Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Muzej; 305 81 77, 306 33 70;
www.belokranjski-muzej.si
; adult/child/student & senior
€3.50/2.50/3; 9am-5pm Mon-Sat, 10am-2pm Sun)
houses a collection of local archae-
ological finds. There's Hallstatt metalwork from Pusti and Roman displays, as well as
items relating to the area's ethnology and agriculture. A 20-minute film introduces the
collection in four different languages.
Metlika was the first town in Slovenia to have its own fire brigade (1869), commemor-
Muzej; 305 86 97; Trg Svobode 5; admission €1; 9am-2pm Tue-Sat, 9am-noon
Sun)
. There are old fire trucks with enormous wheels, ladders and buckets.
Mestni Trg
This colourful, leafy square, where a dry-goods and produce market is held every first and
third Tuesday of the month, contains stunning 18th- and 19th-century buildings, including
, which once belonged to the Knights of the Teutonic Order. Note the Maltese cross above
the entrance. To the northwest is the
Parish Church of St Nicholas
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(Farna Cerkev Sv Nikolaja). On the ceiling are sobering contemporary frescoes of the Day
of Judgment, with devils leading sinners to damnation.
SQUARE
Kambič Gallery
(Galerija Kambič; 305 83 32; Cesta Bratstva in Enotnosti 51; 10am-4pm Tue-Sat,
10am-1pm Sun)
This suprisingly good gallery has 200 artworks donated by a university
professor and stages cutting-edge temporary exhibits. Metlika-born Alojzij Gangl
(1859-1935) has pride of place.
GALLERY
Activities
The Kolpa River is clean and very warm (up to 30°C in summer), so you might want to go
swimming
at the Primostek or Podzemelj camping grounds.
There are a lot of
hikes
and
walks
in the surrounding areas, including the 6.5km-long
St Urban's Trail
(Urbanova Pot) to Grabrovec and back via
Veselica
, a 233m-high small
hill less than 1km north of Metlika, with great views over the town. Another is the
Učna
Pot Zdence Vidovec
from the village of Božakovo, just east of Rosalnice, to the Zdence
