Klevevška Toplica — Local services in Šmarješke Toplice

Avoid this place at all costs! What an absolute waste of time and energy. After walking a long, tiring road, you're met with a ridiculously small and unimpressive swimming area — hardly worth the effort. To make matters worse, there’s a real possibility of encountering snakes in the surrounding area, which makes the whole experience even more unpleasant and unsafe.

The people there were shockingly rude, occupying every single resting chair for hours without the slightest consideration for others. No one from the staff seemed to care or intervene — assuming you can even find someone working there. The atmosphere felt hostile and unwelcoming, and frankly, the whole area reeks of low culture and poor manners. Facilities? Practically nonexistent. There was only one shabby little stand selling drinks — warm, overpriced, and served after an infuriatingly long wait. Spare yourself the disappointment and head to places like Lake Bled or Lake Bohinj instead — where the environment is clean, the people are civilized, and you can actually enjoy your day in peace and beauty. This place, on the other hand, is a...

This was a real hidden gem. It was mostly Slovenians there. Steep walk down from the car park, which should have been a chargeable one, but I couldn't find anyone to pay.

At the top there is the site of the old castle, there is an information board. There was a coffee shop but it wasn't open (I am guessing this is where you would pay for parking).

The natural spring is at about 20-22 degrees. Perfect on a hot day, there is a waterfall system too, with a path leading to the top. There are two changing cubicles near the picnic benches. Toilets are temporary portable ones and according to my kids they need emptying.

Bring a picnic and there is a large area on an island where you can picnic under the trees. A very...

Preveč oblegan naravni "biser". Youtuberji in influencerji delajo preveč reklame. Domačine, še posebej pa naravo, zelo obremenjuje množičen obisk. Prav do tega naravnega bisera je možno le peš, s parkirišča na vrhu hriba po strmi poti navzdol ali nekoliko okrog po asfaltirani cesti. Dostop prav do topega izvira ni primeren za tiste, ki so gibalno ovirani. V poletni sezoni in med vikendi, se plača parkirnino. Klevevž se nahaja na obrobju dolenjske, kjer je potok Radulja izdolbel precej tesno sotesko kjer potekajo številne brzice. Na koncu brzic se nahaja znamenita Klevevška naravna toplica, kjer izvira termalna vode s temperaturo 24,8 C. Toplica je zelo obiskana skozi vse leto, tudi pozimi, ko se obiskovalci množično namakajo v plitvem zajetju tople izvirske vode. Kakšnih 15 minut hoje stran, se nahaja še en termalen izvir imenovan Stara toplica. Voda tam je nekoliko hladnejša, naj bi imela približno 16 C. Strmo nad naravno toplico se nahaja istoimenski srednjeveški grad Klevevž, ki je bil v pisnih virih omenjen že v 13. stoletju. Klevevž, po nemško Klingenfels, oziroma Zveneča skala, je v svoji dolgi zgodovini preživel precej težkih trenutkov. Turki so ga dvakrat so ga oblegali, a nikoli zavzeli, menda je imel več sreče madžarski kralj Matija Korvin, leta 1479. Med drugo svetovno vojno je bil grad poškodovan – požgan. Žal ni dočakal obnove. Danes nanj spominja predvsem deloma ohranjen grajski park, star mlin in številna gospodarska poslopja. V precej strmih poraščenih stenah pod gradom se nahajata vhoda v Zgornjo in Spodnjo Klevevško jamo. Spodnja jama (Ajdovska jama) ima tudi termalen izvir in je tako edina topliška jama v Sloveniji. Z gradom je povezana tudi legenda o zakladu, ki so ga trije grajski skrili v Zgornjo jamo. Žal so vsi, ki so to natančneje vedeli, umrli ne da bi skrivnost predali naprej, zato zaklad še vedno čaka na...