The Julian Alps
At the end 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…
Must-see attractions in The Julian Alps
Lake Bohinj
The glorious setting and spectacular panoramas make it worth a trip up Vogel – during winter, when it's a popular ski resort, but also in its 'green…
The Julian Alps
Laid out across the slopes encircling the valley are Idrija’s distinctive miners’ houses. Large wooden A-frames with cladding and dozens of windows, they…
The Julian Alps
The Idrija Lace School was founded in 1876 (it's the biggest and oldest lace school in the world), and continues to offer lace-making skills to younger…
The Julian Alps
The 18th-century Capuchin monastery, west of the bus station, has a priceless library of medieval manuscripts, as well as the Škofja Loka Passion, a…
The Julian Alps
Almost every building on Mestni trg is of historical and architectural importance, but arguably the most impressive is Homan House, dating from 1511 with…
The Julian Alps
The town's museum is not far southwest of Glavni trg. Its main displays trace the development of the region from earliest times to the modern period, but…
The Julian Alps
Radovljica's colourful main square is the town’s leading attraction, lined with houses from the 16th century. Look especially for Thurn Manor, an…
Triglav National Park
About 600 different plant species prosper in this botanical garden, established in 1926. Most of them are Alpine species, but because of the relatively…
The Julian Alps
At the southern end of Linhartov trg, take the small street beside house number 28 to find a lovely viewpoint over the Lipnica Valley, with information…
The Julian Alps
The castle was built in the 1520s to serve as the administrative headquarters of the Idrija mine. This award-winning Municipal Museum is housed inside.
The Julian Alps
Possibly the most important house on Linhartov trg is 16th-century Šivec House, which is an interesting hybrid: Renaissance on the outside and Gothic…
The Julian Alps
The large square to the east of Mestni trg was where the poorer folk lived in the Middle Ages. The 16th-century Granary at the square's northern end, is…
Triglav National Park
This beautiful wooden Russian Orthodox chapel, at around 1100m approaching from Kranjska Gora, marks the spot where more than 300 Russian POWs persihed in…
Triglav National Park
The elongated mountain village of Trenta (elevation 620m) is the main settlement along the road over the Vršič Pass. The lower section, Spodnja Trenta …
Lake Bled
This pretty neo-Gothic church was designed by Friedrich von Schmidt in 1905, who also did the city hall and Votive Church in Vienna. Outside there's a…
Church of the Assumption of Virgin Mary
The Julian Alps
Kranjska Gora's late-Gothic church, at the centre of town, lends a dignified element to what is, in effect, a ski resort. The church's design dates from…
The Julian Alps
The esoteric municipal museum shares the same impressive building with the Beekeeping Museum (open the same hours; combined ticket adult/child €5/3). It…
The Julian Alps
At the southern end of Cankarjeva ulica is this impressive church, built in the 16th century. It was a Protestant sanctuary during the Reformation. Beside…
The Julian Alps
The former town hall (mestna hiša) contains the most important holdings of the Gorenjska Museum, including a permanent exhibition on regional art and the…
The Julian Alps
In the cellar of Gostilna Lectar is this small, super-sweet showroom, which demonstrates in living colour the particularly Slovenian art of lectarstvo,…
Kobarid
Take the winding road up the hill and lined with the Stations of the Cross to the Italian Charnel House, which contains the bones of more than 7000…
The Julian Alps
One of the most interesting examples of mining technology that still exists is the Kamšt, a 13.6m waterwheel made of wood that was used to pump the water…
Kobarid
Crowning the hill dedicated to the memory of Italy's fallen soldiers high above Kobarid, this small parish church was built in 1696 and offers superlative…
The Julian Alps
Over two floors in the granary house you'll find the France Mihelič Gallery, which displays the works of the eponymous artist born in nearby Virmaše in…
Triglav National Park
In the same building as the Triglav National Park Information Centre you’ll find the Trenta Museum, which focuses on the park's geology and natural…
The Julian Alps
On Mestni trg, look out for the former Town Hall, remarkable for its stunning three-storey Gothic courtyard and the 17th-century frescoes on its facade.
Lake Bled
On Bled Island, this building is home to a gallery and an excellent souvenir shop; on the 1st floor is an exhibition space (with changing exhibitions).
Kobarid
The Church of the Assumption in the centre of town still sports the bell tower that is mentioned in Hemingway's A Farewell to Arms (1929).
The Julian Alps
The 17th-century Martin House leans on part of the Old Town wall. It has a wooden 1st floor, a late-Gothic portal and a vaulted entrance hall.
The Julian Alps
The 16th-century granary at Spodnji trg's northern end is where the town's grain stores, collected as taxes, were once kept.
The Julian Alps
The gateway to the Old Town, Maistrov trg was the site of the upper town gates in the 15th century. It was the most vulnerable part of Kranj; the steep…
The Julian Alps
Radovljica's colourful main square is the town’s leading attraction, lined with houses from the 16th century. Mali House has a barely visible picture of…
The Julian Alps
On Radovljica's colourful main square, photogenic Koman House is identified by a baroque painting of St Florian on its facade.
Lake Bled
Surrounded by park at the lake's eastern edge, the hall hosts events, exhibitions and concerts.
