Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Cerkljansko Hribovje
(
Škofja Loka and Cerkno Hills
; €9) and ask the TIC for the
pamphlet
Škofja Loka Walk around the Town and Surroundings,
which will direct you to
Crngrob on foot.
One of the easiest trips in the brochure is to
Lubnik
, a 1025m peak northwest of the
Old Town, which can be reached on foot in two hours via Vincarje or the castle ruins near
Gabrovo. Start the walk from Klobovsova ulica in Mestni trg. A mountain hut near the
summit, Category II
Dom na Lubniku
( 031 727 046, 512 05 01; info@pd-skofja-
loka.com; Lubnik; daily Mar-Dec, Sat & Sun Jan & Feb)
, has seven triple rooms.
A hike to 1562m
Blegoš
, further west, would be much more demanding, but it takes
only about three hours from Hotavlje, a village about 2km from Gorenja Vas and access-
ible by bus from Škofja Loka. There is a mountain hut in the area: Category II
Koča na
Blegošu
( 051 614 587, 512 06 67; info@pd-skofjaloka.com; Blegoš; daily late
Apr-late Oct, Sat & Sun late Oct-late Apr)
, at 1391m, with 61 beds.
The
Stari Vrh ski centre
( 518 81 36, 041 650 849;
www.starivrh.si
; Stari Vrh; day
pass adult/child/student €26/15/21)
, 12km west of Škofja Loka, is situated at altitudes of
580m to 1216m and covers 12km of ski slopes and trails. There are five T-bar tows and a
chairlift.
Festivals & Events
RELIGIOUS FESTIVAL
Škofja Loka Passion Play
(
http://pasijon.skofjaloka.si
;
late Mar-Apr)
The staging of the Škofja Loka Passion
Play throughout the Old Town in the three weeks before Easter (late March/April) in-
volves as many as 800 actors and 80 horses, and is Škofja Loka's biggest annual event.
Venerina Pot
(Path of Venus;
http://venera.skofjaloka.si
; late Jun)
A medieval-inspired festival held
on the last weekend in June.
MEDIEVAL FESTIVAL
Pod Homanovo Lipo
( Jul-Aug)
This music festival takes place under the big linden tree in front of Homan
House on Mestni trg on certain nights in July and August.
MUSIC
