Tips for exciting tours in the Heart of Slovenia

cross railway tracks. Head on till you reach Menačnk homestead.
This was a house of a skilled tailor, which was bought
and rebuilt by the municipality. By rebuilding stables, the entire
barn, which can still boast with its preserved appearance,
has gained new space for exhibitions, meetings and different
educational events for the cultural heritage enthusiasts.
Continue with the tour on a byway for Gorjuša to Krumperk
Castle (Grad Krumperk). The previous owner of the castle,
Adam Ravbar, went down in history with the battle at Sisak,
where a vastly larger Ottoman army lead by pasha Hasan was
brought to their knees by Ravber’s forces. You can see the
castle from the outside. Close to the castle there is another
tourist attraction – Iron Cave (Železna jama), which is the
only accessible one for the tourists in this part of the Karst
region. You can also visit a museum that houses a stone and
fossil collection and archaeological excavations. It also shows
the historical development of the traditional craft of straw
weaving. Guided tours of the cave and of the museum take
place every Sunday at 2pm. After the tour you can have a
delicious meal at Jamarski dom Restaurant.
The next stop is a nearby village Krtina, where St. Leonard’s
Church (Cerkev sv. Lenarta), a fine late Gothic fort
church, is located. Today, the church’s bell tower is home to
the wooden doors into which Turkish enemy had thrust his
sword. Finish the lovely day by visiting the members of Rača
Tourist Association (Turistično društvo Rača). There you can
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