Must see points in Vrhnika:
SpringsoftheLjubljanica:Moilnik,Retovje,Bistra,
Lintvern
ThebirthplaceofthegreatestSlovenianwriterIvanCankar(MemorialHouseandLiteraryTrail)
TechnicalMuseumofSloveniainBistranearVrhnika
Oasisofpeaceoncountryside:Podlipa,Zaplana,Pokojie
TheremainsofMarshinMaliplac
Guidedtours:Cankar'sBoyhoodTrail,ArchaeologicalTrail,TheHistorialVrhnika,LjubljanicaSpringsandLjubljanaMarsh
Adventures and Recreation: HikingandPilgrimageTrails
BikeRoutesaroundVrhnika
HikingtoPlaninaHillaboveVrhnika(735m)
TheOldMill(Starmaln):swimmingarea,oldmill,andpicnicarea
TheBevkeNatureTrail
NaturalclimbingwallinRetovje
FishingonLjubljanicaRiverandpods
Animalwatching,hunting,photohunting
INFORMATIONS AND GUIDED
TOURS:TIC(TouristInformationCenter)Vrhnika
Trakacesta9,1360Vrhnika+38617551054,+38651661063
[email protected]
Ljubjana22km,20min
Klagenfurt101km,73min
Vrhnika
Postojna33km,21min
Bled70km,43min
Capodistria /86km,50min
Trieste71km,45min
Zagreb148km,101min
Maribor151km,90min
Nearby. Green. Interesting. Remarkable.
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Recommendations: Rolled prune
dumplingsattheBajcInn,BistraInn,Cankar
Restaurant,KrajncInn,StaraKaaInnandMantovaHotel, Frogs
legsattheFishingLodge Roast meatsattheKranjcInn Homemade desserts
and ice creamsattheMantova
HotelandBerzoCafandParkCaf Rustic mealsattheJurcaInn Stews and
soupsatthelodgeonPlaninaHillandthe
CankarRestaurant Home-made chicken and fresh pork and
sausagesat
theMesecInninZaplana Fresh troutattheFishingLodgeandBistraInn
Cup of Cankar coffeeattheBajcInn,BistraInn,Cankar
Restaurant,KrajncInn,StaraKaaInnandMantovaHotel.
Hungry? If so, then youre right to visit us!
Vrhnikaanditssurroundingsofferatruewealthofhigh-qualityfood.RolleddumplingsareoneofthemostcommonfoodsinSlovenia.TheVrhnikaregionistypifiedbydumplingswithaprunefilling,whichcanbeservedasamaincourseoradessert.Theyaresotastythattheywillpleaseeventhemostdiscriminatinggourmet.
The Argonauts in Vrhnika?!
VrhnikaiscloselyrelatedwiththemythoftheArgonauts.Ac-cordingtoGreekmythology,theancientGreekheroJason
as-sembledagroupofchampionstoaidhiminhisquesttofindtheGoldenFleece.TheshipbuilderArgusfollowedthegoddessAthenasinstructionsandbuiltashipnamedtheArgoinhishonor.
Naming themselves after their ship, the
ArgonautssailedtomanycountriesacrosstheBlackSeatotheDanube,thenuptheSavaRiverandfinallyuptheLjubljanicatoMoilnikSprings
inVrhnika.There,
theArgonautsdisassembledtheirshipandcarrieditontheirshoulderstotheAdriaticSea.
According to the legend, the Argonauts killed a
dragonwhereLjubljanaisnowlocatedandwheretheyestablishedthesettlementofEmona.Atthattime,Nauportuswasanimportantport.
Of
interest:TherearemanyexplanationsoftheoriginofthenameVrh-nika.ThetownwasalsoknownasNauportus(Latin;
riverport for trading ships) de superiori Lay-baco (Italian)
andOberlaibach,Ober(n)laybach,OberLaibach(German;
UpperLjubljanaorUpperLjubljanica).
Argonaut Days and Vrhnika Night:
mid-JuneAsamemorialtotheseancientGreeksandthejourneyoftheArgonauts,Vrhnikasemblemisan
imageoftheArgo,and
localsandvisitorsfromotherplacesrememberthemeveryyearduringArgonautDays.
Thisisafestivalofentertainment,theartsandsports,buttheprogram
includesalsogastronomic,
ethnographicandchildrensevents.TheculminationofthefestivalisVrhnikaNight:
a large concert with musicians from Slovenia
andabroadthatattractsvisitorsfromnearandfar.
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