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18 SURPRISING VENUES At every step of your visit in Slovenia, there will be events awaiting for you in the fi elds of classical and alternative culture, fun and entertainment, sports and recreational activities. Plan your visit in Slovenia with the Event Calendar. You will fi nd it on www.slovenia.info GREEN FACT Concern for the environment begins with small acts – with the smallest elements of life: BEES. Beekeeping is an extremely important part of Slovenia’s natural and cultural heritage. Th e eff orts of Slovenian beekeepers have in recent years been directed primarily at preserving the native Carniolan bee or Carniolan grey, the second most widespread bee subspecies in the world. Slovenia is the only member of the European Union that has protected its native bee. Nobody knows exactly how many castles and manors once stood in Slovenia, but it is estimated that there were several thousand. Th e sands of time have left only the ruins of some castle buildings. Some castles and manors have only been preserved in folk tradition, while others have been renovated and become modern museums, fi rst-class hotels or are becoming cultural and tourist centres with a diversity of delights. BLEJSKI GRAD www.blejski-grad.si PREDJAMA CASTLE POSTOJNA www.predjamski-grad.si SNEŽNIK CASTLE www.loska-dolina.net PTUJ CASTLE www.pok-muzej-ptuj.si VELENJE CASTLE www.muzej-velenje.si BOGENŠPERK CASTLE www.bogensperk.si BREŽICE CASTLE www.posavski-muzej.si CASTLES AND MANORS GEWERKENEGG CASTLE IDRIJA www.muzej-idrija-cerkno.si CHURCHES Slovenia is a land of churches: we fi nd them in every village and on almost every hilltop. Six basilicas and thousands of churches and bell towers, among them many architectural and artistic jewels, invite pilgrims to come and discover their history. Th ree of the most popular are pilgrimage churches: the Basilica of Mary, Help of Christians at Brezje, the parish church of Our Lady at Ptujska Gora and the church dedicated to Mary, Mother of God at Sveta Gora above Solkan. In the hinterland of Slovenian Istria, discover the centuries-old secrets of the Holy Trinity church in Hrastovlje. Th e interior of the church is decorated with fi fteenthcentury frescoes, the most famous of which is the Dance of Death, a seven-metre-long depiction of the living and the dead dancing with Death, an important example of the iconographic tradition of the late Middle Ages. Brezje St Mary’s basilica Brezje 72, SI-4243 Brezje tel.: +386 4 5338 861, 5370 700 fax: +386 4 5338 866 e-mail: brane.smitek@fov.uni-mb.si www.brezje.si Ptujska Gora Parish and pilgrimage church of the Mother of God Ptujska Gora 40, SI-2323 Ptujska Gora tel.: +386 2 7944 231 fax: +386 2 7943 991 e-mail: minoriti.ptujska.gora@rkc.si www.minoriti.rkc.ci/samostan/ptujgora/ Sveta Gora Skalniška 17, SI-5250 Solkan tel.: +386 5 3304 020 fax: +386 5 3304 038 e-mail: franciskani.sveta.gora@rkc.si http://sveta-gora.rkc.si/ Church of the Holy Trinity, Hrastovlje TIC Koper (Praetorian Palace) Titov trg 3, 6000, SI-Koper tel.: +386 5 664 64 03 fax: +386 5 664 64 05 e-mail : tic@koper.si www.koper-tourism.si
MONASTERIES Slovenia’s interesting and well-preserved monasteries are well worth a visit. With their notable architectural and cultural characteristics they have left a signifi cant mark on the life of the Slovenes. At one time there were as many as 12 male and 17 female religious orders in Slovenia. As you travel through the vineyards of Dolenjska, a region with many monasteries and churches on the banks of the river Krka, you will fi nd, in a remote valley near Ivančna Gorica and Šentvid, the Cistercian Stična Abbey, a cultural centre of the province of Carniola in the Middle Ages and still today a centre of culture, with the rich collection of its Museum of Christianity and the herb collection of Fr. Simon Ašič. Stična Cistercian monastery Stična 17, SI-1295 Ivančna Gorica tel.: +386 1 7877 100, 7877 295 fax: +386 1 7877 570 e-mail: ocist.sticna@rkc.si www.rkc.si/sticna/sl In the shelter of the Gorjanci Hills lies Pleterje Charterhouse. A monastery of the Carthusian Order, the strictest male monastic order in the Roman Catholic Church, Pleterje is not open to visitors, since the strict rule of the monks does not allow them contact with the outside world. It is however possible to visit the old Gothic church and view a multivision presentation on the history of the charterhouse and the life of the Carthusians. Th e monastery was originally founded in the 15th century. Th e monastery church, dedicated to the Holy Trinity and a unique example of Gothic religious architecture in central Europe, is part of the original building. Th e monastery contains a rich library and art collection. Pleterje Carthusian Monastery Drča 1, SI-8310 Šentjernej tel.: + 386 7 3081 225, fax: +386 7 3081 219 e-mail: kartuzija.pletrje@chartreuse.info www.kartuzija-pletrje.si Not far from Slovenske Konjice, a town decked with fl owers, the little village of Špitalič is home to a unique monument of monastic life in Slovenia – Žiče Charterhouse. Th is mysterious building, still incomplete, began to be built in the 12th century, on the model of the charterhouses in France. Its peace and tranquillity off er the visitor a chance to retreat from the modern world. By the entrance to the monastery stands the Gastuž or guest house, one of the oldest such establishments in Slovenia. Its museum collection contains medieval recipes which are still used today to prepare feasts for the many visitors. Žička kartuzija in Gastuž Stare Slemene, SI-3215 Loče tel.: 03 759 31 10 Faks: 03 759 31 11 e-mail: tic.zickakartuzija@siol.net In southeast Slovenia, in a region of many thermal springs, stands the monastery of Blessed Anton Martin Slomšek in Olimje. Th e church and the south and west wings are surviving remnants of the original monastery of the Pauline Fathers. In recent decades the monastery has been home to friars of the Minorite Order. Th e apothecary’s room, containing portraits of physicians and healers from Antiquity, depictions of plants and Bible scenes of healing, still serves its original purpose today. A well-stocked herb and vegetable garden still fl ourishes next to the monastery, growing medicinal plants for every ill. Minoritski samostan Olimje Olimje 82, SI-3254 Podčetrtek tel.: 03 582 91 61 e-mail: ernest.benko@rkc.si www.olimje.net TRANSROMANICA Th e Transromanica project was created under the aegis of the European Union to present to the general public the astonishing Romanesque era in Europe. Th e project, which includes 25 of the most important Romanesque sights, is a collaboration involving the German federal states of Saxony-Anhalt and Th uringia, the Italian provinces of Modena, Ferrara and Parma, the Austrian state of Carinthia, and Slovenia. Th e Slovenian section of the Transromanica route connects 25 leading Romanesque cultural monuments in Slovenia – 5 major and 20 minor sites. Th e major monuments are Podsreda, Ptuj Castle, Laško with the Jurklošter Charterhouse, Stična and the cathedral and baptistery in Koper. www.transromanica.si GREEN FACT Slovenia Culture____ 19 Slovenia’s association with bees has also crossed over into the art world. Painted beehive panels, with which beekeepers separated their hives, developed into veritable art. Th e wide variety of motifs depicted on more than 50,000 beehive panels tell the rich narrative of Slovenian history.
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