Castles Full of Legends

Get to know the picturesque castles, marked by rich history and many legends. In the valley of the River Kolpa on a pointed hill stands the magnificent Kostel Castle. The second largest castle complex in Slovenia is partly renovated and rich in cultural content. A walk to the hill also brings a picturesque view of the valley of the River Kolpa. The highest-located Slovenian Friedrichstein Castle was the site of our only medieval love story between Frederick II, Count of Celje and Veronika of Desenice. To romantic souls, the visit to Friedrichstein will stimulate the imagination and you will feel the story of the unrequited love that was taking place there. If you do not care for dreamy legends, go on a hike to the picturesque ruins for the extraordinary view.

Gottscheerish is a dialect that is classified among the most endangered in Europe by UNESCO.

Listen to the unique language of the Gottscheers, which is spoken today only by a handful of people, which is why we are trying to preserve this special dialect. Gottscheerish is a part of the German dialect group of Bavarian, more precisely the Southern Bavarian dialect. The language developed as an independent dialect for more than 600 years after the settlement of the first German-speaking immigrants in Kočevsko around 1330.   Four large dialects have developed due to the country's mountainousness, various immigration and oral transmission of the language.

The secret Škrilj Bunker was until recently a well-kept secret that the public did not know about. The bunker was built during the Cold War 80 meters below the surface. It has 500m of corridors and six underground rooms. The bunker has its own water catching and two generators for the production of electricity, which would allow habitation in the event of an atomic blast, and people could survive in it up to 100 days without external help. Go deep underground and discover the secrets of the past regime and time.