Vintgar gorge - Završnica lake - Valvazor

waterfal Šum

Waterfall Sum is a beautiful waterfall at the end of the Vintgar gorge near the popular lake Bled in Slovenia

Vintgar gorge

http://www.vintgar.si/?lang=en The 1.6 km long Vintgar gorge carves its way through the vertical rocks of the Hom and Boršt hills and is graced by the Radovna with its waterfalls, pools and rapids. The educational trail leads you over wooden bridges and Žumr’s galleries, and ends with a bridge overlooking the mighty 13 m high Šum waterfall. The Vintgar gorge also includes two man-made sights. The single-arch stone bridge of the Bohinj railway, constructed in 1906, which crosses the gorge 33.5 m above the trail, and the dam from which the water is routed to the small Vintgar hydroelectric power plant under the Šum waterfall.

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HE Moste

The hydroelectric power station Moste is the first power station on the River Sava. It is situated on the gorge Kavcke by Moste. The hydroelectric power station assures the stability of the whole electricity in Slovenia. It was built in the year 1952 and in the beginning was intended mostly for supplying of Gorenjska Region with the electric energy and covering of the needs by energy in the factory Zelezarna Jesenice. Together with the hydroelectric power station Zavrsnica, which was built in the year 1914 as the first public power station in Slovenia, represented the united system of electricity. Today is the hydroelectric power station Zavrsnica changed to the technical memorial. The concrete barrier of the hydroelectric power station Moste belongs between the highest barriers in Slovenia with the 60 meter of height.

Restaurant Lovski Dom Stol

Restaurant Lovski Dom Stol Restaurant Lovski Dom Stol is located in the Zavrsnica valley. It’s known as one of the best places to eat in the area. The menu is focused on traditional Slovene favorites and also includes a number of house specialties such as roast ribs, frog legs, fresh game, etc. The portions are so large that even the most famished person will have trouble saving room for dessert. Culinary offer: Slovenian cuisine and typical dishes of the Gorenjska region Working time restaurant: 10.00 – 22.00, closed on Wednesdays Working time kitchen: 11.00 – 20.00, closed on Wednesdays Tel.: +386 4 580 10 28 and +386 41 945 347 Address: Moste 68e, 4274 Zirovnica, Slovenia Latitude and Longitude Coordinates: 46.410202, 14.138758 GPS coordinates: 46° 24′ 36.7272” N 14° 8′ 19.5288” E

Završnica lake

Lake Završnica (also Završniško lake) is accumulation lake, artificially dammed lake in valley Završnica under the mountain Stol in Karavanke. It is located near the village Moste in municipality Žirovnica. It is filled by a stream Završnica, which springs in Zelenica under Stol. The lake lies on altitude 640 meters, with surface of 2.5 ha and the bigest depth 10 meters. It is not allowed to swimm in the lake.

ZAVRH BAR

Bar Zavrh Bar Zavrh is a nice little bar located in a beautiful setting near the Zavrsnica stream in the Zavrsnica valley. It is a very popular place to sip a good cup of coffee, beer or wine and have ice-cream in the summer or enjoy a cup of tea, hot chocolate, mulled wine or punch to warm yourself up in the winter. Working time: June to September, daily 10:00–23:00 Tel.: +386 40 823 302 Zavrh Bar Address: Zabreznica 75, 4274, Slovenia Latitude and Longitude Coordinates: 46.40579, 14.15445 GPS coordinates: 46° 24′ 20.8512” N 14° 9′ 16.0344” E

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Cave Turška jama

The Turkish Cave (Turška jama) is located at an altitude of 835m above the Završnica valley. The name of the cave derives from when, many centuries ago, women and children retreated to the cave to seek refuge from Turkish invaders.

Waterfall under Gozdašnica

Valvazorjev dom

This mountain lodge 5km north of Završnica is the perfect base for hikers setting off into the mountains and is a great place to try the local cuisine. Accommodation is also available, so don’t fret about enjoying a post hike beer or trying the local honey liqueur.

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Ajdna

Ajdna is a 1046 metres high rocky hill above the village Potoki. Potoki are a settlement near the city Jesenice. Ajdna is situated in the southern slope of the mountain Stol in Karavanke and belongs under the Community of Zirovnica. We can park car in the village, which is in greater part squeezed to the hill and then you can walk up to the hill. At the end of the houses we come to the brook Srednik. Among the path are rare signposts, so it is better that we are attentive, because we can quickly be lost. The path is mostly going steep up. In the summer is very pleasant the shadow of the trees. At the end we come to two separated paths, one is going on the left and the other on the right side of the hill. The left side is more demanding, because there are also wedges, so it is better that we go on the right side. Just at the end we can see archaeological site late antiquity colony. After the decay of the western Roman empire the inhabitants were left to the robbery attacks of different tribes and so they started to withdraw into the natural secured places. Ajdna was stronghold to the inhabitants from the valley. The archaeological excavation started in the year 1976. There were found the remains of graves, buildings and interesting old Christian church. In Kranj are in the museum displayed excavations like pot plant, weapon and jewellery. Probably was the entire settlement built in three terraces and there lived about 100 people. You can look at the secured walls and posters about the work and some photographs. From the top of the hill is a wonderful view to Jesenice, Bled, Radovljica, Mezakla, Julian Alps, hydroelectric station Moste and mountain Stol.

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