALTH AND WELL-BEING THE POWER OF POHORJE HERBS to relax the body and improve health.. Today, the exceptional active ingredients of herbs are increasingly acknowledged and appreciated. You feel their therapeutic effect when you indulge yourself in the Rogla massage, based on warming the body, stimulating blood circulation and regulating surface microcirculation. The Pohorje pouches, which are used for giving the massage, contain medicinal plants and herbs from the local area. After the massage, you feel soothed and refreshed..

BENEFICIENT MEDIUM-MOUNTAIN CLIMATE Do you ever wish to escape high into the hills, where the severe summer heat does not reach? Rogla has been a recognised air resort since 1996. The soothing effects of the climate at an altitude of 1517 metres, on solar and leeward slopes, have beneficial effects on health and well-being and alleviate respiratory ailments and allergies. The impact of the climate is particularly intensified in the summer months when Rogla is the right place for a longer or shorter relaxation, as the temperature during the highest summer heat rarely exceeds 23 Â°C. The pleasant temperature and air rich in oxygen enable many outdoor activities and a good nightâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s rest.

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UNFORGETTABLE EXPERIENCE ON ZREČE POHORJE

The Terme Zreče spa ranks among those rare corners of the world where you can rest and “recharge your batteries”. At any time of year, different stories are unfolding that are inspired by the beautiful nature, superior service, rich culinary tradition and friendly hosts. In the thermal spa resort at the foothills of the mighty Pohorje, anyone who appreciates good health, well-being and homeliness can relax and soothe.

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GET TO KNOW THE BEAUTY OF THE IMMEDIATE SURROUNDINGS on foot or by bike

BRINJEVA GORA How to spend a pleasant afternoon in the arms of the distant past? From Terme Zreče, the path leads to the lower industrial zone, where a black coal mine was once located. From here, the road rises slightly towards the village of Gračič and from there to the top of Brinjeva Gora (“the juniper mountain”), where the first traces of human settlement date back to about 4000 years ago in the Neolithic Period. An interesting fact is that the settlement of Brinjeva gora passed from the Bronze Age to the Iron Age through the Celts, Romans and all the way to the Old-Slovene settlement, while the Freudenberg Castle proudly stood here in the Middle Ages. Today, you are taken under the wings of the Church of the Mother of God and the St. Agnes Church. The trail continues to the restaurant Zimrajh where you can unknowingly drink coffee on a Roman cemetery..

ZLATI GRIČ A picturesque cultural landscape and charming nature with extensive vineyards. What more could you wish for? Go to the town of Slovenske Konjice on the former route of the narrow-gauge railway that once connected Poljčane, Slovenske Konjice and Zreče. Then, through the vast expanse of vineyards, passing the wine cellar Zlati grič (“the golden hill”), which is one of the largest and most modern wineries in Europe, to the inn Zlati grič. From there you can enjoy a wonderful view of Slovenske Konjice with Konjiška gora, where the majestic ruins of the once mighty castle of Konjice stands, as well as a golf course with nine holes. The old town centre of Slovenske Konjice with its coffee shops, town gallery, the Church of St. George and the Trebnik Herbal Gallery is just a stone’s throw from here.

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TASTE OF DIVERSITY in authentic culinary masterpieces

How to end a day that is not far from perfection? By indulging yourself in the rich flavours of diverse selected culinary masterpieces, which carefully maintain the traditional culinary elements along with following modern trends in healthy eating. Top quality wines, which carry all the characteristics of this exceptional wine-growing region, uniquely round-off this pure gastronomic delight. The elegant ambience creates a pleasant atmosphere in addition to the rich aromas and inimitable tastes of the dishes prepared from seasonal ingredients that are mainly grown at the surrounding farms.

BLUEBERRY STRUDEL Ingredients: (for 10 persons) Strudel dough Filling: 50 dag curd cheese 1 kg blueberry vanilla sugar 15 g sugar Egg, sour cream, cinnamon, butter to dribble before baking

CULINARY TRAILS IN THE DRAVINJA RIVER VALLEY Simple and homemade is often the best! Explore the near and distant surroundings and go on the culinary trails. Choose the Path of herbs, spices and honey or the Wine-fruit route. You will experience the unique natural and cultural heritage of our region and meet the culinary specialities, created over time by the local housewives with a lot of patience and love along with the unselfish assistance of nature.

Preparation: Grease the baking tray where you will bake the strudel with butter. Preheat the oven to 180 Â°C. You can use the purchased strudel dough or homemade dough, which you stretch as wide as the tray in which you will bake the strudel. If you have homemade dough, cut the edges, which are usually slightly thicker. Mix all the ingredients for the filling, except the blueberries. Spread the filling across the whole surface of the dough. In the lower third (the part where you start rolling), sprinkle blueberries. If necessary, sweeten them a little. Roll the dough and place it in the baking tray, so that the edge of the strudel is at the bottom. Dribble a little melted butter on the strudel, so that it will bake better. Put the tray in the preheated oven and bake for about an hour (baking time depends on the thickness of the strudel).

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HEART’S LAND

...Fun adventure for children big and small.

HEART’S EDUCATIONAL TRAIL The coat of arms of Zreče is proudly adorned with the green heart. Follow it on the Heart’s Learning Path... By roaming the Heart’s Learning Trail, you combine the important elements of the natural and cultural heritage in the region of Zreče. The whole trail is ten kilometres long, but its content is modified in a way that it can be optionally shortened, and you can choose to which of the 13 sites and learning stations that can be found along the way you will pay more attention. Will this be the park, the creek, the bunker from the Second World War, the Zreče Lake, the Pavlak cave, the Ančka excursion farm, the hunting and technical facility, the quarry/Golek, the viewpoint, the Technical Museum, the Forma Viva, the church or the school? The choice is yours.

PLAYFUL SUMMER BY THE THERMAL POOLS How fun is it splashing in the warm water and overcoming funny obstacles? Children’s whoops and excited laughter can be heard when playing sport games, doing water pranks and creative-entertaining workshops by the swimming pools. Here, where all fun adventures come together, you can take part in Mini and Maxi games without borders, Colourful creative workshops, aqua aerobics and much more.

LITTLE ARTISTS CREATING Have you ever watched small, seemingly awkward little fingers creating great works of art? Now is the right opportunity to do so. Join creative workshops together with children in the children’s corner or outdoors. Create from materials that you have gathered during your walk, replace a brush with fingers dipped in paint or use chalk to create a beautiful mosaic on the nearby pavement.

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HEALTH IS OUR GREATEST ASSET

What did you do today for yourself and your health? By the healing thermal water, mountain climate and unique Pohorje peat with its natural power of healing as well as the assistance of qualified and experienced doctors and therapists your body regains health, vigour and vitality and the pain is banished. The cutting-edge medical rehabilitation is carried out through a number of medical and preventive programmes that provide accelerated recovery and reintegration into everyday life.

PEAT OF POHORJE is a natural source of health and wellness. It is distinguished by its ecological purity and age; it is estimated to be 10,000 years old. Along with its extraordinary efficacy in the treatment of diseases of the locomotor system as well as gynaecological, urological, internist and psychosomatic diseases, it deserves further attention as it effectively removes cellulite and makes skin firm again. 012 | Terme ZreÄ?e

WELL-BEING

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THERMAL POOLS AND SAUNA VILLAGE

Tired, tense and irritable? IDILA, Wellness & Spa opens up a new and different world where hurrying through the worries of everyday life fades away and time fully indulges in the sensuous pampering in the four worlds. The best of the treasures of nature are realised in NATURA – Idyll of the wealth of nature, where the effects of natural goods, in harmony with professional staff, lead to complete relaxation and well-being. In SAWADEE – Idyll of the Orient, everyday worries are soon forgotten in the face of the thousand-year knowledge of oriental traditions. In ROMANCE - Idyll of pampering for two, with a mix of romantic rituals, strengthens and re-establishes mutual closeness and connection. In SPA & BEAUTY – Idyll of beauty, maintaining consistency between internal and external beauty, being admired by the surroundings and with perfect harmony of body and soul radiating positive values and self-esteem.

When embraced by warm thermal water you feel pleasure and satisfaction. The thermal water has a beneficial effect on our well-being. By the feeling of lightness created in the thermal pools, you feel relaxed and less tensed. This feeling is enhanced in the massage pools and baths. Homely warmth, enticing aromas and invigorating colours are distinctive features of the uniquely decorated Sauna Village, which will impress you with air circulation programmes when visiting the Finnish, steam or infrared saunas. The feeling and the impression will turn into relaxation while resting on heated ceramic beds or an imitation of a traditional Pohorje hayrack.

NORDIC WALKING It takes only a little to strengthen the cardiovascular and respiratory system... Nordic walking is one of the most effective, comprehensive, safe and affordable physical activities, which is feasible all year round and it is suitable for people of all ages and fitness levels. You can go to the nearby park or around the Zreče Lake and improve your aerobic endurance with the assistance of an experienced Nordic walking instructor. This will also increase strength and flexibility of the arms and as a result lead to a more upright posture and better conditioning.

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RICH TRADITION AND CULTURAL HERITAGE AT EVERY STEP ŽIČE CHARTERHOUSE ... mysterious and tranquil defies time for centuries. Through the village of Žiče and along the valley of Holy John the Baptist, time seems to stop in the mysterious Charterhouse Žiče. In this remote valley, the former owner of this estate, the Margrave of Styria Ottokar III, set out to establish a residence for monks form the Great Charterhouse in France. When they arrived in 1160, they began building most of the buildings, first wooden and later completely solid structures. In the 15th century, the today’s Gastuž Inn was erected, which is one of the oldest still operating inns in Central Europe. Monastical life was halted in 1782 when Emperor Joseph II issued a decree to terminate the Charterhouse Žiče. After 1827, the buildings started to disintegrate. In the past few years, life is coming back to the Carthusian monastery.

KSEVT – The Cultural Centre of European Space The KSEVT takes over a central cultural role in Vitanje. The architectural design of the KSEVT building originates from the original plans of the first geostationary space station – a residential wheel – described by Herman Potočnik Noordung, once a resident of Vitanje, in his book from 1928. He profoundly influenced the field of rocket technology. A large permanent exhibition in KSEVT is dedicated particularly to him and his ideas and solutions for conquering space. In addition to the “Space Museum”, other local, regional and planetary activities take place in KSEVT.

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