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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.
Photo: Mihael Grmek (via LetsVisit)
What To See & Do
Explore Kranj
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.
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