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The Julian Alps


About 5km west of Kranjska Gora, signed just off the main road, is this idyllic nature reserve and wetlands. It's the perfect leg-stretcher, with a short path to a turquoise-coloured lake that is the source of the Sava River. You can easily walk here in about an hour on a path from Kranjska Gora via Podkoren following the signs towards Rateče.

The Alpine villages in the surrounding area are notable for their medieval churches, rustic wooden houses and traditional hayracks.


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1. Church of the Assumption of Virgin Mary

2.3 MILES

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…

2. Liznjek House

2.43 MILES

The endearing 17th-century Liznjek House contains a good collection of traditional household objects and furnishings peculiar to this area. Among the…

3. Jasna Lake

2.45 MILES

Jasna Lake lies just south of Kranjska Gora, and if you're heading over the Vršič Pass it's the first spot of interest. It's a small, blue glacial lake…

4. Russian Chapel

3.73 MILES

This beautiful wooden Russian Orthodox chapel, at around 1100m approaching from Kranjska Gora, marks the spot where more than 300 Russian POWs persihed in…

5. Vršič Pass

3.8 MILES

Sitting at a view-enhanced elevation of 1611m, this mountain pass is about 13km southwest of Kranjska Gora, via a storied road that zigzags madly and…

6. Alpinum Juliana

6.47 MILES

About 600 different plant species prosper in this botanical garden, established in 1926. Most of them are Alpine species, but because of the relatively…

7. Alpine Garden

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High up in the Villacher Alpen (Dobratsch), this is one of central Europe's most delightful alpine gardens. The views here extend across the mountain tops…

8. Trenta

7.74 MILES

The elongated mountain village of Trenta (elevation 620m) is the main settlement along the road over the Vršič Pass. The lower section, Spodnja Trenta …