Kranj
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Gorenjska’s own city, on a rock terrace above the Kokra canyon, ten minutes from the airport and twenty from Bled.

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About Kranj

Kranj

Kranj is the largest town in Gorenjska and the one most travellers drive past. The old town stands on a narrow terrace of conglomerate rock where the Kokra meets the Sava, and the canyon runs directly below the houses: there is a path along the bottom of it, which is the thing nobody expects. Beneath the streets are 1.3 km of shelter tunnels dug during the Second World War, now walkable. France Prešeren, Slovenia’s national poet, spent his last years here and is buried in the grove that carries his name; Jože Plečnik left staircases, an arcade and a set of terraces around the parish church. For a visitor the practical argument is strong: Ljubljana airport is ten minutes away, Bled twenty, Kranjska Gora forty, and a room costs appreciably less than at the lake.

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Kieselstein Castle

Kieselstein Castle, also known as Khislstein, is a 13th-century castle in the city of Kranj, in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia.· Wikipedia

Strmol Castle

Strmol Castle is a castle located at the foot of Dvorjanski hrib near the villages of Češnjevek, Grad and Dvorje, in the Municipality of Cerklje na Gorenjskem, Slovenia. Named after its builders, the Strmol family, it is notable as one of the few castles in Slovenia to retain a Slovene name throughout its history.· Wikipedia

Turn Castle near Preddvor

Turn Castle is a castle near the village of Potoče in the Municipality of Preddvor in the Upper Carniolan region of Slovenia.· Wikipedia

Frauenstein Castle

Ruins near Kranj.

Adergas monastery

A monastery near Kranj.

Prešernova hiša

A museum near Kranj.

Prešeren museum

A museum near Kranj.

Kranj Town Hall

A museum near Kranj.

Mount Saint Margaret

An archaeological site near Kranj at 646 m.

Lake Trboje

Lake Trboje, also named Lake Mavčiče and Lake Kranj, is an artificial lake west of the village of Trboje in the Municipality of Šenčur, northwestern Slovenia. It was created in 1986 as a reservoir for the Mavčiče Hydroelectric Plant by damming the Sava River.· Wikipedia

Prešeren Grove

A park near Kranj.

Practical Guide

Make the most of Kranj

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Gostilna Labore

Restaurant in Kranj.

Gostilna Benedik

Restaurant in Kranj.

Marché Voklo I – Zahod

Restaurant in Šenčur.

Kavarna in slaščičarna Lunca

Cafe in Mavčiče.

Čolnarna Trboje

Cafe in Kranj.

Borovnička bar

Bar in Mavčiče.

Gitadela

Restaurant serving pizza in Kranj.

Sonček

Bar in Žabnica.

Marché Voklo II – Vzhod

Restaurant in Šenčur.

Best time to visit

Apr · May · Jun · Sep · Oct

Elevation

385 m

Population

37,000

Suggested stay

1–2 nights

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