Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Orientation to Logarska Dolina
This area—also called Sol č avsko—is tucked in the northern corner of Slovenia, just a few
miles from Austria. Although vast (about 40 square miles), the area has only 580 inhabit-
ants. This chapter's sights branch off from an east-west axis formed by the valley of the
Savinja River. The main attraction here is the valley called Logarska Dolina, which cuts
through the mountainscape south from the Savinja River Valley. Roughly parallel to Log-
arska Dolina are two smaller valleys: gentle Robanov Kot to the east and rugged Matkov
Kot to the west. ( Dolina means “valley;” kot —literally, “corner”—is a short valley.) Run-
ning along the top of the Podolševa ridge above the Savinja River is the rough, gravelly
Panoramic Road (Panoramska Cesta)—with spectacular views over the entire region.
Tourist Information
The region's best source of information is in Sol č ava, at the Center Rinka, which hands
out maps and brochures, has a good exhibit about the region, can help you find a room
or plan a hike, and can arrange activities such as guided hikes, bike rental, horseback
riding, rock climbing, archery, and paragliding (daily June-Aug 8:00-20:00, April-May and
Sept8:00-18:00,Oct-March8:00-15:00,Sol č ava29,tel.03/839-0710, www.solcavsko.info ,
info@solcavsko.info ).FormoreontheCenterRinka,see“SightsinLogarskaDolina,”later.
Within Logarska Dolina, there's a modest TI kiosk across the parking lot from Hotel
Plesnik (very flexible hours but generally May-Oct daily 9:00-15:00, closed Nov-April and
in bad weather, take left fork to hotel after you enter Logarska Dolina to Logarska Dolina
9, tel. 03/838-9004, www.logarska-dolina.si ). If it's closed—as is the case off-season—the
nearby Hotel Plesnik also provides basic tourist information. There's also a TI along the
main road in Lu č e (tel. 03/839-3555).
Farming in (and Above) the Northern Valleys
For many visitors, the most striking thing about a visit to this region is the ingenious
way the intrepid locals have learned to eke out a living in such an inhospitable land.
Just as throughout the Alps, the valleys and plateaus here are carefully manicured,
creating cow-filled pastures wherever there's a flat patch of earth. But what's special
in Logarska Dolina is the way farmers also cultivate the land at the very tops of hills.
Especially from the Panoramic Road, you can see that the highest points of various
ridges and foothills are shaved bare—rounded hilltops sticking up here and there like
bald heads in a crowd. Cows graze even on this sharply angled land. Locals joke that
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