Podkoren: Find a hotel and discover village culture

Podkoren is a heritage-protected village with well-preserved characteristic vernacular architecture. Its townscape combines historic farmhouses, paths through the landscape and distinctive traces of culture and sport.

Culture

In the main part of the village, several farmhouses from the 17th century with typical Alpine architecture have been preserved. They feature a stone ground floor, an upper floor made of wood and a shingle roof. The upper part of Podkoren is also distinguished by a settlement layout and architecture of considerable historical and architectural value. There, farmsteads with distinctive residential architecture line the entrance to the settlement, which widens into an irregularly shaped square.

The local memorials include a plaque commemorating the famous naturalist and inventor Sir Humphry Davy. Thus, both traditional Alpine construction and a specific historical commemoration stand side by side in the village.

Routes

The “Through ‘Stan’ to Podkoren” route leads to an open meadow with views of the mighty Julian Alps. The route is 3,700 metres long. Another route, “To Podkoren through Leše”, passes through an underpass and comes to within a few hundred metres of the centre of Podkoren. The centre has a particularly attractive old town.

Geographical setting

A road leads from Podkoren across the Korensko sedlo border pass to Austria. The Podkoren entrance point on the road to Korensko sedlo was renovated in 2024. Both the viewing platform and the railing were renewed.

Cycling routes

The “Cycling Trail to Jurež pasture, Vošca, Železnica” begins with a steep climb from Podkoren towards Korensko sedlo and is 16,600 metres long. The Karawanks cycling loop runs from Kranjska Gora via Podkoren towards Korensko sedlo, then continues via Tromeja and Rateče back to Kranjska Gora. Another Karawanks cycling loop via Blekova planina runs through Podkoren and follows the Železnica cycling route for a large part of its distance.

Sport

In Podkoren, visitors can see the renowned Alpine World Cup ski slope.

Events

Podkoren hosts the traditional gathering of the Parkeljni from three countries, featuring a parade of several groups. Food and drinks are offered at the fire brigade festival under the linden tree.

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Other places in the same destination area: Gozd Martuljek, Planina pod Golico, Zgornja Radovna, Kranjska Gora, Breznica, Rodine, Hrušica, Rateče.

To the overview of the wider travel region: Jesenice.