Kranjska Gora is a common name for the locality and spa town in the north-west of Slovenia, which is one of the main local ski centers .The picturesque Kranjska Gora is located in the Upper Sava valley and is surrounded in the south and north by the Karavanke mountain range, the longest in Europe, and the Julian Alps partly located in Italy .Once the region of Krajina, to which this region belongs, was a part of Austria-Hungary, now the old Austrian domination is reminiscent only of proximity to the Austrian border, to which no more than two kilometers .

If you try to characterize the local landscape, the key word will be "Alpine". The valley of Kranjski Gora will delight fans of winter sports and European landscapes with typical alpine colors, from species to climatic conditions. The range of Karavanke, framing all this beauty, reaches a height of 2236 meters at its highest point, near the Great Table Mountain. Another famous peak, already belonging to the Julian Alps, is Mount Triglav. Its height is about 2864 meters.

In addition to mountaineering, mountain skiing, snowboarding and hiking in the mountains, the region offers tourists of different ages natural and cultural attractions. Triglav National Park and Zelenki Reserve, waterfalls and lakes, a sculpture in the form of a rock face of a girl in the Julian Alps and much more is the natural wealth of the region. Cultural attractions are not so numerous: several museums, churches and monuments.

The face of a pagan girl, into which one of the mountain fragments turns upon closer examination, is created without the participation of a person. There are several legends connected with it, as well as with the mountain Triglav, which, according to legend, was inhabited by the chamois Zlatorog, who owns the enormous riches stored in the garden on top.
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Content

  • 1 How to get here
    • 1.1 Search for air tickets to Ljubljana (nearest airport to Kranjska Gora)
    • 1.2 By train
    • 1.3 By bus
  • 2 How to call
  • 3 Major resorts
  • 4 Climate
  • 5 Kranjski Mountains Routes
  • 6 Entertainment, excursions and attractions of Kranjska Gora
    • 6.1 Also recommend

How to get here

There are several ways to get to the Kranjska Gora community and its resorts. The first one is a flight from Moscow to the Yozhe Puchnik airport in Ljubljana, located 25 km from the capital of Slovenia and 66 km from the resting place. Travel time by car or taxi from Ljubljana airport is about 45 minutes.

Also, as the resorts are located close to the Austrian and Italian borders, it is possible to consider as an option domestic flights to Klagenfurt-Wörthersee airport, located three kilometers from the center of the Austrian city of Klagenfurt, or the Italian airport Friuli-Venezia Giulia with further transfer to Kranjski Gora. Travel time by car from both airports to one of the resorts is about 40 minutes.

Search for air tickets to Ljubljana (nearest airport to Kranjska Gora)

By train

If a taxi ride from Ljubljana airport is too expensive, then from Ljubljana to the resorts you can get there by train .The nearest railway station to Kranjska Gora is in the town of Jesenice, located 20 km from the valley .Sitting on a train in Ljubljana, in an hour or so you can get to this station .Trains run quite often .The cost depends on the time on the road, the age and the class the passenger is traveling .The minimum price in one direction for an adult who chooses the second class is 5 .48 EUR .Young people, from 26 to 12 years old, - discount .The fare to one side will be -3 .48 EUR .Children 12 to 6 years old pay 2 .74 EUR .For more information on the timetable, price and t .e .can be found at www .slo-zeleznice .si .

By bus

A bus runs from Jesenice to Kranjski Gora. The journey takes about half an hour.

There are also regular buses from the bus station in Ljubljana directly to Kranjska Gora. The journey takes about two hours. For more information, visit the website of the bus terminal www.ap-ljubljana.si.

How to call

8-10-386-4-telephone number

Slopes of Kranjski Mountains

Major resorts

Kranjska Gora includes three ski centers: actually Kranjska Gora, Podkoren and Planica.

Kranjska Gora is one of the most popular and fashionable ski resorts in Slovenia, located at an altitude of 810 meters above sea level near the Italian and Austrian borders. Ideal for beginners alpine skiers and rest with children. The resort is located 60 km from Brnik airport and 90 km from Ljubljana. At the end of each year, the World Cup in Alpine skiing is held in Kranjska Gora.

Map of Kranjska Gora

Climate

Kranjska Gora March 1, Sunday
Mainly cloudy
+5 ° С in the afternoon
+1 ° C at night
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Kranjska Gora 2 March, Monday
Overcast, light rain
+5 ° С in the afternoon
+1 ° C at night
° С water
Kranjska Gora March 3, Tuesday
Mainly cloudy
+6 ° C in the afternoon
+2 ° C at night
° С water
Weather in Kranjska Gora on 10 days

For the Kranjska Gora there is an alpine climate, with long and snowy winters (four to five months) and a short summer. The temperature in January reaches in the valley -8 ° C. The average temperature in summer is 23 ° C. The season of skiing at the resorts opens in early December and closes in March.

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Kranjski Mountains Routes

The ski runs are equipped both on the slopes directly adjacent to the resort town, and at a distance of 3 km from the village. There are daily lighted routes (from 19:00 to 22:00). For fans of cross-country skiing - about 40 km of plain trails. In the center of Planica, the length of the route is 0.3 km, there is one drag lift, skiing from a height of 900 m. Also in Planat is one of the world's largest ski jumps, at which the World Ski Jumping Championship takes place.

Triglav National Park

Entertainment, excursions and attractions of Kranjska Gora

Active rest: mountaineering, horse riding, tennis (indoor courts), gyms, paragliding and snowboarding. Just rest: a lot of shops, bars, cafes, restaurants, discos, billiards, nightclub, cabaret, two casinos, a concert hall. Photo of Kranjska Gora (3)