Jesenice: Hotels and Accommodation

The Stara Sava settlement, formerly Fužinarsko naselje Sava, has been designated a cultural monument of national importance due to its outstanding urban planning, technical, architectural and historical significance. Today, the area is used for museum, cultural and tourism activities.

Stara Sava preserves a completely intact core complex of buildings displaying most of the characteristics of an ironworks settlement from the late 17th century. During guided tours, visitors can experience the settlement; the tours are led by historical figures who once lived and worked there, including ironworks owner Viktor Ruard, his wife and Angela Boškin, the first Slovenian nurse.

The Kasarna is a late Baroque building from the late 18th century and is one of the oldest preserved examples of communal workers' housing in Slovenia.

You can find a hotel for your stay in Jesenice.

Culture and History

The Kosova Graščina Town Museum presents visitors with the history of the town of Jesenice and features changing exhibitions of fine art as well as museum exhibitions. The permanent exhibition on the town's history is entitled “Mladost mesta rdečega prahu”.

Kosova Graščina was built in 1521 by Baron Sigmund Dietrichstein. From a geological perspective, the Jože Bedič Geological and Paleontological Collection is significant: it is considered the largest and most important collection of Paleozoic fossils in Slovenia and one of the most outstanding in Southeast Europe.

The Jesenice meteorite is considered the eleventh meteorite in the world whose orbit could be precisely calculated by astronomers, and an outstanding object of Slovenia's geological heritage.

The traditional Čufarjevi dnevi takes place every year in November and presents local and other Slovenian cultural creators.

Nature

Part of the Mežakla karst plateau lies within Triglav National Park. The plateau offers numerous natural and cultural attractions in all seasons.

Belska planina, also known as Svečica, offers views of the Julian Alps and colorful meadows with blooming mountain flowers in summer.

The natural bridge on Mežakla is estimated to be 15 meters long. Its three-meter-wide arch rises up to eight meters above the bottom of the gorge.

Snežna jama on Mežakla lies at an altitude of 1,109 meters, is 70 meters long and 20 meters deep.

The Zois Park is located in Javorniški Rovt above Jesenice and features distinctive plant and tree species as well as three small lakes.

Blooming mountain daffodil meadows are a seasonal natural attraction in May. The Javorniški waterfalls consist of two waterfalls on the Javornik stream beside the present-day road to Javorniški Rovt.

Trails and Activities

The themed trail “Spomini starih Jesenic” runs from Murova, the oldest district of Jesenice, via Čufar Square and the Stara Sava museum complex to Podmežakla Sports Park.

Guided tours with a local tourist guide can be reserved in Jesenice.

Stages 2 and 3 of the Juliana Trail pass through the Jesenice area and include a stop in Jesenice.

Stages 3 and 4 of the purple route of the Via Alpina also pass through the Jesenice area: Stage 3 runs from Dovje to the Koča na Golici mountain hut, while Stage 4 continues to the Prešernova koča hut on Stol.

The Slovenian Mountain Hiking Trail runs through the Jesenice area along the ridge of the Karawanks from Stol to the checkpoint at the Koča na Golici hut, then descends into the valley to the Slovenian Alpine Museum in Mojstrana.

Cycling

The D2 long-distance cycle route runs through the Municipality of Jesenice and has two access points with parking in Jesenice: at Stara Sava and at Podmežakla Sports Hall.

The “Po Jesenicah” cycling excursion is an easy 23.1-kilometer route with 270 meters of elevation gain.

A 19.6-kilometer, moderately difficult connecting stage of the Juliana Bike trail also runs through the Municipality of Jesenice.

Winter

The Savske jame natural toboggan run in Planina pod Golico is 700 meters long when there is sufficient snow and is especially suitable for family sledding.

Public ice skating is available at Podmežakla Sports Hall on Saturdays, Sundays, public holidays and during school holidays, according to the current hall schedule.

Orientation

The Jesenice Tourist Information Centre is located in the center of Jesenice, opposite Jesenice railway station.

More destination pages: Breznica, Rodine, Planina pod Golico, Zgornja Radovna, Podkoren, Žirovnica, Hrušica, Jesenice, Gozd Martuljek, Rateče, Mojstrana, Kranjska Gora.

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