Tips for exciting tours in the Heart of Slovenia

Continue on to village Križ and walk up to the remains of a 16 th
century castle overlooking the village. The castle burnt down during
World War II. According to some records, the building of this
castle united the noble families from Kamnik and Križ and was for
centuries the home to noble families such as Thurn, Auersperg
and Apfaltrern. The hilltop castle offers spectacular views over
large fields, meadows and of the Križ pond (Kriški bajer), which
is the next stop. If you happen to have a fishing rod with you, you
can fish carp, pike and catfish from the pond. Later on, you can
also stop in Križ for an excellent meal at Čubr Restaurant.
Let’s move on! Off to Gmajnice to meet Kremžar the potter,
who will be happy to show you how to form clay on a potter’s
wheel and tell you an interesting story from the past. Kremžar
is an excellent craftsman and he has managed to preserve the
once flourishing pottery craft that was widespread in the area
of Komenda as well as in some other villages such as Podboršt,
Gora and Križ.
Follow an uphill trail to Mlaka. Not long ago a pottery company,
well known throughout entire Slovenia, processed clay here and
produced bowls, pots and forms known as potičnice for baking
the traditional Slovene sweet potica.
Keep pedalling on to Tunjice. There is a 5 kilometre long macadam
road ahead. You might want to stop along the way and
watch RC model cars competitions. Once you arrive in Tunjice
and see the bell towers of the picturesque St. Anne’s Church
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