Danilo

Top choice in The Julian Alps


Winning praise from influential French restaurant guide Gault Millau, this traditional, family-run gostilna serves some of the region's best food. It adheres to Slow Food principles and has a knockout wine list; eight courses for €55 is the deal – and it's wonderful value. It's in the village of Reteče, about 6km east of Škofja Loka; book ahead.


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1. France Mihelič Gallery

2.97 MILES

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…

2. Granary

2.97 MILES

The 16th-century granary at Spodnji trg's northern end is where the town's grain stores, collected as taxes, were once kept.

3. Spodnji Trg

2.98 MILES

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…

4. Martin House

3.01 MILES

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.

5. Plague Pillar

3.02 MILES

The plague pillar, near the centre of Mestni trg, was erected in 1751.

6. Mestni Trg

3.03 MILES

The group of pastel-hued 16th-century burghers' houses on this main square have earned the town the nickname 'Colourful Loka'. Almost every one is of…

7. Former Town Hall

3.03 MILES

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.

8. Parish Church of St James

3.03 MILES

The town's most important church dates back to the 13th century, with key features like the nave, the presbytery with star vaulting (1524) and the tall…