Kacenštajn Castle, Begunje na Gorenjskem
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Kacenštajn Castle comprises, together with St. Ursula's Church, the old center of the village of Begunje in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia. ()
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Kacenštajn Castle – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)
Nearby attractions include: Bled Castle, Stol, Prešeren House, Prešeren Lodge at Stol.
Fairytale castle on lakeside and museumBled Castle, Bled
119 min walk • Perched atop a precipitous cliff rising 130 meters above the glacial Lake Bled, Bled Castle is a majestic sight in the city of Bled, Slovenia. The castle, which is the oldest in Slovenia with its origins dating back to the 11th century, is an emblem of Slovenia's...
Rugged alpine peak with hiking and viewsStol
107 min walk • Stol, the highest peak of the Karawanks mountain range, stands as a majestic sentinel on the border between Slovenia and Austria. At an elevation of 2,236 meters, this mountain is not only a prominent landmark but also a popular destination for hikers and nature...
Museum, Historical place, History museumPrešeren House
66 min walk • Nestled in the quaint Slovenian town of Kranj, Prešeren House stands as a cultural beacon, paying homage to the life and work of Slovenia's most celebrated poet, France Prešeren. This museum, once the residence of the poet himself, offers a poignant glimpse into the...
Hiking, Alpine hutPrešeren Lodge at Stol
103 min walk • The Prešeren Lodge at Stol is a mountain hut on the southern side of Mt. Stol in the Karawanks, just below the peak of Little Stol. It is named after the Slovenian poet France Prešeren. The first hut was built in 1909. During World War II, it was burnt down; it was rebuilt in 1966.
Nature, Natural attraction, MountainWertatscha
115 min walk • Wertatscha is a mountain, 2,180 m above sea level, in the Karawanks on the border between Austria and Slovenia. In the old German Alpine dialect it was also called the Deutscher Berg or Zinnenwand. Other names are Meniška gora and Rtača.
Nature, Natural attraction, MountainBegunjščica
90 min walk • Begunjščica is a ridge mountain in the Karawanks. It rises from the western Smokuč mountain pasture to St. Anne on its eastern side. The mountain has three main peaks, the highest being Big Peak. The western Middle Peak lies a little lower, and the lowest is Begunje Mount Vrtača. Its southern slopes rise over the Draga Valley.
Forts and castlesLipnica Castle
92 min walk • Lipnica Castle, also known as Deserted Castle above the Lipnica, is a castle ruin near the settlement of Zgornja Lipnica in Upper Carniola, above Lipnica Creek, in the Municipality of Radovljica.
Nature, Natural attraction, MountainAjdna
114 min walk • Ajdna is a peak in the Karawanks in the Municipality of Žirovnica in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia. Access to it is easiest from the village of Potoki in the neighbouring Municipality of Jesenice.
Museum, History museumFinžgar House
53 min walk • The Finžgar House is a house in the village of Doslovče in the Municipality of Žirovnica in Slovenia. It is the house where the Slovene writer Fran Saleški Finžgar was born in 1871. Administratively, it is part of the Upper Carniola Museum from Kranj.
ChurchSt. Mark's Church
64 min walk • St. Mark's Church is a small church on the outskirts of the village of Vrba in Upper Carniola in Slovenia. Though it is a small and simple church, it has achieved near mythical status in Slovenia, after it was mentioned in the sonnet O Vrba by Slovene national poet France Prešeren.
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