Nordic ski centre Vojsko
TSK Idrija (Nordic ski club Idrija) is on the Vojskarska plateau, which is located at an altitude of around 1000-1200 meters above sea level. TSK Idrija has settled a Tekaško smučarski center Vojsko...
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Primorska hides a plenty of unique treasures, between them is also Vojskarska planota (Vojskarska plateau), which stretches itself over 1000 metres height above the sea. In the middle of the nature and...
View ArticleHTN-J5 THROUGH THE MIRNA AND SUHa KRAJINA HILLS
Hrastno - Draga pri Šentrupertu - Selo pri Mirni - Čatež - Knežja vas - Dobrnič - Žužemberk Trail length: 52.6 km. From Hrastno, we will ride past Draga to the headwaters of the Mirna River from where...
View ArticleSports fishing on the Idrijca river
In the Idrija region, sports fishing has had a long tradition. The crystal clear river Idrijca with its numerous tributaries, rich in Soča trout, marble trout, brown trout and grayling, the unspoiled...
View ArticleAntonijev rov mine shaft - Idrija Mercury Mine
With the interesting commentary of a guide, visitors explore the underground world of the mercury mine. Here they find hidden pockets of cinnabar ore and droplets of mercury, learn about the method of...
View ArticleIdrijska Bela, Belčne klavže
Klavže or klavža barrages are unusual technical devices which were used for floating timber downstream to the mine in Idrija along the Idrijca, Belca and Zala from the 17th until the 19th century....
View ArticleWar Museum Idrija
WAR MUSEUM IDRIJAThe War Museum Idrija represents the time of war in year from 1900 till 1999. You can observe the time of First World War, Second World War and the time of Slovenian emancipation.
View ArticleFrančiška's Shaft - Museum's technical department
FRANČIŠKA'S SHAFT – MUSEUM'S TECHNICAL DEPARTMENTAfter 1950, during a time of grand reconstruction and modernization, the mine discarded numerous machines and technical apparatuses from the Austrian...
View ArticleVojsko, Idrijske klavže
Klavže barrages on the Idrijca are the largest in our country. Before 1774 they were designed by Jožef Mrak, a surveyor in the mine of Idrija. The dam was degraded when it was remade into a...
View ArticleIdrijska Bela, Belčne klavže
Klavže or klavža barrages are unusual technical devices which were used for floating timber downstream to the mine in Idrija along the Idrijca, Belca and Zala from the 17th until the 19th century....
View ArticleGewerkenegg Castle
This two-storey Renaissance castle building stands at the edge of a slope above the densely built city of Idrija. The whole thing was constructed on the order of the Hapsburgs as a mine storehouse and...
View ArticleCenter of Idrian lace
Tourist offer of the Center:- lace exibition that offers insight into the historical development of lacemaking techniques and motifs (laces have been made by members of the Association of Idrija Lace...
View ArticleThe Kos manor house
Kos Manor is one of four so-called "iron foundry castles" built in the area during the 16th and early 17th centuries by owners of local ironmaking plants in Sava, Plavž, Murova and Javornik. Iron...
View ArticleLace making school
The Idrija Lace School is recognisable and valued institution in the expert circles at home and abroad. The School has been operating non-stop from the establishment in 1876 until today.The primary...
View ArticlePartisan hospital Pavla
PARTISAN HOSPITAL PAVLANear the pathway leading to Mrzla Rupa at Hudo plje, there stands a monument erected in the memory of the Partisan Hospital Pavla, which during World War 2 provided shelter and...
View ArticleVojščica
VOJŠČICAIn the spring of 1943, not far from the farm standing nearby, the last and fiercest enemy offensive against forces of the heroic 9th corps was raging. The Partisans incurred many casualties and...
View ArticleMagazin - miners wheat warehouse
MAGAZIN - MINERS WHEAT WAREHOUSEIt was constructed in 1764 in the baroque style, with a transitive vestibule and heavily pronounced portals. The warehouse served for some 15 years as a storage place...
View ArticleIdrian lace
IDRIAN LACEBesides mercury, Idrija’s reputation spread around the globe also due to the famed Idrijan lace. This excellent domestic handcraft, which in many cases exceeded the level of mere dexterous...
View ArticleFour-Square City Centre
FOUR – SQUARE CITY CENTREThe core of Idrija’s city centre is covered by four squares. Acacius’s, Municipal, Scopoli’s and Aumetz’s. Let us take a brief stroll across them and look at some principal...
View ArticleThe Old Vine, the oldest vine in the world
Old Vine, the oldest vine in the world, is the oldest living specimen on our planet of a noble grape vine that still bears grapes! With an age of over 400 years it is registered in the Guinness Book of...
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