Sights in Radovljica
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Beekeeping Museum
Although it might not sound like a crowd-pleaser, the Beekeeping Museum is one of the most interesting in the country, and there's not a whole lot you won't know about things apiarian after buzzing around for an hour or so inside. The museum is housed (together with a music school) in Thurn Manor, which began life as Ortenburg Castle in the early Middle Ages but was rebuilt with a large hall on the ground floor after the earthquake of 1511.
The cream-and-white structure has interesting reliefs and stucco work on its facade. The museum's exhibits take a close look at the history of beekeeping in Slovenia (which was at its most intense in the 18th and 19th centuries), the c…
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Šivec House
The most important house on Linhartov trg is the 16th-century Šivec House, which is an interesting hybrid: Renaissance on the outside and Gothic within. On the ground floor there is a vaulted hall, which now serves as a gallery, and on the 1st floor a wood-panelled late-Gothic drawing room with a beamed ceiling used as wedding hall. There is also a chimney-less 'black kitchen' and an interesting collection of children's book illustrations by celebrated Slovenian artists.
The fresco on the exterior shows the Good Samaritan performing his work of mercy.
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Parish Church of St Peter
East of Linhartov trg is the Gothic Parish Church of St Peter, a hall church modelled after the one in Kranj. The three portals are flamboyant Gothic, and the sculptures inside were done by Angelo Pozzo in 1713. The building with the arcaded courtyard south of the church is the rectory (župnišče).
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Koman House
Several lovely buildings are opposite the Beekeeping Museum on Linhartov trg, including Koman House, which has a baroque painting on its front of St Florian, the patron saint of fires (he douses, not sets, them).
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Mali House
Several lovely buildings are opposite the Beekeeping Museum on Linhartov trg, including Mali House, which has a barely visible picture of St George slaying the dragon.
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Vidič House
The 17th-century Vidič House opposite the Beekeeping Museum on Linhartov trg, has a corner projection and is colourfully painted in red, yellow and blue.
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House No 17
House No 17 opposite the Beekeeping Museum Linhartov trg has a fresco of Martin of Tours sharing his cloak with a beggar.
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