Marvelous spot of intact nature and fresh air. Stuck between two steep hills in the canyon of Bela stream, this place offers rest, refreshment and occasional happenings. Domestic daily prepared meals will give you the strength to explore nearby forests and roads. Reachable by car, but highly recommended as a hiking target from the nearby town of Vrhnika. This pace is also historically important as it served as a mill for inhabitants of nearby places. The mill wheel has been recently reconstructed, while the mill remains are...
Read moreThere is a nice macadam road from Vrhnika to Star maln that you can take on with a bike, on foot (or even with a car, but it would be a waste of a nice little trip). All the way along the road there is a nice stream and before you come to Star maln cottage, you are greeted by a big and somewhat loud decorative water wheel. There is a pond where people swim in the summer, but it is quite cold for obvious reasons. Next to the building there are enough tables and a...
Read more"Star maln" can be reached on foot from Vrhnika "from Štirna" or it can be the starting point for "stolp na Planini".
My family and I went along the path to "Lintvern" (30 min from "Star maln") - the source of the "Bela" stream. At the source, the water occasionally erupts a human fish. Or, as some say, descendants of dragons. Dragons used to guard the spring, but now humans are the only guardians of clean...
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