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1 DISCOVER LOVE IN VARIETY A mix of the Alps, the , the and the Pannonian Basin. IN THE KARST Go deeper, all the way to the heart! IN Here, even the dragons are in love. IN THE ALPS Pay a visit to the Alpine ibex. IN THE MEDITERRANEAN Where love is salty. IN SPA RESORTS Pamper yourself! AT THE TABLE Have a seat. It’s delicious. AMONG THE PEOPLE Dare to expect more. IN NATURE Embraced by the trees.

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2 IN THE KARST Go deeper, all the way to the heart!

Th e Karst is rock and water. While the wa- ter-soluble limestone provides the founda- tion, water shapes it. Water, either rainwater CONTENTS or water from the streams fl owing from the im- permeable surrounding areas onto limestone, 4 dissolves it both on and under the surface of A World-Famous Marvel the earth. Th is results in a variety of forma- Castle 6 tions, from the smallest grooves, to karren, do- A Majestic Symbol of Defi ance lines and uvalas, as well as , which can be Škocjan Park 8 extremely large. UNESCO World Heritage Site Th e same goes for the subsurface formations, Lipica Stud Farm i.e. holes, shafts up to several thousand metres 10 Th e Cradle of the Lipizzaners since 1580 in depth and caves hundreds of kilometres in Natural Wonders length. Th e shafts in the area of Mount Kanin 12 Th e Classical Karst are among the world's deepest, and Postojna Cultural Heritage Cave and Križna Cave, as well as Škocjan 16 Th e Classical Karst Caves are among the most beautiful, might- Culinary Delights iest and most popular caves. Water phenom- 20 of the Brkini, the Karst and the Notranjska Region ena are a unique feature found nowhere else: swallets, swallow holes, ponor caves, which Major Events 22 Tradition Paired with Socialising can swallow entire rivers, and karst springs, where enormous quantities of water fl ow from Day Trips 24 Brkini, the Karst, the Notranjska Region great depths. Th e Karst Plateau (Kras) gave its name to the international scientifi c term – Information 27 each limestone-based landscape is ‘karstic’. Brkini, the Karst, the Notranjska Region ‘Doline’, the international term for sinkhole, Show Caves of Slovenia 38 has also been borrowed from Slovenian. For the Curious and Courageous

Map of the Classical Karst 42 Academic Dr Andrej Kranjc, Prof., Brkini, the Karst, the Notranjska Region Karst Research Institute, ZRC, SAZU Map of Slovenia 44 Show Caves

Cover photo: Photo by Iztok Medja, source: Postojnska jama d.d.

3 Postojna Cave POSTOJNA CAVE A WORLD-FAMOUS MARVEL

In the Karst, the interplay between rock kilometres of the cave’s system, but are mere 300 metres of the cave, whereas to- and water created a fairytale-like world, confi dent that the cave is hiding a num- day they can admire a cave section that is which welcomes all admirers of nature ber of unexplored areas. more than 5 km long. and seekers of beauty. In Slovenia, water Postojna Cave, the largest and most vis- Th e temperature inside the cave remains has carved more than 11,000 subterra- ited European cave, has been fascinating constant throughout the year at 8 °C. In nean caves, the most magnifi cent of visitors from all over the world for over the summer, it provides visitors with which is Postojna Cave. Explorers have 200 years. In the period between its respite from the heath and in the winter so far discovered and explored over 24 discovery and 1818, visitors could see a it warms them up. In the depths of the

4 . thousand of years of nature’s creation . a subterranean paradise abundant with cave formations . a tradition of cave tours which dates back more than 200 years . almost 37 million visitors, including more than 150 emperors, kings, presidents and prime ministers . cave railway since 1872 . electric lighting inside the cave since 1883 . tour footpath without any major uphill walking or a single step . the world’s oldest post offi ce inside a cave, built in 1899 . regular and adventure cave tours . visitors get to see the

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earth, visitors get to experience complete and delicate mightiness, has been the darkness when the lights are turned off symbol of Postojna Cave and the Slo- for a few seconds. Over 36 million visi- venian Karst for decades. tors have so far experienced the exciting During their cave adventure visitors get cave adventures. For a number of years, to meet the dragon’s off spring – the visitors toured the cave only on foot. olm (Proteus anguinus). Th is one-of-a- From 1872 onwards, they were moved kind cave-dwelling animal retains most along the tracks on hand-pushed carriag- of its larval physical features into adult- es by cave guides, and today they tour the hood. Although it has lungs, it breathes cave with the famous electric train, which with gills. It has a lifespan of 100 years makes Postojna Cave the only cave in the and is still exactly the same as its fore- world with a double-track railway line. bears, hence it is called a living fossil. In Th e cave adventure begins with a 3.7-kilo- addition to , the cave is inhabited by metre long train ride and continues on over 150 animal species, owing to which foot among the colourful and diverse Postojna Cave is famous as the world’s karst features when visitors set off on richest subterranean area in terms of bi- foot to admire the cave's many passag- odiversity. It is considered to be the cra- es, galleries and halls. Th e footpath takes dle of speleobiology and provides visitors them past the Brilliant, the cave’s most with an opportunity to see the most in- beautiful stalagmite. Th is 5-metre tall teresting specimens of cave-dwelling an- dripstone, which mesmerises admirers imals at Vivarium Proteus. Brilliant, the symbol of Postojna Cave with its dazzling whiteness, soft form

5 A MAJESTIC SYMBOL OF DEFIANCE

. 9 kilometres from Postojna Cave . a picturesque, majestic, defi ant, mysterious and impregnable castle has been perched in the middle of an over 123-metre high cliff for over 800 years . the largest in the world, listed as one of the Guinness World Records . as the only fully preserved cave castle in Europe, it offers a unique insight into the construction techniques and ingenuity of medieval people, who found a safe haven right at the cave entrance . an appealing and inspiring legend about the courageous and clever knight Erazem of Predjama, who remained undefeated until he was betrayed by one of his servants . a network of cave passages around the castle . Cave under Predjama Castle is the second longest in Slovenia and an important archaeological site; it is inhabited by several bat species

Predjama Castle

Erazem’s Passage Fiženica

Great Stable HallHall Main Passage Old Cave Dragon’s Hole Muddy Passage

100m Cave under Predjama Castle

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PREDJAMA CASTLE CAVE UNDER CAVE Th e majestic Predjama Castle, the larg- PREDJAMA CASTLE Th e viewpoint at the entrance to Pivka est cave castle in the world, is perched Cave off ers a wonderful view of the six- Th e second longest show cave in Slove- in the middle of a 123-metre high cliff , ty-fi ve metre deep collapse shaft; the trail nia was created by the sinking stream in the mouth of a cave whose subterra- around the cave leads up the river along Lokva and its propulsive strength. Th e nean passages stretch under, behind and the river bank. cave is inhabited by numerous colonies above the castle. Th e castle has been stir- of bats and is popular with visitors, who ring people’s imagination for centuries, admire its splendours. generating plentiful excitement with its BLACK CAVE eventful history of over 800 years. Th e Th e cave is connected to the Pivka Cave castle inhabitant that has proven most OTOK CAVE with a man-made passage. More than two interesting for visitors was Erazem of hundred years ago, the Black Cave was Otok Cave (Otoška jama) is a dry hori- Predjama, who, during a siege, managed the fi rst to present olms to the people. zontal cave with an abundance of stalac- to receive the supplies through a secret tites and stalagmites, and is connected to passage, which made him undefeatable. other caves through the passages of the He was fi nally betrayed by one of his men, PLANINA CAVE Pivka. Owing to its Planina Cave (Planinska jama) is the place who lit a candle in the window of Erazem‘s unique beauty, it has served as a fi lming where the rivers Pivka and become room, thus making it possible for the be- location for a number of feature fi lms. one. Th e two rivers created the cave’s splen- siegers to shower Erazem with stone balls. dours fi rst on their own and then together.

Otok Cave Pivka Cave Black Cave

7 Mahorčič Cave, Škocjan Caves Park

8 Collapse doline Velika dolina Cerkvenik Bridge Waterfall in a natural window

ŠKOCJAN CAVES PARK . A guided tour of the world- famous Škocjan Caves: the UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE SITE tour takes visitors through the Silent Cave, which is abundant In the Classical Karst, where the karst eas within the UNESCO's Man and the with stalactites and stalagmites, world meets the non-karst world, at the Biosphere Programme (MAB). Th e caves through one of the largest River ponor, nature has created a were created by the River Reka, which underground canyons in Europe magnifi cent natural monument – the fl ows on the surface for about 50 kilo- and ends in Velika dolina. Škocjan Caves Park. Škocjan Caves have metres and then here disappears into the been a UNESCO World Heritage Site karst underground. With its playfulness . Tour ‘Along the Reka into the since 1986, and were in 1999 also in- and perseverance, the river has created a Underground World‘: the trail cluded in the Ramsar Convention‘s wonderful subterranean world abundant runs across the park’s surface, List of Wetlands of International Im- with caves, passages, collapse dolines, descends into the Mahorčič and portance as the fi rst undergound wet- natural bridges and ponors – the Škoc- Marinič Caves, located below land area and as one of the longest sub- jan Caves system. Inside the cave, the the village of Škocjan, and runs terranean wetland areas in Europe. Th e river reaches a depth of over 200 metres, Škocjan Caves Park was established in continues its mysterious journey for through Mala dolina to the natural 1996 by the Government of the Republic about 30 km towards the north-west and bridge and through Velika dolina of Slovenia as the Škocjan Caves Re- returns to the surface in the springs of back to the surface. gional Park. As the Karst Biosphere River at the Gulf of . . Tour of the ‘Promotion and Reserve, the park has since 2004 been Congress Centre Pr‘ Nanetovh‘. part of a global network of biosphere ar- . Tour of museum collections: an ecological collection at the J’kopin Barn; a biological, geological and archaeological collection at the Delez Farm and a collection on exploration of caves in the visitor centre.

www.park-skocjanske-jame.si J'kopin Barn Rimstone dams

9 Download the mobile app The Lipica Guide on your mobile device even before you visit Lipica. The mobile app is available for free in online stores Google Play and App Store. Lipizzaners and their spectacular ‘airs above the ground‘ are a marvel to behold.

10 Lipizzaners

LIPICA STUD FARM . guided tours of the stud farm or independent tours with the THE CRADLE OF THE LIPIZZANERS SINCE 1580 mobile app The Lipica Guide Th e white Lipizzaner mares and their and one of the most beautiful cultural . presentations of the Lipica dark foals, presentations of the Lipica and historical monuments in Slovenia. Classical Riding School Classical Riding School, romantic car- As one of the world‘s most exclusive and . offi cial training sessions of the riage rides along the beautiful tree-lined outstanding destinations with a rich cul- Lipica Classical Riding School avenues and a pleasant walk to the old- tural heritage it is currently in the pro- est stable – Velbanca are some of the cess of being listed as a UNESCO world . tours of the Lipizzaner experiences that attract thousands of heritage site. Museum Lipikum, the Carriage visitors to the Lipica Stud Farm every Its crowning glory are the white Lipiz- Museum and the Culinary year. But Lipica is much more than this. zaners, which fascinate visitors with Museum with a tasting of It is the original stud farm of the Li- their beauty, elegance and graceful regional dishes and wines pizzaner breed, one the world’s oldest movements during presentations of the cultural horse breeds. Its tradition of Lipica Classical Riding School. Vis- . carriage rides around the more than 435 years makes it one of itors have an opportunity to watch the Lipica Estate the oldest stud farms in the world. Its offi cial training sessions, during which . visitor riding programmes story began in 1580, when Charles II, bonds of trust are formed between the Archduke of Austria, son of the Emperor white stallions and the riders. . children and family programmes Ferdinand I of Austria, bought the Lipi- You are warmly invited to visit the Lipi- ca Estate. Shortly after, the horses from ca Stud Farm, which is open year-round the Karst were started to be crossed with and is the only historic stud farm in the Spanish, Italian and Arabic horses, thus world that can be toured in its entirety creating a unique Lipizzaner breed. by means of a mobile app. www.lipica.org Today, the Lipica Stud Farm is home to more than 350 beautiful Lipizzaners

11 NATURAL WONDERS THE CLASSICAL KARST

Lake Cerknica has been exciting the im- nean world. Visitors are attracted by the agination and arousing the curiosity of unusual phenomenon of sinking water, explorers, locals and visitors since time as well as by the abundance of fauna. Th e immemorial. Th e intermittent lake is lo- lake area boasts the nesting sites of 94 cated on the largest Slovenian karst . species of birds, with more than 230 dif- In autumn and spring, it is full of water, ferent bird species having been observed while in summer it is usually complete- here so far. From the lake, the water dis- ly dry, revealing deep swallow holes and appears through swallow holes, contin- extensive grassland under a thick layer uing its journey between Cerknica and of the lake alluvium. Th e water fl ows into Planina Poljes underground to Rakov the lake from surface infl uents and from Škocjan, a karst depression. Rakov Škocjan diff erent directions through the subterra-

Photo safari in the area of Lož Valley and Mašun Križna Cave

12 Lake Bloke

Križna Cave () is located the winter. Many visitors and locals enjoy Meadows, fi elds and woodland stretch on the border of the municipalities of fi shing, as the lake is home to the carp, at an altitude of between 570 and 590 Cerknica, Loška dolina and Bloke. trout and common rudd. metres. All of the waters in the valley A special feature of one of Europe's most One of Slovenia’s shorter rivers is the are high and unable to fl ows through the beautiful water caves are underground 30-kilometre long River , which has subterranean passages past the polje. In with sinter dams. In the past, a number of springs and a highly linear autumn, heavy rainfall can thus result in bones of the cave bear have been found riverfl ow. frequent fl ooding. here. However, it is not only the under- A typical karst polje is Lož Valley, al- A unique cultural feature of this part of ground lakes that are interesting in this though in terms of its location, shape the Karst are ‚ostrnice‘ in the fi elds of area. One of the surface lakes is Lake and water conditions it diff ers greatly Lož Valley – stacks with hay temporarily Bloke, where visitors can during the from other karst poljes in the area. Apart stacked around the pruned tops of conif- summer cool off with a swim in the warm from the water-related attractions, the erous trees. lake water, or skate on the lake surface in natural world here is open and fairly fl at.

Valley of River Iška ‚Ostrnice‘ (haystacks) in Lož Valley

13 Lake Petelinje

Along its course, the River Pivka re- reaching between 5 and 7 metres. Of all While the source of the River Glinščica is peatedly disappears into the under- the lakes, this lake remains fi lled with in Slovenia, the river fl ows into the sea ground and changes its name. A unique water for the longest period, even up to in . Its precipitous walls of rock feature of the Pivka area are numerous half a year. One of its unique features is make the gorge so unique that visitors intermittent lakes, all unique in terms its lack of connectedness with other wa- do not have a feeling they are actually so of their characteristics. Th e largest of the ters, as a result of which it is not inhab- near the . lakes is Lake Palčje, whose intermittent ited by any fi sh, but visitors might spot Along its course, the River Reka passes nature changes slightly every year. Th e a special lake inhabitant, a 5-millimetre three countries. It originates in Croatia, lake is fi lled with water for about a quar- large crab, which can no longer be seen runs partly above the surface and part- ter of a year, depending on the amount anywhere else. ly beneath the surface in Slovenia, and of rain. Another special feature of this Th e gorge of River Glinščica, which flows into the sea in Italy. In Slovenia, area are butterfl ies; in fact, more than boasts a number of interesting features its subterranean interplay with rock half of all the species ever observed in and natural splendours along its length has created a number of beautiful caves. Slovenia live in this area. of two and a half kilometres, is a breath- On the surface, the river is a true par- Another very interesting lake is Lake Pe- taking sight. Th e gorge‘s precipitous adise for all passionate and amateur telinje, the second largest intermittent walls are in some places more than 300 fishermen, who spend their free time lake. At times of the highest water lev- metres high. enjoying its splendours. els, it extends over 55 hectares, its depth

Glinščica Fishing in the River Reka

14 Veliki Snežnik, the highest peak of the Snežnik Plateau, is located at an altitude of 1,796 metres. Th e area of Snežnik is home to numerous endangered and en- demic plant species and is inhabited by rare and endemic animal species. Th e area boasts some of Slovenia’s classical animal habitats and unique nesting sites. Th e centre of the town of Sežana features the Sežana Botanical Garden, which was set up in 1848. Over the years, the garden was expanded and planted with various plants and seeds from all over the world. Nowadays, visitors can admire century-and-a-half-year-old cedars, cir- cular fl ower beds, blossoming pergolas and almost 200 species of plants. Th e abundance of natural splen- dours in the Karst is rounded off with three unique caves. Snežnik, 1796 m Cave Dimnice is located where the karst world meets the non-karst world. Cave visitors can admire a fi ne collection of karst features. Its karst caverns and formations make the cave a suitable candidate to be in- cluded in the Guinness World Records. has been open to vis- itors since 1633 and is considered to be the first show cave in Europe. In addition to its magnificent nature the cave is nowadays famous as a venue for the annual Vilenica International Literary Festival. Divača Cave is approximately 700 me- tres in length, whereof 500 are open to visitors. Th e cave’s grandest feature is the Treasure Hall with white-red draper- ies, helictites and large crystals.

Botanical Garden, Sežana

Cave Dimnice Vilenica Cave Divača Cave

15 Snežnik Castle CULTURAL HERITAGE THE CLASSICAL KARST

A fairytale-like feeling of the landscape Mountain, enchants visitors with its of the last noble family to have lived here is conjured up by the small and large cas- mightiness, whitewashed exterior, and prior to WWII. Th e castle houses a muse- tles. Castles and churches are a big part refl ection in the little lake in front of it. um of residential culture of the 19th of architectural cultural heritage of the Th e castle has been situated here since the century and the adjacent dairy building Karst region. Various buildings through- 11th century. During its long history, it a hunting and dormouse museum. out the Karst area house diff erent types underwent a number of changes and now Th e hill next to the village of Zelše, on the of museums. features a medieval core, as well as Re- edge of Lake Cerknica, is the location of Snežnik Castle is the most beautiful and naissance and Baroque elements. Vis- the Church of St. Volbenk. Th e church best-known castle of the Lož Valley. Th e itors can also admire its interior, which ground plan is shaped like a three- castle, which is located below the Snežnik contains preserved original equipment leaved clover and the bell tower dates

Church of St. Volbenk, Zelše Prem Castle

16 Permanent exhibition Karst Museum back to the High Baroque. Standing proudly on the hill above the vil- lage of Prem is Prem Castle, which has been located here since 1213. Th e ground plan of the two-storey castle building is L-shaped. Th e castle’s Romanesque core features an extension and a small walled courtyard. Th e outer walls and cylindrical towers used to protect the village from attackers. Th e inner court- Notranjska Museum Postojna yard features Renaissance arcades and a small well in the middle. Th e castle hous- comes to living in the Karst. es an extensive museum exhibition On the lookout ridge above the village of with information about the history of Šilentabor is the location of the Church the valley of River Reka. of St. Martin, which features a presby- In the Karst, rock is in abundance, tery with Gothic groins and frescoes dat- whereas the quantity of soil and water ing back to 1464. Near the church, the does not suffi ce for life. With its inter- remains of once the largest anti-Turkish play between water and rock, nature cre- complex in what is now Slovenia remain ated wonderful landscapes and man used visible even today. rock to create great wonders. In this part Next to the Pivka – road is of the world, cultivating the karst and the location of the Park of Military His- changing it into an agricultural, forested tory Pivka – a museum-tourism centre and living environment allowed man to situated within a complex of old Pivka bar- survive. Th e things that people consider racks. Th e extensive tank-, artillery- and to be important, magical and unique are aviation-related collection and a new exhi- exhibited in museums. Th ere is a spe- bition on the birth of the Slovenian state cial museum devoted to the Karst – the and the 1991 war for its independence Karst Museum within the Notranjska make the Park of Military History Pivka Museum Postojna, where visitors can the largest museum complex in the Repub- learn about the wealth of nature and lic of Slovenia and the largest military-his- the art of man’s resourcefulness when it tory complex in this part of Europe. Church of St. Martin, Šilentabor

Park of Military History, Pivka Park of Military History, Pivka, a wooden tank

17 Štanjel

In addition to all the colours of nature, narrow streets with stone houses add to another special feature of the Karst is the the fairytale-like feeling of the village. Th e aesthetic elements resulting from the co- Karst House, a true historic monument, existence between man and the environ- is the oldest preserved building with ment. Man, stone and nature are here so architectural features of the original Karst intertwined that man’s stone creations houses. Visitors can enjoy an extensive feel colourful, natural and playful. ethnological exhibition. Štanjel is located at the top of the Th e village of boasts the Church 363-metre high Turn hill. Here, visitors of St. Giles, which was constructed can admire the remains of a Roman de- in the 16th century and built on at a fense tower and the Štanjel Castle. Th e later time. Its Renaissance-style ap- castle houses a permanent exhibition, pearance was thus slowly turned into a Karst House, Štanjel staged in the Lojze Spacal Gallery. Th e Baroque-style one. Th e interior of the

Church of St. Giles, Sveto Debela Griža Hillfort, Volčji Grad

18 The museum complex at the Škratelj Homestead, Divača church features an octagonal nave and largest village in the Karst, is home to the a wooden ceiling arched above it; the Military Museum Tabor, which is housed ceiling, supported by a central pillar en- in a defense tower and listed as one of the graved with the year 1682, is the most Guinness World Records. special feature of the church. In the roadside village of Senožeče, Th e village of Volčji Grad is known for which was fi rst mentioned in written the prehistoric Debela Griža Hillfort sources in the 12th century, visitors can from the Hallstatt period. Th e hillfort is admire a toll house, which dates back encircled by a well preserved stone wall. to the 13th century, when a lot of traffi c Th e village of Divača is the home of the passed through here. Th roughout histo- Museum of Slovenian , ry, various owners collected the toll for which is housed in the Škratelj Home- the transported goods. Permanent exhibition of the Museum of stead, the oldest preserved Karst house Slovenian Film Actors from the 17th century. Th e museum il- lustrates the history of the fi lm and fi lm actors in Slovenia, and presents the fi rst Slovenian fi lm star, . Th e mu- seum also features an outdoor cinema area, which is occasionally used for other events and gatherings. Stone has been used to build anything from shepherd’s dwellings to military fa- cilities since time immemorial. Hidden in nature, in an environment most suit- able for the herd, visitors can peek into a shepherd's dwelling. With a bit of imagination, they can visualise the story of man’s coexistence with nature since ancient times. Th e village of Lokev, the A shepherd’s dwelling in the Karst region

Military Museum Tabor, Lokev Toll house, Senožeče

19 CULINARY DELIGHTS OF THE BRKINI, THE KARST AND THE NOTRANJSKA REGION

A must-try dish of the Brkini Fruit Road: plum dumplings

Visit the KARST region on the sunny side of the Alps with a view towards the sea. Th e locals have always been in contact with the people of who traded with Trieste and the Venetian Republic. Travel along the wine road and you will be invited into wine cellars to taste the famous red wine Ter- an. Its strawberry-like fl avour, sparkling freshness, the lactic acid and iron content provide it with a benefi cial healing ef- fect, which strengthens blood vessels and the heart and aids in a good memory. One of the region’s special features are the so-called ‚osmice‘, hospitable farms where wine growers sell non-bottled wine with a designation of origin. A good climate, experience, knowledge and tradition have been put to good use to make local dry-cured ham, pancetta and cured pork neck meat, which are among the culinary specialities with a protected designation of origin. Take some time and let yourselves be seduced by the scent and fl avour of local dishes, for example juicy lamb served with ‘mlin- ci’ (hot water- soaked fl atbread), which evokes memories of the Traditional štruklji, cooked rolled dumplings warmth of wood-fi red ovens. A lot of attention is devoted to fes-

A fi replace where cooking used to be done on an open fi re Teran wine for health and strength Locals will serve you hand-sliced dry-cured ham

20 Karst honey among thousands of fl owers tive dishes. Typical Easter dishes include cooked ham or ham baked in bread dough served with grated horseradish, Easter eggs and walnut ‚potica‘ (traditional Slo- Medicinal Karst juniper brandy and Brkini plum brandy must always be at hand venian cake). Th e spring is heralded by herbal ‘frtalje‘ (omelette-like dishes) made from juicy parts of wild asparagus, lemon You will be pampered with beef soup with and persimmon desserts. To aid your balm, sage, elderfl ower and acacia fl owers. homemade noodles, broth-cooked meat, physical well-being and digestion you Our ancestors always made sure they had beefsteak with an egg, veal stew, veal will be off ered blueberry liqueur, Brki- time to rest and eat good food, for instance roulade, braised beef with cooked dough, ni plum brandy or Karst juniper brandy 'štruklji’ (cooked rolled dumplings) with a carters’ goulash and tripe. Th e restaurants (‘kraški brinjevec’), which is known as a rich cottage cheese or walnut fi lling and are fi lled with an especially tempting aro- home remedy with a wide range of ben- fi lling plum dumplings. Autumn is abun- ma whenever game dishes with tasty efi cial eff ects. You can also take a small dant with seasonal produce – potatoes, buckwheat polenta are being prepared. piece of the Karst home: stonemasonry beans, barley, turnips, cabbage, kohlrabi, Th e area around Lake Cerknica will tempt wares, dry-cured ham, small bottles of Savoy cabbage and celeriac. you with dishes made from cured fi sh, Teran, juniper brandy or plum brandy, Th e famous ‘jota’, a hearty stew, is made especially trout, pike, carp and tench. local honey or herbs. from turnips or cabbage, beans and pota- In autumn, a good choice are the Brkini toes. Stews are always cooked with a piece apples, dried fruit and chestnut, walnut Docent Dr Stanislav Renčelj of cured pork. A well-known dish from the Notranjs- ka region is a trio of kohlrabi, beans and potatoes. Kohlrabi is used to prepare a whole range of interesting dishes paired with meat. In Brkini, you will get to taste a cream of kohlrabi-and-Savoy cabbage soup, as well as delicious blood sausag- es (‘krvavice’) and liver sausages, barley dishes and millet porridge. Th e area is also known for its fi lling buckwheat, po- tato and maize ‘žganci‘ (a grits-like dish).

Filling buckwheat ‘žganci’ with chicken stew Festive walnut ‘potica’

Refreshing Teran wine sauce with dry-cured ham and polenta Delicious mushroom minestrone soup Potatoes with sauerkraut and liver sausage

21 MAJOR EVENTS TRADITION PAIRED WITH SOCIALISING BLOKE PLATEAU

BLOKE CROSS-COUNTRY SKIING FESTIVAL, Nova vas, Bloke, February HIKE IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF MARTIN KRPAN Nova vas, Bloke, April MIHAEL’S FAIR Nova vas, Bloke, September BLOKE PLATEAU RUN September

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CERKNICA DIVAČA -

TRADITIONAL CERKNICA CARNIVAL TRADITIONAL WALK ALONG THE TRADITIONAL HIKE Cerknica, February PONOR OF THE RIVER REKA Open Border, Beka-Botač, Škocjan, April March NOTRANJSKA REGIONAL PARK DAY Lake Cerknica, May ŠKOCJAN CAVES PARK DAY CONCERT IN TINJELOVA PEČINA Belajtnga, Škocjan, May Tinjelova pečina near , RUN AROUND LAKE CERKNICA August , June ŠKOCJAN FESTIVAL Škocjan, June – July CHESTNUT FESTIVAL SUMMER EVENING WITH THE , October CERKNICA BRASS BAND SHEPHERDS’ GAMES Cerknica, June Senožeče, July – August APPLE HARVEST FESTIVAL Tatre, October

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22 ILIRSKA BISTRICA LOŽ VALLEY

CARNIVAL – ‘PUST JE PRŠU’ ASPARAGUS FESTIVAL EVENING CONCERTS AND Ilirska Bistrica, February ‘BR'STOVSKA ŠPARGLJADA’ EXHIBITIONS Brestovica, April Snežnik Castle, May – October CHORAL FESTIVAL ‘PRIMORSKA SINGS’ KARST LAVENDER FESTIVAL IN THE LAND OF ‘OSTRNICE’ Ilirska Bistrica, March Ivanji Grad, June FLOATING CASTLE Lož Valley, May/July FARMERS’ MARKET ISONZO FRONT HIKE Ilirska Bistrica, September Brestovica, October DORMOUSE HUNTING NIGHT At Snežnik Castle, October ETHNOLOGICAL EVENT THE FEAST OF SAINT MARTIN ST. STEPHEN'S DAY Štanjel, November HIKE ALONG THE PATH OF THE LOŽ , December VALLEY HERITAGE ŠTANJEL RUN Lož, October Štanjel, December

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PIVKA POSTOJNA SEŽANA

HIKE AROUND THE SEASONAL INTERNATIONAL YOUTH KARST HALF MARATHON LAKES OF PIVKA MUSIC FESTIVAL Sežana, March The Seasonal Lakes of Pivka Postojna, June – September TERAN AND DRY-CURED Nature Park, April/September CART-HORSE DRIVERS’ FESTIVAL HAM FESTIVAL PETELINJE RUN, Petelinje, May Postojna Cave Park, July , August FESTIVAL OF MILITARY HISTORY CULTURAL FESTIVAL LIPICA STUD FARM DAY Park of Military History Pivka, ‘ZMAJ ‘MA MLADE’ Lipica, September September Postojna, August MONTH OF KARST CUISINE FLAVOURS OF THE SEASONAL LIVING NATIVITY SCENE IN Karst, October/November LAKES OF PIVKA POSTOJNA CAVE The Seasonal Lakes of Pivka December Nature Park, October

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23 DAY TRIPS BRKINI, THE KARST, THE NOTRANJSKA REGION

A TRAIN RIDE AROUND POSTOJNA CAVE AND A TOUR OF PREDJAMA CASTLE POSTOJNA  tour of Postojna Cave and the EXPO Postojna Cave Karst exhibition LUNCH  Restaurant Proteus PREDJAMA  tour of Predjama Castle

AROUND THE MYSTERIOUS WORLD OF THE NOTRANJSKA REGION LAKE CERKNICA  tour of the Museum of Lake Cerknica, a ride with a hay cart along Lake Cerknica LUNCH  Levar agritourism farm, Dolenje Jezero KRIŽNA CAVE  a boat ride on the fi rst lake KOZARIŠČE IN LOŽ VALLEY  tour of Snežnik Castle and the Dormouse Museum CAVE TREKKING AND UNDERGROUND ADVENTURES POSTOJNA, PIVKA AND BLACK CAVES  trekking tour ‘Following in the Footsteps of Luka Čeč’ OTOK CAVE  carbide lamp-lit tour of Otok Cave DINNER  themed dinner at the restaurant of Jamski Dvorec Mansion

AROUND THE WITH MARTIN KRPAN PIVKA  tour of the Park of Military History Pivka, the strongholds on the Primož hill and the Šobec Homestead in Kal LUNCH  agritourism farm Pri Andrejevih, Narin PIVKA BASIN  walk around the Seasonal Lakes of Pivka Nature Park and a tour of the Ecomuseum

DAY TRIP ALONG THE BRKINI FRUIT ROAD ILIRSKA BISTRICA  Hodnik's Mill and a walk to the park PREM  Prem Castle and memorial room LUNCH  Agritourism Farm Ivankotovi, Prem HARIJE  visit to a distillery and tasting of the Brkini plum brandy and local culinary treats

24 Individual day trips can be combined to make multiple-day trips. For organisation of tours and additional information, contact the Tourist Information Centres.

COMBINATION OF KARST AND BRKINI EXPERIENCES VREMŠČICA  sheep milk cheese tasting DIVAČA  tour of Divača Cave SLIVJE  Cave Dimnice and the church with frescoes by Tone Kralj, Brkini plum brandy and Karst juniper brandy tasting RODIK  tour of the Rodik Myth Park VALLEY OF RIVER GLINŠČICA  Beka–Botač Trail of Friendship THE KARST BY BICYCLE SEŽANA  tour of the Botanical Garden ŠTANJEL  tour of the village and the Ferrari Garden LUNCH  agritourism farm, Štanjel VOLČJI GRAD  tour of the prehistoric hillfort Debela griža  visit to a karst homestead - Hostel Pliskovica DUTOVLJE  Pepa's Karst Garden and Pepa's story

FROM THE MAGICAL SUBTERRANEAN WORLD TO THE WHITE LIPIZZANERS DIVAČA  tour of the Škratelj Homestead and the Museum of Slovenian Film Actors ŠKOCJAN CAVES PARK  tour of the park and the caves LUNCH  local inn, Lokev LIPICA STUD FARM  stud farm and Lipizzaner Museum Lipikum SEŽANA  wine tasting at a 150-year-old wine cellar AROUND THE LOWER KARST  hiking along the trail of the Isonzo Front  a military cemetery from TASTING  Teran wine and lunch at a local homestead  walk along “Th e Karst Path of Peace”, Th e Memorial to the Defenders of the Slovenian Homeland on Cerje hill, Cave Pečinka

AROUND THE HEART OF THE KARST SEŽANA  tour of the Dragotin Kette memorial room, the Sežana Botanical Garden, the oldest vine in the Karst and tasting of local wines KARST  guided tour of the Karst Living Museum LUNCH  inn, Štorje VRHOVLJE  stonemasonry and stone carving heritage LOKEV  tour of Vilenica Cave

25 Hand-sliced dry-cured ham

26 INFORMATION BRKINI, KARST, NOTRANJSKA REGION

TIC BLOKE Nova vas 46a, 1385 Nova vas Tel.: +386 31 326 158 [email protected] BLOKE www.bloke.si

GUESTHOUSE PRIVATE ROOMS, INNS, PUBS, MUSEUMS-COLLECTIONS Penzion Slamar APARTMENTS EATERIES Bloški smučar - Nova vas 45, 1385 Nova vas Prenočišča Lastovka Gostilna Miklavčič stalna muzejska razstava Tel.: +386 1 709 81 52 Nova vas 48, 1385 Nova vas 14, 1385 Nova vas Nova vas 4a, 1385 Bloke [email protected] Tel.: +386 41 259 597 T +386 1 709 80 40, +386 41 505 209 Tel.: +386 31 326 158 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] HOSTEL www.bloke.si Hostel 24 Bloke Apartmaji Lavrič Okrepčevalnica pri Dominu Nova vas 29, 1385 Nova vas Nova vas 46b, 1385 Nova vas Nova vas 5, 1385 Nova vas HORSE RIDING Tel.: +386 40 780 036 Tel.: +386 40 424 535 Tel.: +386 51 612 351 Ranč Bloke [email protected] [email protected] Nova vas 48, 1385 Nova vas www.hostel24.si www.apartamaji-lavric.si Okrepčevalnica Lovec T +386 31 318 881, +386 41 771 952 Andrejčje 2, 1385 Nova vas [email protected] CAMPSITE AGRITOURISM FARM T +386 1 709 80 09, +386 41 847 821 www.ranc-bloke.com Kamp Idila Kmetija Knavs Bloško jezero, 1385 Nova vas 6, 1385 Nova vas Brunarica ob Bloškem jezeru OTHER Tel.: +386 41 847 821 T +386 1 709 88 82, +386 41 564 193 Andrejčje 2, 1385 Nova vas Zavod Symbiosis [email protected] [email protected] T +386 1 709 87 87, +386 41 847 821 9, 1385 Nova vas [email protected] Tel.: +386 31 502 566 [email protected]

27 TIC CERKNICA Tabor 42, 1380 Cerknica Tel.: +386 1 709 36 36 [email protected] CERKNICA www.notranjski-park.si

INNS Prenočišča Jezero Kmetija z nastanitvijo Gostilna in picerija Gostišče En Krajcar 18a, 1384 Grahovo »Tekavča ograda« Pri Stani 24, 1380 Cerknica T +386 1 709 14 74, +386 41 572 143 32, 1384 Grahovo Žerovnica 3, 1384 Grahovo T +386 1 709 36 16, +386 31 789 074 [email protected] T +386 1 709 21 91, +386 51 261 322 T +386 1 709 13 00, +386 41 733 340 [email protected] www.apartmentcerknica.si [email protected] www.gostilna-pristani.si www.enkrajcar.si www.tekavca-ograda.com Apartma Jezerka Okrepčevalnica Glaž'k Gostišče Furman Dolenje Jezero 50, 1380 Cerknica Turistična kmetija Levar Partizanska 17, 1380 Cerknica Partizanska 1, 1381 T +386 1 709 19 32, +386 51 208 595 Dolenje Jezero 33, 1380 Cerknica T +386 1 709 33 44, +386 31 328 283 Tel.: +386 1 705 11 24 [email protected] T +386 1 709 19 14, +386 41 504 375 [email protected] [email protected] www.marijaleskovec.wordpress.com [email protected] www.glazk.si www.gostiscefurman.si Počitniška hiša Vaščanka Kmetija T'dolenj Okrepčevalnica PRIVATE ROOMS, 4, Laze pri Gorenjem Jezeru 1, Valvasorjev hram APARTMENTS 1384 Grahovo 1384 Grahovo Partizanska 1, 1380 Cerknica Apartmaji Knap Tel.: +386 31 335 504 Tel.: +386 41 363 421 Tel.: +386 1 709 37 88 Hacetova ulica 16, 1380 Cerknica [email protected] Tel.: +386 41 345 160 Hiša na Purgi NATURAL [email protected] Sveti Vid 12, 1380 Cerknica Turistična kmetija Kontrabantar ATTRACTIONS, www.ekoknap.si Tel.: +386 51 249 549 Dolenja vas 72, 1380 Cerknica OTHER [email protected] Tel.: +386 1 709 22 53 Križna jama Sobe v Cerknici www.hisanapurgi.si www.danijela.si Društvo ljubiteljev Križne jame Bračičeva ul. 5, 1380 Cerknica Bloška Polica 7, 1384 Grahovo T +386 31 835 080, +386 41 692 469 CŠOD Rak Oštirjeva kmetija Tel.: +386 41 632 153 [email protected] Rakov Škocjan 2, 1381 Rakek Kamna Gorica 9, 1380 Cerknica [email protected] www.sobe-cerknica.si T +386 1 709 34 61, +386 31 607 579 T +386 40 190 910, +386 40 550 371 www.krizna-jama.si [email protected] [email protected] Apartmaji Vrdjan www.csod.si/dom/rakov-skocjan www.ostirjeva-kmetija.com Cerkniško jezero Dolenje Jezero 13, 1380 Cerknica Rakov Škocjan T +386 1 709 66 29, +386 40 154 380 AGRITOURISM FARMS INNS / PUBS Notranjski regijski park [email protected] Ekološka kmetija Logar Gostilna Pav Tabor 42, 1380 Cerknica www.apartmaji-vrdjan.si Žerovnica 16, 1384 Grahovo Ul. Rakovške čete 6, 1381 Rakek T +386 1 709 06 36, +386 1 709 36 36 T +386 1 709 20 71, +386 31 784 232 Tel.: +386 1 705 25 63 [email protected] Prenočišča Telico [email protected] [email protected] www.notranjski-park.si Berestova 9, 1380 Cerknica www.turisticnakmetijalogar.si www.pav.si T +386 1 709 70 90, +386 41 711 088 Muzej Cerkniškega jezera [email protected] Turistična kmetija Pri Ujčevih Gostilna in picerija Portus Dolenje Jezero 1e, 1380 Cerknica www.telico.info Osredek 6, 1380 Cerknica 19, 1381 Rakek T +386 1 709 40 53, +386 41 561 870 T +386 1 705 40 26, +386 51 399 647 T +386 1 705 14 42, +386 31 251 020 [email protected] Prenočišča Miškar [email protected] www.jezerski-hram.si Žerovnica 66, 1384 Grahovo Gostilna Herblan T +386 81 602 284, +386 40 637 852 Turistična kmetija Žnidarjevi Gorenje Jezero 9, 1384 Grahovo Hiša izročila [email protected] Kožljek 1, 1382 T +386 51 625 334, +386 41 625 334 Dolenja vas 70c, 1380 Cerknica www.miskar.si T +386 1 705 63 59, +386 31 317 607 T +386 1 709 63 10, +386 41 430 224 [email protected] Uršulin dom [email protected] Prenočišča Mavko www.žnidarjevi.si Unec 19a, 1381 Rakek www.hisaizrocila.si Žerovnica 61, 1384 Grahovo T +386 1 705 12 59, +386 41 981 865 Tel.: +386 1 709 34 72 [email protected] [email protected]

28 RAZVOJNI CENTER DIVAČA Kolodvorska ulica 3a, 6215 Divača Tel.: +386 5 731 09 41 [email protected] DIVAČA www.tic-divaca.si

HOTEL Apartmaji Pr'Flcaji Turistična kmetija Ambrožič Picerija Pri B'zku Hotel Malovec Škocjan 1, 6215 Divača Barka 28, 6217 Dolnje Ležeče 51, 6215 Divača Kraška c. 30a, 6215 Divača Tel.: +386 41 958 466 Tel.: +386 41 707 343 Tel.: +386 5 763 11 90 T +386 5 763 33 33, +386 40 873 119 [email protected] [email protected] Fax: +386 5 763 33 34 www.ambrozic.si Picerija Etna [email protected] Apartmaji Kolodvorska 3a, 6215 Divača www.hotel-malovec.si Turist-Domačija Lojtrnik INNS, PUBS, T +386 5 763 00 52, +386 31 727 568 Laže 15, 6224 Senožeče EATERIES [email protected] CAMPSITE T +386 31 632 432, +386 41 707 610 Gostilna Mahnič www.etna.si Dujčeva domačija [email protected] 12, 6215 Divača Škofl je 33, 6217 Vremski Britof T +386 5 763 29 60, +386 41 316 600 NATURAL T +386 41 597 988, +386 31 786 125 Devan Gombač, s. p. [email protected], www.mahnic.si ATTRACTIONS [email protected] Dane pri Divači 24, 6215 Divača Javni zavod www.dujceva.si Tel.: +386 40 508 811 Gostilna Na Ravni Park Škocjanske jame, Slovenija www.naplaninci.si Senožeče 2, 6224 Senožeče Škocjan 2, 6215 Divača INNS Tel.: +386 5 765 61 30 T +386 5 708 21 10, +386 5 708 21 00 Gostišče Risnik Domačija Jankovi [email protected] Fax: +386 5 708 21 05 Kraška 34, 6215 Divača Vremski Britof 11, [email protected] Tel.: +386 5 763 00 08 6217 Vremski Britof Gostilna Pri mlinu www.park-skocjanske-jame.si [email protected] T +386 5 762 60 01, +386 31 335 166 Dolenja vas 5, 6224 Senožeče [email protected] Tel.: +386 5 765 61 20 Divaška jama Gostilna Malovec s prenočišči www.kmetija-jankovi.com [email protected] Jamarsko društvo Kraška 30a, 6215 Divača Gregor Žiberna Divača T +386 5 763 12 25, +386 40 413 313 AGRITOURISM FARMS Gostilna pri Čotniku Trg 15. aprila 13, 6215 Divača [email protected] Kmetija Grželj Dolnje Ležeče 22, 6215 Divača T +386 41 498 103, +386 31 522 785 www.hotel-malovec.si Dolenja vas 46, 6224 Senožeče Tel.: +386 5 763 80 43 [email protected] Tel.: +386 5 765 54 74 [email protected] www.divaska-jama.info Gostišče Stari grad [email protected] Senožeče 5, 6224 Senožeče Gostilna Godina CULTURAL T +386 5 765 53 40, +386 5 765 53 48 Dujčeva domačija Kačiče – Pared 6, 6215 Divača ATTRACTION [email protected] Škofl je 33, 6217 Vremski Britof Tel.: +386 5 763 01 09 Muzej slovenskih fi lmskih www.4m-senozece.si T +386 41 597 988, +386 31 786 125 [email protected] igralcev v Divači [email protected] Kraška c. 26, 6215 Divača PRIVATE ROOMS, www.dujceva.si Domačija Pr'Vncki T +386 5 731 09 49, +386 41 550 044 APARTMENTS Matavun 10, 6215 Divača Fax: +386 5 731 09 48 Apartmaji Žnidarčič Turistična kmetija Vrbin T +386 40 697 827, +386 41 719 466 msfi @kinoteka.si Matavun 8a, 6215 Divača Kačiče – Pared 25, 6215 Divača [email protected] www.muzejdivaca.si T +386 5 763 81 03, +386 41 420 919 Tel.: +386 41 473 905 [email protected] [email protected] Ošterija na Planinci RECREATIONAL AIRPORT www.vrbin.si Dane pri Divači, 24, 6215 Divača Letališče Divača Domačija Pr'Vncki Tel.: +386 40 508 811 Klub KLC Divača Matavun 10, 6215 Divača Turistična kmetija Pr' Betanci, www.naplaninci.si Kraška c. 67, 6215 Divača T +386 40 697 827, +386 41 719 466 2, 6215 Divača Tel.: +386 41 706 380 [email protected] T +386 5 763 30 06, +386 41 345 877 Okrepčevalnica Vremščica [email protected] [email protected] Barka 35, 6217 Vremski Britof www.letaliscedivaca.si Apartmaji Zenja www.prbetanci.si Tel.: +386 41 269 912 Dolenje Ležeče 19, 6215 Divača [email protected] HERBALISM Tel.: +386 40 303 578 Izletniška turistična kmetija Belajeva domačija [email protected] Benčič Pivnica in picerija Orient Express Kačiče – Pared 13, 6215 Divača www.hisa-energij.si 15, 6217 Vremski Britof Kraška c. 67, 6215 Divača Tel.: +386 41 697 737 T +386 5 762 01 76, +386 41 624 271 Tel.: +386 5 763 30 10 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected], www.krastour.si www.belajevi.si

29 TIC HRPELJE – KOZINA Bazoviška 16a, 6240 Kozina T +386 5 680 01 50, +386 51 677 752 [email protected] HRPELJE – KOZINA www.visitbrkini.com

HOTEL, MOTELS Rooms Hrpelje Gostilna Baša Hotel&Casino Resort »Admiral« Jana Jurič, s. p. INNS / PUBS Markovščina 36, 6242 Materija Bazoviška 23, 6240 Kozina Reška cesta 43, 6240 Kozina Pivovarna in gostilna Mahnič T +386 5 687 41 03, +386 51 309 103 Tel.: +386 5 689 07 00 Tel.: +386 40 874 745 Kolodvorska 4, 6240 Kozina [email protected] [email protected] www.rooms-hrpelje.si T +386 5 680 01 00, +386 41 692 211 www.admiral.si Fax: +386 5 680 01 04 Posestvo Brgod AGRITOURISM FARMS [email protected] Prešnica 69 (Brgod), 6240 Kozina Motel in restavracija Jadranka Turistična kmetija pri Filetu Tel.: +386 41 784 679 Ulica Dragomirja Benčiča Brkina 1 Slope 20a, 6240 Kozina Gostilna Amfora [email protected] Hrpelje, 6240 Kozina Tel.: +386 5 680 20 16 Reška 31, Hrpelje, 6240 Kozina www.brgod.si Tel.: +386 5 680 04 50 t.k.-fi [email protected] Tel.: +386 40 794 061 [email protected] www.tk-fi le.si [email protected] Picerija in oštarija Tonca www.motel-jadranka.si Bazoviška cesta 20, 6240 Kozina Turistična kmetija pri Damjanu »Na burji« gostinstvo, d. o. o. Tel.: +386 31 322 884 Motel, restavracija in pivovarna Slope 12, 6240 Kozina Istrska ul. 38, 6240 Kozina [email protected] Finida Tel.: +386 41 753 218 Tel.: +386 51 646 333 76, 6243 Obrov [email protected] [email protected] Picerija Amico Tel.: +386 5 688 60 51 www.damjan-slope.si Bač pri Materiji 4, 6242 Materija info@fi nida.net Pivovarna in pivnica Flora T +386 5 687 41 03, +386 51 210 543 www.fi nida.net Izletniška kmetija pri Čukovih 19, 6240 Kozina jaric [email protected] 14, 6240 Kozina Tel.: +386 5 680 20 09 HOSTEL Tel.: +386 41 504 456 info@pivnica-fl ora.si Porky's Hostel Kozina [email protected] www.pivnica-fl ora.si Sodobna ameriška restavracija Istrska ul. 2, 6240 Kozina Krvavi potok 30, 6240 Kozina Turistična kmetija Babuder Gostilna Mahorčič Tel.: +386 31 777 788 Hostel »Ociski raj« Velike Loče 3, 6240 Kozina Rodik 51, 6240 Kozina 1c, 6240 Kozina Tel.: +386 40 847 617 T +386 5 680 04 00, 041 679 588 Gostilna »Pri Križmanu« Tel.: +386 40 874 745 [email protected] [email protected] 24, 6240 Kozina [email protected] www.gostilnamahorcic.wordpress.com Tel.: +386 5 680 07 00 www.hostel-ocizla.si Turistična kmetija pri Cepčovih [email protected] 4, 6243 Obrov Gostilna Trost www.prikrizmanu.si PRIVATE ROOMS Tel.: +386 40 364 473 Rodik 97, 6240 Kozina Godina [email protected] Tel.: +386 5 680 12 00 NATURAL Materija 2a, 6242 Materija www.golac.si [email protected] ATTRACTIONS T +386 5 687 40 52, +386 31 343 707 Jama Dimnice [email protected] Izletniška kmetija »Pr'Birtovih« Dobra hiša zdravja Čičarija Sveta jama Prešnica 39, 6240 Kozina Golac 83, 6243 Obrov Jamarsko društvo Dimnice Robert Višnjevec Tel.: +386 41 437 104 Tel.: +386 5 991 71 46 p. p. 74, 6001 Obrtniška ul. 1, 6240 Kozina [email protected] T +386 5 652 60 36, +386 41 693 014 T +386 5 680 09 01, +386 41 818 714 www.pr-birtovih.si Gostilna Juriševič [email protected] Fax: +386 5 680 09 90 Gradišče pri Materiji 3, 6243 Obrov [email protected] Turistična kmetija Pri Friščevih Tel.: +386 5 688 80 17 Krajinski park doline Glinščice Rodik 40, 6240 Kozina Bazoviška 16a, 6240 Kozina Anja Stopar Pangerc, s. p. Tel.: +386 51 637 890 Gostilna in picerija Ž2 T +386 5 680 01 50, +386 51 677 752 Vrhpolje 20, 6240 Kozina [email protected] Obrov 54, 6243 Obrov [email protected] Tel.: +386 70 844 883 www.turizem-race-rodik.si T +386 5 688 88 88, +386 31 649 265 www.hrpelje-kozina.si [email protected] [email protected]

30 TIC ILIRSKA BISTRICA Gregorčičeva 2, 6250 Ilirska Bistrica T +386 5 996 62 78, +386 30 345 221 [email protected] ILIRSKA BISTRICA www.ilirska-bistrica.si

GUESTHOUSE Zemonska vaga Kmečki turizem Jenezinovi Okrepčevalnica Zemonska vaga Pension Patrik 87, Ratečevo Brdo 1, 6255 Prem Dolnji Zemon 87, 6250 Ilirska Bistrica Hrušica 100, 6244 Podgrad 6250 Ilirska Bistrica T +386 5 714 71 28, +386 31 851 399 T +386 5 714 60 18, +386 41 286 712 T +386 5 783 60 60, +386 41 651 212 T +386 5 714 60 18, +386 41 286 712 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] www.jenezinovi-sp.si www.zemonska-vaga.si www.pensionpatrik.com www.zemonska-vaga.si Turistična kmetija Ivankotovi Picerija Park Mikoza PRIVATE ROOMS INNS Prem 65, 6255 Prem Bazoviška 15, 6250 Ilirska Bistrica Penzion Isabela Gostišče Mašun T +386 5 714 74 30, +386 40 573 003 Tel.: +386 5 714 51 44 Podgrad 9, 6244 Podgrad Mašun 1, 6253 Knežak [email protected] [email protected] Tel.: +386 5 783 50 35 Tel.: +386 71 661 611 [email protected] [email protected] Ekološko turistična kmetija Picerija Kudra www.masun.si Peternelj 22, 6250 Ilirska Bistrica Kovačič Antonija Brce 10a, 6250 Ilirska Bistrica T +386 5 710 07 10, +386 41 548 690 Jasen 2e, 6250 Ilirska Bistrica Gostišče Grill Danilo T +386 41 584 193, +386 41 622 359 Tel.: +386 5 714 13 68 Bazoviška 46, 6250 Ilirska Bistrica [email protected] Picerija Park Seventeen [email protected] T +386 5 714 15 17, +386 40 908 222 www.turisticnakmetijapeternelj.si Bazoviška 32, 6250 Ilirska Bistrica [email protected] T +386 41 850 400, +386 41 654 846 Posestvo Rečou Turistična kmetija Pri Požarju [email protected] Zajelšje 10, 6250 Ilirska Bistrica Gostilna Potok Bač 19, 6253 Knežak www.park-seventeen.com T +386 40 453 649, +386 41 590 759 Dolenje 64, 6254 Jelšane T +386 41 733 640, +386 41 333 421 [email protected] T +386 5 714 26 48, +386 41 747 657 [email protected] CULTURAL www.recou.si [email protected] www.tk-pozar.si ATTRACTIONS Grad Prem Cek Silvo Gostilna in picerija Triglav INNS, PUBS, Kettejeva spominska soba Hrušica 1, 6244 Podgrad Cankarjeva 26, EATERIES Prem 44, 6255 Prem Tel.: +386 5 783 54 98 6250 Ilirska Bistrica Gostilna in picerija Škorpion T +386 5 998 50 11, +386 51 674 352 Tel.: +386 5 710 00 22 Rečica 1a, 6250 Ilirska Bistrica www.ilirska-bistrica.si Zasebne sobe Trebec [email protected] Tel.: +386 5 714 13 32 Bazoviška 20, 6250 Ilirska Bistrica [email protected] Muzejska zbirka Hodnikov mlin Tel.: +386 31 558 019 Gostišče Kambra www.skorpion.si Trg maršala Tita 6, [email protected] 8a, 6250 Ilirska Bistrica 6250 Ilirska Bistrica Tel.: +386 5 714 15 40 Gostilna Erna Tel.: +386 31 585 602 Udovič Karmen Račice 4, 6244 Podgrad [email protected] Dolenje 18, 6254 Jelšane Gostilna pri Matetu Tel.: +386 5 783 55 65 Tel.: +386 31 556 583 Vilharjeva c. 2, 6250 Ilirska Bistrica Brkinski škoromati - T +386 5 714 12 07, +386 41 424 974 Gostilna pri Sotlarju etnološka muzejska zbirka Sobe Kranjec [email protected] Podgrad 4c, 6244 Podgrad Podgrad 12, 6244 Podgrad Mereče 6, 6250 Ilirska Bistrica Tel.: +386 5 783 56 30 Tel.: +386 5 998 50 11 Tel.: +386 41 235 908 Kočanija www.ilirska-bistrica.si [email protected] Trpčane 41, Gostilna in pivnica Pek 6250 Ilirska Bistrica Dolenje 2, 6254 Jelšane Novakov mlin Merkantil Simenta, d. o. o. Tel.: +386 31 373 699 Tel.: +386 5 788 50 29 Topolc 75c, 6250 Ilirska Bistrica Knežak 3, 6253 Knežak [email protected] T +386 5 714 59 87, +386 51 332 973 T +386 5 788 20 64, +386 31 344 738 www.kocanija.si Okrepčevalnica Zala [email protected] [email protected] Knežak 209, 6253 Knežak www.merkantil.si AGRITOURISM FARMS Tel.: +386 5 788 01 84 INFORMATION Domačija Boštjančič TIC grad Prem Saje Avrora Zora Brce 8, 6250 Ilirska Bistrica Picerija Cocolo Prem 44, 6255 Prem Rozmanova 5, 6250 Ilirska Bistrica T +386 5 710 12 17, +386 41 768 744 Podgrad 12, 6244 Podgrad Tel.: +386 5 998 50 11 Tel.: +386 5 714 13 68 [email protected] Tel.: +386 5 783 51 20 [email protected] www.ilirska-bistrica.si

31 TIC ŠTANJEL Štanjel 1a, 6222 Štanjel T +386 5 769 00 56, +386 41 383 986 [email protected] KOMEN www.stanjel.eu

PRIVATE ROOMS, Pepini apartmaji Turistična kmetija 'OSMICA' APARTMENTS Škrbina 45a, 6223 Komen Hiša posebne sorte FARM TAVERNS Apartmaji in sobe Fratnik Tel.: +386 31 267 529 15, 6222 Štanjel Osmica Abram-Žerjal 5c, 6222 Štanjel [email protected] T +386 5 769 00 00, +386 41 728 619 Sveto 69, 6223 Komen Tel.: +386 5 769 01 16 [email protected] Tel.: +386 5 766 82 23 [email protected] Holiday house Luin www.sorta.si [email protected] www.fratnik.si 12, 6223 Komen www.tk-abram.si Tel.: +386 31 451 367 Turistična kmetija K'ntina Čotar Apartmaji in sobe [email protected] Gorjansko 84c, 6223 Komen Osmica pri Vidu in Dušanu Marija Jera Švagelj T +386 5 766 81 94, +386 31 309 119 Brestovica pri Komnu 32, Štanjel 6a, 6222 Štanjel Apartmaji Kralj [email protected] 6223 Komen T +386 5 769 00 18, +386 31 522 188 Kobdilj 22, 6222 Štanjel www.cotar.si T +386 5 766 43 39, +386 41 238 569 [email protected] T +386 5 769 01 60, +386 41 695 677 [email protected] www.apartments-stanjel.si [email protected] Biodinamična kmetija www.vinorebula.si Pri Kamnarjevih Apartmaji Stanarjevi Prenočišča pri Davidu in Martini Volčji Grad 40, 6223 Komen Osmica na kmetiji Kosmina Štanjel 29, 6222 Štanjel Volčji Grad 54, 6223 Komen Tel.: +386 40 644 121 15a, 6223 Komen T +386 5 769 10 07, +386 31 389 621 Tel.: +386 41 712 650 [email protected] T +386 51 242 071, +386 31 893 704 [email protected] [email protected] www.stanarjevi.com AGRITOURISM FARMS INNS, PUBS Turistična kmetija Gostilna s prenočišči CULTURAL Apartmaji Valetovi Pri Tavčarjevih Špacapanova hiša ATTRACTIONS Štanjel 20, 6222 Štanjel Hruševica 44, 6222 Štanjel Komen 85, 6223 Komen Grad Štanjel T +386 5 769 01 97, +386 31 257 937 T +386 5 769 01 36, +386 41 500 054 T +386 5 766 04 00, +386 41 297 829 Štanjel 1a, 6222 Štanjel [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Tel.: +386 5 769 01 97 www.spacapan.si [email protected] Mali raj pod kostanji Turistična kmetija Abram-Žerjal Kobdilj 37, 6222 Štanjel Sveto 69, 6223 Komen Gostilna , Restaurant Kraška hiša, Ferrarijev vrt T +386 5 769 02 06, +386 41 378 645 Tel.: +386 5 766 82 23 Kobjeglava 63a, 6222 Štanjel Štanjel 1a, 6222 Štanjel [email protected] [email protected] T +386 5 731 00 80, +386 31 356 138 Tel.: +386 5 769 01 97 www.marapoko.com www.kmetija-abram-zerjal.si [email protected] [email protected] www.q-komel.com Apartmaji Paradiso Turistična kmetija Galerija Lojzeta Spacala Komen 98, 6223 Komen Ostrouška Pelicon Gostilna Jota Štanjel 1a, 6222 Štanjel T +386 5 766 01 90, +386 40 322 069 Coljava 5, 6223 Komen Gorjansko 102, 6223 Komen Tel.: +386 5 769 01 97 [email protected] T +386 5 766 80 61, +386 31 303 523 Tel.: +386 51 810 865 [email protected] www.apartmajikras.si [email protected] [email protected] www.ostrouska-pelicon.com Stalna razstava Hiša Pri Ovčičevih DRY-CURED HAM arhitekta Maksa Fabijanija Gabrovica pri Komnu 6, Turistična kmetija Grča PRODUCING Štanjel 1a, 6222 Štanjel 6223 Komen Hruševica 6, 6222 Štanjel FACILITIES Tel.: +386 5 769 01 97 Tel.: +386 31 548 785 T +386 5 769 02 24, +386 31 743 491 Pršutarna Ščuka [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Kobjeglava 60, 6222 Štanjel www.esctoslovenia.com www.grca.si T +386 5 769 10 12, +386 31 719 306 Gradišče Debela Griža – [email protected] Volčji Grad Apartmaji Štanjelski razgledi Turistična kmetija www.prsutarnascuka.com Društvo Debela griža Štanjel 6, 6222 Štanjel Frankič-Peloz Volčji Grad 24, 6223 Komen Tel.: +386 31 385 281 Brje pri Komnu 24a, 6223 Komen Q-Komel, Selection pršut [email protected] T +386 5 766 87 71, +386 31 204 493 Kobjeglava 63a, 6222 Štanjel www.volcjigrad.com [email protected] T +386 5 731 00 80, +386 31 356 138 www.frankic-peloz.si [email protected] www.q-komel.com

32 TIC LOŽ Cesta 19. oktobra 49, 1386 Stari trg pri Ložu Tel.: +386 81 602 853 [email protected] LOŠKA DOLINA www.loskadolina.si

INN Prenočišča Amalija Kandare INN / PUB Lovska zbirka in polharski muzej Gostišče Mlakar Rožnik 13, Gostilna in picerija Škriban Kozarišče 70, Dodatna ponudba fotolov 1386 Stari trg pri Ložu Cesta Notranjskega odreda 17 1386 Stari trg pri Ložu 15a, Tel.: +386 31 760 949 1386 Stari trg pri Ložu T +386 1 705 75 16, +386 31 288 470 1386 Stari trg pri Ložu [email protected] T +386 1 705 70 90, +386 31 306 854 T +386 1 705 86 86, +386 41 582 081 HORSE RIDING [email protected] Youth hostel ArsViva CULTURAL Janez Kandare www.slovenianbears.com 24, ATTRACTIONS 28, 1386 Stari trg pri Ložu Grad Snežnik 1386 Stari trg pri Ložu PRIVATE ROOMS, T +386 5 991 50 58, +386 41 741 750 Narodni muzej Slovenije T +386 1 705 76 45, +386 41 507 153 APARTMENTS [email protected] Kozarišče 67, [email protected] Prenočišča Ars Palada 1386 Stari trg pri Ložu Markovec 3, 1386 Stari trg pri Ložu AGRITOURISM FARMS Tel.: +386 1 705 78 14 PHOTO SAFARI T +386 1 705 89 50, +386 41 799 771 Turizem Jure [email protected] Lovska družina Lož, Stari trg [email protected] 3, www.nms.si Rožnik 4, 1386 Stari trg pri Ložu www.prenociscaarspalada.si 1386 Stari trg pri Ložu T +386 41 364 595, +386 81 602 853 T +386 1 705 76 06, +386 41 810 596 Zavod Rihtarjeva domačija [email protected] Apartma Steles [email protected] 67, www.loskadolina.si Iga vas 41a, 1386 Stari trg pri Ložu 1386 Stari trg pri Ložu Posestvo Bajer Tel.: +386 41 260 985 Lovska družina Iga vas Tel.: +386 41 612 088 Viševek 40, [email protected] 45, 1386 Stari trg pri Ložu [email protected] 1386 Stari trg pri Ložu www.rihtarjeva-domacija.si T +386 41 225 015, +386 81 602 853 T +386 31 516 724, +386 31 333 407 www.loskadolina.si [email protected]

TIC PIVKA Kolodvorska cesta 51, 6257 Pivka Tel.: +386 31 775 002 [email protected] PIVKA www.zelenikras.si

INNS Gostilna s prenočišči Gostišče s prenočišči AGRITOURISM FARMS Gostilna in picerija Herman Pri Zotlarju B&B Trnje Pri Andrejevih Kolodvorska 39, 6257 Pivka Buje 3a, 6217 Vremski Britof Trnje 86, 6257 Pivka Narin 107, 6257 Pivka Tel.: +386 5 757 10 95 Tel.: +386 5 762 10 20 Tel.: +386 41 519 270 T +386 5 753 20 70, +386 41 536 094 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] www.pizzeria-herman.com www.prizotlarju.si www.bbtrnje.si www.andrejevi.com

Kantina Pivka Gostilna s prenočišči Špelca MOTORHOME SITE Kmetija Na meji Kolodvorska cesta 51, 6257 Pivka Gornja Košana 4, 6256 Košana Park vojaške zgodovine Pivka Trnje 1, 6257 Pivka Tel.: +386 5 757 11 90 Tel.: +386 5 753 04 13 Kolodvorska cesta 51, 6257 Pivka T +386 5 993 37 16, +386 41 648 960 [email protected] [email protected] Tel.: +386 31 775 002 [email protected] www.parkvojaskezgodovine.si www.gostilna-spelca.si [email protected] www.kmetija-nameji.si www.parkvojaskezgodovine.si

33 Francinovi-Volkovi Gostilna in picerija OTHER Etnološka zbirka Pri Zgonarjevih Narin 76, 6257 Pivka Morski konjiček Podzemna utrdba Alpskega zidu Stara Sušica 20, 6257 Pivka T +386 5 753 05 42, +386 41 316 881 Mala Pristava 10, 6257 Pivka na Primožu Tel.: +386 40 377 167 [email protected] T +386 5 753 20 55, +386 41 523 325 Kolodvorska 51, 6257 Pivka [email protected] Tel.: +386 31 775 002 Kmetija Pri Petrovih INNS, PUBS, [email protected] Narin 38, 6257 Pivka EATERIES Okrepčevalnica in www.parkvojaskezgodovine.si T +386 5 753 05 19, +386 41 741 282 Gostilna Marta picerija Milena [email protected] Vilharjeva 1, 6257 Pivka Dolnja Košana 48, 6256 Košana Ekomuzej Pivških www.petrovi.si Tel.: +386 5 757 10 13 T +386 5 753 05 51, +386 41 343 802 presihajočih jezer [email protected] Slovenska vas 10, 6257 Pivka Domačija Žagar Domača gostilna Valenčič Tel.: +386 31 775 002 Buje 1, 6217 Vremski Britof Gostilna KA-RA Ribnica 5, 6256 Košana [email protected] Tel.: +386 31 470 496 Radohovska pot 5, 6257 Pivka Tel.: +386 5 753 01 75 www.pivskajezera.si [email protected] T +386 5 757 24 84, +386 41 589 403 www.zagar.buje.net [email protected] MUSEUMS- Šobčeva domačija COLLECTIONS Kal 18, 6257 Pivka HORSE RIDING Gostilna Sušelj Park vojaške zgodovine Pivka Tel.: +386 31 380 372 Islandski konji Trnje Postojnska 20, 6257 Pivka Kolodvorska 51, 6257 Pivka [email protected] Trnje 68, 6257 Pivka Tel.: +386 5 757 10 39 Tel.: +386 31 775 002 www.sobceva-domacija.si T +386 41 519 270, +386 41 739 956 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] www.parkvojaskezgodovine.si www.islandski-konji-trnje.com

TIC POSTOJNA Turistično društvo Postojna Jamska cesta 9,6230 Postojna Tel.: +386 5 7201 610 [email protected] POSTOJNA www.tdpostojna.si

HOTELS HOSTEL APARTMENTS Anton Šefi c Hotel Jama Youth hostel Proteus Apartmaji Restavracija Proteus Liplje 2, 6232 Planina Jamska cesta 30, 6230 Postojna Tržaška c. 36, 6230 Postojna Titov trg 1, 6230 Postojna T +386 5 756 51 75, +386 31 218 204 T +386 5 700 01 00, +386 5 700 01 03 T +386 5 726 52 91, +386 51 630 781 T +386 5 700 01 03, +386 81 610 300 apartmasefi [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] www.postojnska-jama.eu wwww.postojnska-jama.eu Iztok Jager CAMPSITES, Predjama 6, 6230 Postojna Hotel Kras MOTORHOMES, Grad Tel.: +386 41 648 082 Tržaška c. 1, 6230 Postojna BUNGALOWS Na Gradu 9, 6258 Prestranek [email protected] Tel.: +386 5 700 23 00 Kamp Pivka jama T +386 5 754 05 95, +386 51 311 211 [email protected] 50, 6230 Postojna [email protected] PRIVATE ROOMS www.hotel-kras.si T +386 5 726 53 82, +386 41 991 214 www.prestranek.com Antončič Bojan [email protected] Globočnikova 8a, 6230 Postojna Hotel Sport www.venus-trade.si Apartma Ivica Grmek T +386 5 726 59 11, +386 51 396 309 Kolodvorska ul. 1, 6230 Postojna Pod Jelovico 7, 6230 Postojna [email protected] T +386 5 720 22 44, +386 51 601 302 Kamp Mirjam Pavlin T +386 5 726 55 00, +386 51 259 680 [email protected] Razdrto 19, 6225 Hruševje [email protected] Bizjak Vida www.sport-hotel.si T +386 41 684 988, +386 41 750 716 Reška c. 11, 6230 Postojna [email protected] Penzion Lipizzaner Lodge Tel.: +386 5 726 25 39 Hotel Epicenter www.mirjam.si 17, 6230 Postojna Kazarje 10, 6230 Postojna T +386 40 470 239, +386 40 378 037 Čič Edvin T +386 5 700 22 00, +386 51 680 573 Avtodom park Postojnska jama [email protected] Zagon 3a, 6230 Postojna [email protected] Jamska cesta 30, 6230 Postojna www.lipizzanerlodge.com Tel.: +386 5 726 26 28 www.hotel-epicenter.si T +386 5 700 01 00, +386 5 700 01 03 [email protected] Apartma Leni Gostilna Požar wwww.postojnska-jama.eu 4, 6225 Hruševje Predjama 2, 6230 Postojna Tel.: +386 41 616 925 T +386 5 751 52 52, +386 41 323 727 [email protected] [email protected]

34 Jurca Amalija Sobe Čehovin INNS / PUBS Gostilna Nika Kajuhova 20, 6230 Postojna Jamska c. 21, 6230 Postojna Gostilna Ob kaminu 14, 6225 Hruševje Tel.: +386 5 726 13 62 Tel.: +386 31 534 276 Tržaška c. 88, 6230 Postojna Tel.: +386 41 958 120 [email protected] T +386 5 720 15 01, +386 31 851 371 [email protected] Kapelj Vladimira www.postojna-rooms.cehovin.si [email protected] www.gostilna-nika.si Reška c. 2, 6258 Prestranek T +386 5 754 23 98, +386 41 961 363 Guesthouse Mondina Gostilna in picerija Čuk NATURAL [email protected] Log 2a, 6230 Postojna Pot k Pivki 4, 6230 Postojna ATTRACTIONS Tel.: +386 31 777 995 T +386 5 720 13 00, +386 41 696 350 Postojnska jama Logar Dragica [email protected] Jamska c. 30, 6230 Postojna Ivana Vadnjala 8, 6258 Prestranek AGRITOURISM FARMS www.pizza-cuk.si T +386 5 700 01 03, +386 5 700 01 00 Tel.: +386 31 251 410 Turistična kmetija Hudičevec [email protected] [email protected] Razdrto 1, 6225 Hruševje Gostilna in picerija Minutka www.postojnska-jama.eu T +386 5 703 03 00, +386 41 626 990 Ljubljanska 14, 6230 Postojna Posega Irena [email protected] T +386 5 720 36 25, +386 31 851 371 The above address also applies to: Landol 21b, 6230 Postojna www.hudicevec.si [email protected] Pivka and Black Cave, Otok Cave, T +386 5 753 54 06, +386 41 465 865 Cave under Predjama Castle. [email protected] Turistična kmetija Dolenčevi Gostilna Bar Bor Sajevče 8, 6225 Hruševje Tržaška c. 2a, 6230 Postojna Planinska jama Prenočišča Brne Tel.: +386 5 756 20 22 T +386 5 726 42 30, +386 51 326 967 Jamarsko društvo Planina Ljubljanska cesta 32, [email protected] [email protected] Planina 2, 6232 Planina 6230 Postojna www.dolencevi.si T +386 5 756 52 42, +386 41 338 696 Tel.: +386 31 715 175 Štorja pod stopnicami [email protected] [email protected] Pri Malnarjevih Ulica 1. maja 1, 6230 Postojna www.planina.si Slavina 36, 6258 Prestranek Tel.: +386 5 992 78 98 Prenočišča Ana K. T +386 5 754 24 57, +386 31 552 937 [email protected] INSTITUTE Reška c. 3, 6258 Prestranek [email protected] www.storja.si Inštitut za raziskovanje krasa T +386 5 754 22 97, +386 41 354 279 www.primalnarjevih.blogspot.si ZRC – SAZU [email protected] Gostilna Hruševje Titov trg 2, 6230 Postojna www.anak-postojna.net Turistična kmetija Mihevšč Hruševje 4, 6225 Hruševje Tel.: +386 5 700 19 00 9, 6230 Postojna Tel.: +386 5 756 10 63 [email protected] Ribnikar Štefka Prenočišča Tel.: +386 5 753 52 27 [email protected] www.kras.zrc-sazu.si Rožna c. 30, 6230 Postojna [email protected] www.gostilna-hrusevje.si T +386 5 726 27 21, +386 51 341 482 CULTURAL [email protected] Smrekarjeva domačija Gostilna Požar ATTRACTIONS Grobišče 11, 6230 Postojna Predjama 2, 6230 Postojna Predjamski grad Sajovic Silva Tel.: +386 41 740 574 T +386 5 751 52 52, +386 41 323 727 Predjama 1, 6230 Postojna Kosovelova 10, 6230 Postojna [email protected] [email protected] T +386 5 700 01 03, +386 5 751 60 15 Tel.: +386 5 726 55 02 [email protected] [email protected] RESTAURANTS Picerija Studenec www.postojnska-jama.eu Jamski dvorec Studenec 4, 6230 Postojna Sanabor Darko Jamska c. 30, 6230 Postojna Tel.: +386 5 753 52 79 Notranjski muzej Postojna Reška c. 3a, 6258 Prestranek T +386 5 700 01 81, +386 5 700 01 60 Kolodvorska ul. 3, 6230 Postojna T +386 5 754 24 93, +386 41 814 512 [email protected] Picerija Avio pub Tel.: +386 5 721 10 90 [email protected] www.postojnska-jama.eu 1a, 6258 Prestranek [email protected] T +386 5 720 13 10, +386 41 740 531 www.notranjski-muzej.si Sobe Mira Gril Restavracija Erasmus [email protected] Globočnikova ulica 6, Kazarje 10, 6230 Postojna EXPO Postojnska jama kras 6230 Postojna Tel.: +386 5 700 22 88 Gostilnica Grad Prestranek Jamska cesta 30, 6230 Postojna T +386 5 726 11 06, +386 31 603 154 [email protected] Na Gradu 9, 6258 Prestranek Tel.: +386 5 700 01 00 [email protected] T +386 5 754 05 95, +386 51 311 211 [email protected] Restavracija Proteus [email protected] www.postojnska-jama.eu Sobe Klikshop Titov trg 1, 6230 Postojna www.prestranek.com Tržaška cesta 50a, 6230 Postojna Tel.: +386 5 700 01 03 Muzej Stara dama, d. o. o. Tel.: +386 31 766 800 [email protected] Gostilna Na mostu Predjama 13, 6230 Postojna [email protected] www.postojnska-jama.eu Reška c. 18, 6258 Prestranek Tel.: +386 41 730 690 Tel.: +386 5 754 23 80 [email protected] Sobe Požar Restavracija Pivka jama [email protected] Bukovje 13, 6230 Postojna Veliki Otok 50, 6230 Postojna www.na-mostu.si Tel.: +386 40 989 337 Tel.: +386 5 762 53 82 [email protected] [email protected] www.venus-trade.si

35 HORSE RIDING RECREATIONAL CYCLING TIC Postojna Grad Prestranek AIRPORT MTB Park Notranjska Zavod znanje Postojna Na Gradu 9, 6258 Prestranek Letališče Rakitnik pri Postojni Kolodvorska ulica 1, 6230 Postojna Tržaška cesta, 6230 Postojna Tel.: +386 5 754 05 95 Rakitnik 1, 6230 Postojna Tel.: +386 5 720 22 44 Tel.: +386 64 179 972 [email protected] Tel.: +386 5 672 25 45 Fax: +386 5 720 22 40 [email protected] www.gradprestranek.si www.lipicanaer.com [email protected] www.sport-hotel.si TIC Predjama BOWLING CAVING Predjama, 6230 Postojna Bowling Epicenter Trekingi v Postojnskem podzemlju INFORMATION Tel.: +386 51 394 405 Kazarje 10, 6230 Postojna Jamska c. 30, 6230 Postojna TIC Galerija [email protected] T +386 5 700 22 99, +386 51 680 574 T +386 5 700 01 00, +386 5 700 01 03 Trg padlih borcev 5, 6230 Postojna [email protected] [email protected] Tel.: +386 64 179 970 [email protected]

TIC SEŽANA Partizanska cesta 4, 6210 Sežana Tel.: +386 5 731 01 28 [email protected] SEŽANA www.visitkras.info

HOTELS Prenočišča pri Mihelovih Domačija Šajna RESTAURANTS Hotel Tabor 2, 6210 Sežana Šepulje 4, 6210 Sežana Restavracija in pivnica HS Kolodvorska 4, 6210 Sežana Tel.: +386 5 730 16 70 T +386 5 764 10 96, +386 41 879 385 Partizanska c. 69a, 6210 Sežana Tel.: +386 5 734 15 51 [email protected] Fax: +386 5 764 10 97 T +386 5 730 45 02, +386 41 353 832 [email protected] www.prenocisca.rmstok.si [email protected] [email protected] www.hotelitabor-kozina.si www.sajna.si www.pivnica-hs.si Domačija Muha Hotel Maestoso Lokev 138, 6219 Lokev Turistična kmetija Pri Živcovih Restavracija Carat Lipica 5, 6210 Sežana T +386 5 767 00 55, +386 31 231 251 24, 6221 Dutovlje Hotel Safi r Tel.: +386 5 739 15 80 [email protected] T +386 5 764 10 66, +386 31 385 511 Partizanska c. 149, 6210 Sežana [email protected] www.domacija-muha.si [email protected] Tel.: +386 5 731 44 44 www.lipica.org www.pri-zivcovih.com rastavracija@safi r.si Muzar Danijela Brcar www.safi r.si Hotel Grahor Prelože pri Lokvi 16, 6219 Lokev Turistična kmetija Benčič Dane pri Sežani 9a, 6210 Sežana Tel.: +386 41 336 435 Filipčje Brdo 4, 6210 Sežana Restavracija Royal T +386 5 731 20 60, +386 41 684 143 [email protected] T +386 31 321 226, +386 41 886 382 Grand Casino Lipica Fax: +386 5 731 20 63 www.moj-apartma.si [email protected] Lipica 5, 6210 Sežana [email protected] T +386 5 731 06 00, +386 5 731 06 06 www.hotelgrahor.com Vila Dane Turistična kmetija Francinovi [email protected] Dane pri Sežani 33, 6210 Sežana 21, 6210 Sežana www.casino-lipica.si HOSTEL Tel.: +386 40 293 802 T +386 5 768 51 20, +386 41 730 698 Mladinski hotel Pliskovica www.viladane.com [email protected] INNS, PUBS, Pliskovica 11, 6221 Dutovlje www.ukmar.si EATERIES T +386 5 764 02 50, +386 41 947 327 AGRITOURISM FARMS Gostilna Grgič Fax: 05 764 02 51 Turistična kmetija Bezek Turistična kmetija Orleška 8, 6210 Sežana [email protected] Šepulje 7, 6210 Sežana Petelin-Durcik Tel.: +386 5 730 16 50 www.hostelkras.com T +386 5 764 20 96, +386 41 592 660 Pliskovica 93, 6221 Dutovlje [email protected] [email protected] T +386 5 764 00 28, +386 41 519 253 www.grgic.si APARTMENTS www.kmeckiturizembezek.si [email protected] Počitniška hiša Rozina www.petelon-durcik.si Gostilna Gombač Pliskovica 59, 6221 Dutovlje Turistična kmetija Škerlj Lokev 165, 6219 Lokev T +386 5 677 98 90, +386 41 567 720 53, 6221 Dutovlje Turistična kmetija Brajda T +386 5 767 04 66, +386 41 970 555 [email protected] T +386 5 764 06 73, +386 31 306 919 Štorje 5, 6210 Sežana [email protected] www.rozinahouse.com [email protected] Tel.: +386 31 666 842 www.tk-skerlj.si [email protected]

36 Gostilna Obersnel Okrepčevalnica Ruj 'OSMICA' FARM Kosovelova domačija Lokev 173, 6219 Lokev 16, 6221 Dutovlje TAVERNS Tomaj 39, 6221 Dutovlje Tel.: +386 5 767 05 01 T +386 5 734 17 20, +386 40 743 043 Kmetija Mahnič Tel.: +386 5 764 21 08 [email protected] 1, 6210 Sežana Gostilna Muha T +386 5 764 05 96, +386 41 863 986 Vojaški muzej Tabor Lokev 138, 6219 Lokev DRY-CURED HAM [email protected] Lokev, 6219 Lokev T +386 5 767 00 55, +386 31 231 251 PRODUCING www.kmetija-mahnic.si T +386 5 767 05 81, +386 41 516 586 [email protected] FACILITIES [email protected] www.domacija-muha.si Pršutarna Lokev na Krasu Kmetija Tohnovi www.vojaskimuzejtabor.eu Lokev 9, 6219 Lokev Vrabče 25, 6210 Sežana Gostilna - picerija Sila T +386 5 731 81 20, +386 41 646 162 T +386 5 769 52 29, +386 41 377 814 HORSE RIDING Lokev 7a, 6219 Lokev [email protected] [email protected] Kobilarna Lipica Tel.: +386 41 361 729 www.prsutarna-lokev.si www.osmica.biz Lipica 5, 6210 Sežana [email protected] Tel.: +386 5 739 16 96 www.gostilnasila.si KRAS, d. o. o. NATURAL Fax: +386 5 739 17 30 Šepulje 31, 6210 Sežana ATTRACTIONS [email protected] Gostilna s prenočišči Grahor Tel.: +386 5 731 03 00 Jama Vilenica www.lipica.org Dane pri Sežani 9a, 6210 Sežana [email protected] Jamarsko društvo Sežana T +386 5 731 20 60, +386 31 329 585 www.kras.si Bazoviška 9, 6210 Sežana CASINO [email protected] Tel.: +386 51 648 711 Grand Casino Lipica www.hotelgrahor.com Mesarija in gostilna Prunk [email protected] Lipica 5, 6210 Sežana Lokev 166b, 6219 Lokev www.vilenica.com Tel.: +386 5 731 06 00, 731 06 06 Gostilna s prenočišči Skok T +386 5 767 11 02, +386 41 635 645 [email protected] Štorje 27, 6210 Sežana [email protected] Botanični vrt Sežana www.casino.si T +386 5 768 54 09, +386 31 556 564 www.mesarija-prunk.si Partizanska 2, 6210 Sežana [email protected] T +386 5 731 12 00, +386 5 731 12 43 GOLFING www.gostilna-skok.com Oštirjeva kmetija [email protected] Lipica turizem, d. o. o. Voglje 15, 6221 Dutovlje www.ksp-sezana.si Lipica 5, 6210 Sežana Gostilna Tomaj T +386 5 734 61 82, +386 41 653 583 Tel.: +386 5 739 17 24 Tomaj 12, 6221 Dutovlje [email protected] CULTURAL Fax: +386 5 739 17 25 T +386 5 764 18 58, +386 40 601 088 www.ostirjevi.si ATTRACTIONS [email protected] [email protected] Kobilarna Lipica www.lipica.org Pršutarna Mevlja Lipica 5, 6210 Sežana Gostilna Ravbar Lokev 190 c, 6219 Lokev Tel.: +386 5 739 16 96 CYCLING Dol pri Vogljah 5, 6221 Dutovlje T +386 5 767 00 27, +386 41 635 296 Fax: +386 5 739 17 30 Astraea Tours Tel.: +386 5 734 61 80 [email protected] [email protected] Lipica 23a, 6210 Sežana [email protected] www.lipica.org Tel.: +386 5 730 07 67 Kmetija Živec [email protected] Gostilna Ukmar Veliki Dol 19, 6221 Dutovlje Muzej Lipikum www.krasnadlani.si Dutovlje 61, 6221 Dutovlje Tel.: +386 41 429 670 Galerija Avgusta Černigoja T +386 5 990 08 82, +386 41 249 332 [email protected] Lipica 5, 6210 Sežana INFORMATION www.zivec.eu Tel.: +386 5 739 16 96 TIC Dutovlje Gostilna Pri Hribu Fax: +386 5 739 17 30 Dutovlje 65, 6221 Dutovlje Povir 66a, 6210 Sežana WINERY [email protected] Tel.: +386 5 764 15 49 T +386 5 734 62 22, +386 41 793 204 Vinakras, z. o. o., Sežana www.lipica.org [email protected] Sejmiška pot 1a, 6210 Sežana Gostilna Spark Tel.: +386 5 731 34 44 Kosovelova spominska soba TIC Lokev Partizanska c. 82, 6210 Sežana Fax: +386 5 731 34 45 Ljudska univerza Sežana Lokev 139, 6219 Lokev Tel.: +386 5 734 12 11 [email protected] Bazoviška 9, 6210 Sežana Tel.: +386 5 762 10 17 [email protected] www.vinakras.si Tel.: +386 5 731 13 01 [email protected] www.gostilna-spark.com [email protected] www.lu-sezana.si

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37 The Underground World of Peca Mountain, Tourist Mine and Museum SHOW CAVES OF SLOVENIA FOR THE CURIOUS AND COURAGEOUS

ANTHONY'S MAIN ROAD TURISTIČNI RUDNIK A one-of-a-kind building in the centre of ŽIVEGA SREBRA IDRIJA the town of Idrija hides the entrance to the ANTONIJEV ROV underground Anthony's Main Road, which Kosovelova 3, leads to one of the largest mercury mines 5280 Idrija in the world. Visitors get to relive the 500- year history of the mine, get a feel for the Tel.: +386 31 810 194 life, work and the habits of the Idrija min- [email protected] ers and learn about cinnabar and mercury. [email protected] Th ey can also enter the underground chap- el, which is part of the mine.

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38 HUDA LUKNJA CAVE KOROŠKO ŠALEŠKI JAMARSKI A wide valley of the River to the KLUB SPELOS – SIGA south of Gornji Dolič narrows into the Črnova 52a, p. p. 138, Huda luknja gorge. Th e picturesque 3320 Velenje gorge is the border between two diff er- ent worlds: the limestone ridge in the Tel.: +386 31 816 774 eastern part and the karst area, studded [email protected] with more than 20 accessible karst cav- erns, in the western part. Th e end of the gorge boasts the Huda luknja karst cave, whose special feature is the Stream Pon- ikva sinking into the ponors below the Koprivnikar Farm and the cave passages that stretch along the faults in several di- rections. www.speleos-siga.org

PEKEL CAVE TURISTIČNO DRUŠTVO ŠEMPETER Th e over-3-million-year-old cave mar- Ob rimski nekropoli 2, vel is located in the subterranean world 3311 Šempeter v Savinjski dolini of the Lower Valley. Pekel Cave (‘Hell Cave’) is one of the few show caves Tel.: +386 3 700 20 56 in the Štajerska Region. It spreads across [email protected] two levels. In the bottom, water-fi lled part of the cave, visitors can walk along the Stream Peklenščica to the highest un- derground waterfall, which is 4 metres in height and can be admired from up close – the only waterfall in Slovenia that can be seen at such close range. Th e upper, dry part of the cave boasts red and brown dripstones created over thousands of www.td-sempeter.si years by the interplay of water and rock.

BABJI ZOB CAVE DRUŠTVO ZA The Babji Zob Cave is located under RAZISKOVANJE JAM BLED Babji zob (‘Hag’s Tooth’), a mountain Ljubljanska c. 1, near Bled. To reach the cave, visitors 4260 Bled need to take a 350-metre long uphill walk through the forest. In addition to Tel.: +386 41 368 965, the wonderful nature surrounding the +386 41 597 426 cave, visitors can admire beautiful cave [email protected] formations, in particular crystals of un- usual shapes (helectites) and large cal- cite crystals (scalenohedron), which are a rarity in Slovenia.

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39 KOSTANJEVICA CAVE KLUB JAMARJEV KOSTANJEVICA Th e enchanting interplay of rock, rainwa- NA KRKI ter and subterranean water fl ows, aided Dolšce 24, in their creation of natural splendours 8311 Kostanjevica na Krki by tectonic shifts, can be admired in the Kostanjevica Cave, which is located at Brane Čuk the foothills of Gorjanci. Th e undulating Tel.: +386 41 297 001, karst terrain on Cretaceous limestones +386 7 498 70 88 has provided a perfect foundation for the [email protected] formation of this underground fairy tale.

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THE COAL MINING MUZEJ PREMOGOVNIŠTVA MUSEUM OF SLOVENIA SLOVENIJE Visitors get to experience the good and Koroška cesta – Stari jašek, the bad of miners’ work and life during 3320 Velenje a walk through the tunnels of the under- Tel.: +386 31 752 418, ground coal mining museum, which is lo- +386 3 587 09 97 cated 160 metres below the surface. Th e museum is reached by means of a descent [email protected] with an over-120-year-old lift, which takes visitors 160 metres below the sur- face in a minute. Visitors learn about the origins, the discovery and extraction of coal in the old days through the various staged scenes depicting the miners’ life. www.muzej.rlv.si

THE UNDERGROUND PODZEMLJE PECE, D. O. O. WORLD OF PECA TURISTIČNI RUDNIK IN MUZEJ MOUNTAIN Glačnik 8, 2392 Mežica In the subterranean depths between Peca and Uršlja gora, miners were extracting Tel.: +386 2 870 01 80 lead and zinc for centuries. Many unusu- Fax: +386 2 870 01 65 al things happened to them, which lead [email protected] to numerous legends. In these tales, the underworld was ruled by the dwarf Perk- mandeljc. Visitors can try and catch a glimpse of the dwarf and learn about the miners’ life and the history of mining in- side the safe tunnels of the Peca under- ground world during a ride with a real www.podzemljepece.com mine train, by bicycle, kayak etc.

40 SNEŽNA CAVE JAMARSKI KLUB Snežna Cave (‘Snow Cave’), the ČRNI GALEB PREBOLD highest-lying show cave in Slovenia, Na Bazen 8, p. p. 51, which is just over a kilometre in length, 3312 Prebold is located on the mountainside of Radu- ha. Helmets and headlamps are required Tel.: +386 41 424 091, to visit the cave, as only the fi rst cave +386 41 413 111 hall is illuminated. Th e only ice cave set [email protected] up for visitors will fascinate you with its ice stalactites, stalagmites and other ice formations, which can be seen year- round. Th e cave can only be visited in the company of a guide.

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ŽELEZNA CAVE DRUŠTVO ZA RAZISKOVANJE JAM Two large shafts, the halls of Železna SIMON ROBIČ DOMŽALE Cave (‘Iron Cave’) are connected through Češminova 19, a passage and bridges. At the bottom of 1230 Domžale both chambers, water disappears under- ground, leaving the traces of its presence Tel.: +386 41 909 949 under the ceiling and on the ground on [email protected] a narrow metre-long section, which con- nects the two chambers. Th e small cave boasts a wonderful variety of diff erent shapes of stalagmites, stalactites, gours and small draperies.

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ŽUPANOVA CAVE ŽUPANOVA JAMA, TURISTIČNO IN (‘MAYOR’S CAVE’) OKOLJSKO DRUŠTVO GROSUPLJE Th e karst marvel of the Dolenjska region Taborska c. 6, is located near Grosuplje. Th e cave hall 1290 Grosuplje closest to the entrance, Ledenica, aroused Tel.: +386 41 407 705 readers’ curiosity even back in the 17th century, in the book Th e Glory of the [email protected] Duchy of by Johann Weichard [email protected] Valvasor. Th e cave boasts groups of mag- nifi cent cave formations, which make vis- itors feel like dwarfs, as well as the details of various karst features. In seven of the cave’s halls with electric lighting, visitors can admire a large variety of magnifi cent www.zupanova.jama.si cave formations.

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MUNICIPALITIES:

BLOKE CERKNICA DIVAČA HRPELJE- ILIRSKA KOMEN LOŠKA DOLINA PIVKA POSTOJNA SEŽANA KOZINA BISTRICA

42 THE MYSTERIOUS KARST state border Slovenian Hiking Trail

international border crossing European Long-Distance Path E-6, E-7 main road church panoramic railway museum train monastery

international airport castle

recreational airport museum, gallery

gondola lift natural attraction

port, marina archaeological monument

tourist information technical monument, coal mine

campsite recommended cultural heritage monuments winter sports centre interesting architectural spa complex

casino World Heritage Site / UNESCO golf course Notranjska Lowland underground show cave Škocjan Caves Park wine-producing region The area of influence of the Škocjan Caves Regional Park

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Idrija Mercury Mine, 2 13 Vilenica Cave Anthony's Main Road

3 Saint Cave 14 Železna Cave

4 Cave Dimnice 15 Županova Cave

5 Škocjan Caves 16 Kostanjevica Cave

6 Postojna Cave 17 Pekel Cave

7 Otok Cave 18 Huda Luknja Cave

The Underground 8 Pivka Cave 19 16 World of Peca Mountain

9 Black Cave 20 Snežna Cave

10 Planina Cave 21 Babji Zob Cave

Cave under The Coal Mining Museum 11 22 Predjama Castle of Slovenia, Velenje

Slovenia, tourist map, 2002, 9th edition, the map revised and updated in April 2016, Slovenian Tourist Board. Design and editing: Prof. Dr. Branko J. Rojc. Cartographic material and DTP: Geodetic Institute of Slovenia. © Postojna Tourism Society 0102030 km 45 46 SLOVENIAN TOURIST BOARD Dimičeva ulica 13, SI-1000 Ljubljana t +386 (0)1 589 85 50 f +386 (0)1 589 85 60 e [email protected] www.slovenia.info

TOURIST ASSOCIATION OF BRKINI, KARST, NOTRANJSKA REGION Jamska cesta 9, SI-6230 Postojna t +386 (0)5 720 16 10 e [email protected] www.tz-bkn.si

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Published by the Tourist Association of Brkini, Karst, Notranjska Region in cooperation with the Slovenian Tourist Board and assisted by Postojnska jama, d.d., Javni zavod Park Škocjanske jame, Slovenija, Kobilarna Lipica, RRA Zeleni kras, d. o. o., and the municipalities of Bloke, Cerknica, Divača, Hrpelje – Kozina, Ilirska Bistrica, Komen, Loška dolina, Pivka, Postojna and Sežana in Slovenian, English, German, Italian, French and Spanish. · For the Tourist Association of Brkini, Karst, Notranjska Region: Srečko Šajn, Chairman · For the Slovenian Tourist Board: Maja Pak, Director · Edited by: Srečko Šajn, Marija Rožman, Miha Renko · Introductory text by academic, Dr Andrej Kranjc, Prof. · Culinary Delights of BKN: Docent Dr. Stanislav Renčelj · Other texts by Sanja Pregl, MA, Kobilarna Lipica, Postojnska jama, d.d., Park Škocjanske jame · Proofread by Dr. Jože Gasperič · Concept and design by Srečko Šajn in cooperation with Arjan Pregl, academy-trained painter, MA · Contributors in other fi elds: Dr. Andrej Kranjc – karstology, Dr. Stanislav Renčelj – cuisine, Dr. Branko Rojc – cartography · Translations by: German - Rosman I, d. o. o., Italian - Katarina Bajželj Žvokelj, English - Rosman I, d. o. o., French – Amidas, Spanish – Jasmina Markič · Photographs: Archives: Slovenian Tourist Board, Kobilarna Lipica, Park Škocjanske jame, Postojnska jama d. d., RDO Zeleni kras, Zavod ŠTIP Sežana, TIC Štanjel, Municipalities of Komen, Hrpelje – Kozina, Divača and Dragan Arrigler, Miran Beškovik, Brane Čuk, Miha Dolenc, Peter Gedej, Ivan Gričar, Bogdan Kladnik, Miha Krivic, Emil Kariž, Simon Korenjak, Matej Kržič, Borut Lozej, Bogdan Macarol, On the back cover: Iztok Medja, Franc Malečkar, Tomaž Penko, Jože Požrl, Silvo Ramšak, Stanislav Renčelj, Kristjan Rešaver, Matej Skubic, Škocjan Caves Park, Srečko Šajn · Information collected, processed and organised by Marica Gombač · Collaboration and content review: Lake in Velika dolina, Danica Zorko, M.Ec., Alenka Čuk, Franjo Drole, Franc Malečkar · Map: Geodetic Institute of Slovenia · DTP: Miha Dolenc Murmuring Cave; · Printed by: Tisk Žnidarič d.o.o. · Print run: 50,000 · Postojna, June 2016 photo archives of Škocjan Caves Park

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